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9 Fabulous Flooring Options for Any Room
Find out what type of flooring is best for each room in your home and Learn about the pros and cons of hardwood, wood, bamboo, laminate, vinyl, carpet, ceramic tile and more.
Choose a Paint Color That’s Mood-Enhancing
Learn about the link between paint color and mood. Find out which colors are calming and which ones are energizing.
Give Mom the Gift of Home Improvement: 4 Great DIY Project Ideas for Mother’s Day
Mother’s Day weekend is all about making Mom’s life easier and showing your appreciation for everything she does. One way to make her day is by using your DIY savvy to finally complete that lingering project or create something new in her honor.
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7 Ways to Get Your Home Back in Shape After Winter
Winter months take a serious toll on your home’s exterior. Get tips to repair your home, along with typical costs for each project.
Knobs, Pulls and Handles
Adding knobs, pulls and handles to your drawers and cabinets can improve the look without costing very much. Use knobs, pulls and and handles of all different shapes and sizes.
4 Annoying House Noises, Explained (and Solved!)
Learn how to stop the creaks and squeaks of walls, floors and find out what causes creaking and squeaking floors, knocking behind walls, ghostly toilet flushes and mysterious drafts.
Small Appliance Repair Vs. Maintenance
Get tips on small appliance repair vs. maintenance. Taking on small appliance maintenance of kitchen items like Toaster Oven, can openers and garbage disposers can extend their life and can help you avoid a repair bill.
An Energy-Efficient Water Heater Can Save Major Cash
Replacing your water heater can provide long-term value in the form of money and energy savings. By simply switching to a new energy-efficient water heater or a new energy source, like propane, you could save hundreds of dollars each year.
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Kitchen Tip to Avoid Over-Eating
Find out why the modern kitchen layout might be contributing to some unhealthy eating habits. Learn a simple trick to help discourage your family members, and yourself, from overeating.
How to Install a Chandelier
Get step-by-step tips for a typical chandelier installation.Â
Quick Tile Backsplash Makeover
When you’re redoing a sink-and-counter workspace with a tile backsplash, consider this quick, custom makeover.
How to Choose a Kitchen Countertop Material
When choosing a new kitchen countertop, you’ll want to balance a variety of factors, including style, maintenance needs, durability and budget. Happily, due to the wide range of different countertop materials, you’ll be sure to find one that suits your needs and situation.
Choose Durable, Low-maintenance Kitchen Flooring
You have many options when it comes to kitchen floor materials that will offer durability, low maintenance and ease of cleanup. Some offer the potential for DIY installation, while others are best left to the pros.
Time to Replace Your Water Heater? This Quiz Will Tell You
The average water heater needs to be replaced every 10 to 12 years. However, just because your water heater is a decade old doesn’t necessarily mean it’s ready to be replaced. A new quiz on KnowYourWaterHeater.com helps homeowners decide if and when they should pull the plug on their current water heater.
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Ready-to-Assemble Bookcases: Tips for Building Simple Storage Solutions
Freestanding bookcases can neatly store and organize a wide variety of household items. Find out the best option for purchasing a ready-to-assemble (RTA) bookcase.
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Hanging Decorations is Easy with This Holiday Must-have
Holiday decorations play a starring role in creating the magic of the season. Plus, decking the halls is one of the best ways to get into the holiday spirit. However, if you don’t have a smart strategy for hanging those decorations, you could leave your home worse for wear. For an easy way to hang decorations that will hold strong yet come off cleanly, new Flexible Hang Tabs from Glue Dots are a holiday must-have.
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Generac Iq2000 Offers Quiet, Compact Power
For anyone looking to bring the comforts of the indoors along on their outdoor adventure, the Generac iQ2000 is the ideal generator. It’s a portable, powerful yet quiet companion for tailgating parties, camping trips, hunting expeditions and more.
Stanley’s Smart Measure Pro Makes Accurate Measurements Easy
Not sure how much paint to buy, or what size windows to order? With Stanley’s Smart Measure Pro, getting the answer is as easy as taking a picture. Snap a smartphone pic of anything, and this cutting-edge tool instantly provides you with accurate measurements and a correct estimate of how much material you need for your project.
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Look Up! Ceiling Makeover Ideas
When planning a room redesign, it’s easy to get preoccupied with dressing the walls and floors, but don’t forget to look up. Ceilings need attention, too, and there are a lot of beautiful options for freshening them up or converting what you’ve already got in place.
Bring New Life to Old Flooring
Before you replace old flooring, you might want to stop and consider whether it can be saved. Floors made of vinyl and ceramic tile, wood and natural stone can all be revived.
Power Transfer: How to Combat Blackouts with a Transfer Switch and Portable Generator
Portable generators can provide temporary power to a few plug-in appliances, but it needs a transfer switch to improve versatility and performance.
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Which Paint Finish Should You Choose?
When it comes to selecting paint for an interior project, color is not the only consideration. It’s also important to pick a paint sheen that will suit the function of the room. Get tips on choosing the perfect paint sheen for any surface.
Before You Paint: Tips on Prep, Color, Formula and Supplies
Before starting any painting endeavor, it’s important to know how to select a paint color and formulation that will work for you, as well as how to shop for the ideal amount of paint and the necessary painting supplies. By following these tips, you can get your painting project started off right.
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