12 Ingenious Ways to Upcycle Old Pillowcases
Hang on to your old pillowcases—there’s life in them yet! Here’s how to transform them into new, useful items for your home.
35 Tips for Easy Cleanup After Every DIY Project
If you’re like most homeowners, you probably have a bucket list of repairs, maintenance tasks, or DIY projects you’d like to tackle around the house one of these days. Some tasks, especially the messy ones, tend to create nearly as much cleanup time as it takes to complete the projects, themselves. Fortunately, most potentially messy projects can be headed off at the pass with an easy trick or two. If you’re a diehard DIYer, you won’t want to miss the following tips and tricks, which are guaranteed to reduce the mess and the time it takes to clean up after your projects.
How To: Make a Tabletop with 2x4s
Use up scrap wood—and your free afternoon—building a simple tabletop from 2×4 lumber. Want to make it memorable? Apply not one, but a trio of stains. Then protect the finished wood from weather and wear with a urethane sealer.
8 Clever Ways to Use Post-It Notes
Sure, they come in bright colors and are handy for jotting down reminders, but there’s more to the Post-it than meets the eye. Learn how you can use this standard office staple to make organizing, cleaning, and crafting even easier.
How to Install a Faucet
Upgrading your kitchen sink with a new faucet is a project that you can easily do yourself in about an hour. Here’s what you need to get the job done.
15 Demolition Tools Every DIY Remodeler Should Know
Having these hard-working tools on hand will prove invaluable during your next DIY demolition project.
7 Tricks to Test a Tool’s Quality at the Hardware Store
Buying hand tools can be a confusing—and at times a losing—proposition. When faced with aisles full of putty knives, hammers, utility knives, and other toolbox must-haves, it’s tough to know if you’re really getting the best product for your money. If you’re like most people, you’ve probably purchased a few tools in the past that ended up breaking during use or rusting into a corroded mess soon after you brought them home, and you’d like to avoid that disappointing experience in the future. In search of advice how the average handyperson can make better-informed tool-buying decisions, we enlisted the help of Corey Talbot, Vice President of Marketing and Product Development at Hyde Tools, who knows what goes into making a quality tool and understands how DIY centers market products. The next time you find yourself staring at a wall of similar-looking tools in a bevy of colors and a range of prices, try the following tips to ensure that you come home with a quality tool you’ll be proud to add to your box.This content has been brought to you by Hyde Tools. Its facts and opinions are those of BobVila.com.
All About General Contractors
On a building or remodeling job site, scheduling, budgeting, and more are the responsibilities of the general contractor.
Don’t Mess Up This First Step When Tiling a Floor
Learn all about tile underlayment materials and installation to ensure a smooth, stable surface beneath your tile flooring project.
20 Incredible Ideas for a DIY Storage Bench
Whether your digs are cramped or palatial, a storage bench provides both extra seating and another place to stash your stuff. Click through for 20 benches you can build yourself to help make your home more beautiful, efficient, and functional.