DIY

By Graig Eldred

Lifestyle
What You Should Know About Refinishing Kitchen Cabinets, According to a Pro
Real Simple - By Lauren Phillips
Refinishing kitchen cabinets may seem like a big project, but the process is actually surprisingly simple. Here’s what you can expect. Picking between …
Cleaning
How to Clean a Bathroom With WD-40
hunker.com - By Hunker Team
How to Clean a Bathroom With WD-40. Cleaning the bathroom can take a lot of elbow grease and some household cleaners don't seem to work on everything …
Personal Organizing
50 Things to Toss When Moving (Or Just Because You Want to Declutter)
apartmenttherapy.com - Rebecca Renner
If you're about to move, you don't want to take everything with you. That can get heavy—and expensive. At the same time, resist the urge to toss …
Lifestyle (UK)
5 cheap updates that will totally transform a tired kitchen
Country Living - By Natalie Cornish
In just a weekend... "New wall tiles, like these B&Q Trentile tiles, £9 for 40, can instantly update the look of your kitchen as well as making a …
Home Building
How To Fix Tile Grout
House Beautiful - By Taylor Mead
It's surprisingly simple. Few things are quite as painful to look at as grout that's chipping away around your otherwise perfect tiles. The only thing arguably worse is having to actually call someone
Countertops
Here’s How Often You Need to Replace Everything in Your Home
familyhandyman.com
Better prepare yourself and your home for replacing things. The life expectancy of your roof really depends on where you live, along with building …
Storage Ideas
The 30 Most Brilliant Organizing Ideas of All Time
The Kitchn - Geraldine Campbell
You know those kitchens that you save to your #kitchengoals Pinterest board and wistfully visit (and revisit)? Whether your dream kitchen trends …
Home Ownership
Here's How Many Boxes You Actually Need When Moving
apartmenttherapy.com - Lambeth Hochwald
If moving is on your to-do list, figuring out how many boxes you need to get the job done shouldn't stress you out. And, while there's no exact …
Personal Organizing
How to Keep Your Home Organized No Matter How Much Free Time You Have
Real Simple
You have errands to run, places to be, activities to do—and the last thing you want is to take up your precious free time straightening up your …
Woodworking
17 of Our Favorite Router Tips
popularwoodworking.com - American Woodworker Editors
By 0 A router can be one of the most versatile tools in your shop. We’ve brought together a few of our favorite tips and tricks to help you get the …
How to Refinish Old Wood Floors Without Sanding
hunker.com - By Kevin McDermott
Wood floors can last generations, but the finish on them won't. Fully refinishing a floor generally involves sanding it down to bare wood, removing …
Outdoor Spaces
The Effective (and Totally Free) Rug-Cleaning Secret I Learned from My Dad
apartmenttherapy.com - by Geraldine Campbell
January 13th, 2019 Image Credit: Liz Calka Most of my housekeeping habits come from my German mother. She is the queen of clean and the reason my home …
Lifestyle (UK)
Bicarb, vinegar, lemon juice: how to clean your house – even the oven – the old-fashioned way
The Guardian - Dale Berning Sawa
Go into any supermarket, and it will be full of them: the aisles and aisles of cleaning products in their brilliantly coloured plastic bottles, promising dazzle and shine; a life free of grease and grime.
Power Tools
A List of Materials Needed to Build a 12x12 Wood Shed
hunker.com - By Samantha Kemp
A 12-by-12-foot wood shed provides a valuable storage area that will make a tremendous difference in the organization and space in your home's …
Freebies
The Home Improvement Project You Should NEVER Do Yourself
Money - By Lauren Philips/Real Simple
Some DIY home projects turn out great. Others… not so much. Some DIY home projects turn out great. Others… not so much. Often, DIY home projects seem …
Entrepreneurship
‘The Big Book of Maker Skills’, Chris Hackett’s Illustrated Guide of 334 Tools and Techniques for Makers
laughingsquid.com - E.D.W. Lynch
The Big Book of Maker Skills is a guide featuring 334 tools and techniques for makers of all stripes. The book is written by artist, Popular Science …
Toilets
Toilet Seat Repair: Keep Your Seat Tight
familyhandyman.com
Add rubber bushings and stabilizers to stop the wiggle Install the rubber bushing with the tapered side facing up toward the toilet seat. Then use the …
Tap Water
How To Make Slime
apartmenttherapy.com - Ashley Poskin
You never know when you're going to need a slime recipe- and this one's a good one- so pin it, bookmark it, copy it, do whatever you have to do to …
Framing
Running Compressed Air Lines in a Shop
familyhandyman.com
Not all pipe can handle high-pressure air First of all, don’t use PVC pipe. If it breaks under pressure, the plastic will shatter and send pieces …
Curb Appeal
How To Make Over Your Home’s Curb Appeal with an Inviting Entry
Southern Living - Grace Haynes
Take the exterior from boring to beautiful with five easy ideas. Making your home the envy of every other on the block doesn’t have to be an …
KonMari
Marie Kondo Has A Reasonable Response To Your Reasonable Criticisms
Refinery29 - Cait Munro
It’s rare, even among celebrities and mega-influencers, that a person manages to carve out a niche so well-defined that their name becomes a symbol …
Home
5 Big Mistakes You Might Make Using Goo Gone
apartmenttherapy.com - Shifrah Combiths
I may be a rare breed, but I get really excited to try cleaning tools or hacks that extend the promise of near magical ease-of-use or effectiveness. …
Storage Ideas
10 Tips for DIYing in Your Apartment
familyhandyman.com
No garage or basement? No problem! DIYing has no boundaries with these creative tips. A folding workbench that doesn’t take up much space is the …
Cleaning
The House that Cleans Itself: The Power of a Weekly Cleaning Schedule
apartmenttherapy.com - Shifrah Combiths
I've been using a cleaning schedule for several years now, and when I'm good about keeping up with it, I really feel like my house cleans itself. …
Garage Door
What Houses Used to Look Like 50 Years Ago
familyhandyman.com
Take a peek at what homes used to look like five decades ago. Things are a tad different these days. This attic conversion project created an open …
Lifestyle (UK)
Wildlife officer installs £20 'bee brick' in his home and everyone is envious of the results
Country Living - By Natalie Cornish
Ingenious invention can be used in gardens and allotments too A wildlife officer has shared a photo of an ingenious addition to the exterior wall of …
Lifestyle
How to De-Stink 5 of the Smelliest Spots Around Your Home
Real Simple - By Katie Holdefehr
Even in the cleanest of homes, smelly situations are bound to arise. Whether the culprit is a stinky garbage disposal or a smelly dishwasher, it's …
Marie Kondo
How Does Marie Kondo Fold Clothes? The Tidying Expert Uses A Special Method To Keep Clothing Neat
Bustle - Ari Bines
If there were anything that sounded even less appealing than cleaning up your own closet, it'd be sitting at home watching other people clean their …
Shopping
Paint Your Wall with Palo Santo: This New Brand Targets Millennials with Cheeky Color Names
apartmenttherapy.com - Melissa Massello
With names like Peyote Picnic, Palo Santo, Negroni, Harvest Moon, Surf Camp, and Tanlines, Backdrop paint is not yo' momma's hardware store …