Home Improvement
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How Much Does It Cost to Build a House in the U.S.?
What Are the Pros and Cons of Soapstone Countertops?
6 Things to Know About Well Water Before Digging
From Planters to Wall Art: 7 Cool Uses for Wooden Whiskey Barrels
Electric Heat Pumps: Existing Tech for Energy-efficient Future
How to Clean Your Dryer Vent
Shared Walls: Why Fixing Cracks Should Be at the Top of Your DIY List
How to Hang Wallpaper Border
How to Drain a Waterbed Without a Pump
Now You Can Actually Live in MIT's $10K Robotic Apartment in a Box
5 Ways to Make My Home More Sustainable
10 Future Home Innovations ... That Weren't
What type of home office furniture should I look to buy?
How to Copy Two Pages onto One when Printing
10 Ways to Organize Your Home Office by Monday
Touring the False Facades of New York City
10 Big Questions About Tiny Houses
Living Large After the Apocalypse
How to Rid Your Home of Honeybees Without Killing Them
Spring Cleaning Tips and Tricks: Pets Edition
5 Common Borax Uses Around the House
How to Choose the Best Pergola
How the Adirondack Chair Became the Comfiest One You Can Own
How to Get Rid of Rats
How Jackhammers Work
10 Must-have Tools for Any Workshop
How Motion-Activated Screwdrivers Work
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Help! Honeybees are invading your home! This happened to our writer and she finds out from the experts why this occurs, what to do about it and whether home remedies work.
By Alia Hoyt
When you have furry roommates, spring and early summer are the best times to clean your house to keep pests and pet hair at bay.
Whether you buy them at a garden retailer or find them at a thrift shop, old whiskey barrels are useful in so many ways.
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Borax is making a comeback as a household cleaner. But what other chores can borax tackle around your home?
By Mitch Ryan
Your face rests on your pillowcase every night, transferring sweat, body oils and dead skin cells to it. So, how often should you change your pillowcase?
By Alia Hoyt
Your kitchen sponge can harbor some pretty gnarly stuff if you don't replace it often enough. But how often is enough?
If you love to cook, you probably have cream of tartar in the kitchen. But this acidic ingredient has tons of uses that go beyond cooking and baking.
By Alia Hoyt
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Dust is everywhere in your home and can cause or aggravate allergies. But cleaning can be a pain too. Here's how to keep those dust bunnies at bay.
Spring is around the corner and you know what that means! It's time for spring cleaning.
The labels on your clothes have all types of laundry symbols on them. Here's what all those symbols mean.
Toothpaste is for cleaning your pearly whites, right? True, but there are other cool uses for it that you may not know about. Here are nine of them.
By Alia Hoyt
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Nothing feels better than climbing into a freshly made bed. But when you sleep with a weighted blanket, is washing it as simple as tossing it in the machine?
You may have never thought of washing your pillows but there are several good reasons to do it. And it's usually not very hard to wash them.
By Alia Hoyt
Cleaning grout may not be your favorite pastime, but doing it right can make it a not-quite-so-unpleasant task. Here's how.
Both white vinegar and cleaning vinegar can be used to clean, but the two are definitely not interchangeable. So, what's the difference?
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So your favorite white Vans are full of yellow stains. No problem. Whether you're wearing leather Vans or canvas Vans, we know the best way to clean them and keep them bright white.
By Alia Hoyt
Smudged eyeglasses are the worst. So how do you clean them without leaving loads of scratches? Hint: It's not with Windex.
Parchment paper is great as a non-stick surface for baking, but it has a lot of other uses that you may not have thought about.
Laundry stripping is a hack that's been trending on TikTok. It's supposed to remove built-up gunk from your "clean" clothes. But does it work?
By Alia Hoyt
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Paper coffee filters are amazingly versatile and have many creative uses around the home, in the garage and even on camping trips.
Salt may be your go-to seasoning, but it has way more uses than flavoring food. Check out this list of uses for good old NaCl that have nothing to do with cooking.
By Sarah Gleim
Let's face it. Baseball is a dirty game. Sliding into home leaves quite a stain on those pristine white pants. But nobody has to know if you follow these six ideas.
By Alia Hoyt
Nothing is better than a pair of sharp white shoes. But it's hard to keep them looking that way. Or is it?
By Alia Hoyt
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Is that batch of bug spray you have left from last summer still effective? If it is, for how long?
By Suzie Dundas
You know these two products are powerhouses for cleaning, on their own. But together, they have a whole other set of uses.
By Alia Hoyt