Repurposing

The dresser is a sturdy staple of almost every bedroom, but daily wear and tear can put even the best one into disrepair. When it’s time to for a new dresser, don’t just toss away the old one like last year’s fashions. Instead, come up with a trendy way to repurpose it in your home. Dressers (obviously) have plenty of storage compartments, which can be great additions to spaces like the kitchen or living room. Even if your old dresser is slightly broken, it is easy to replace drawers with shelves, or even transform the dresser into a new piece of furniture. As a bonus, the spare dresser drawers themselves can be used as creative home accents. Click through our photo gallery to pull out a few ideas you can use in your own home.

Before you make your next shopping list, shop your home for some of these ingenious household supplies. From the garden to the bathtub, these zero-dollar solutions will lighten your work load, not your wallet.

From patching holes in drywall to removing bathtub rust spots, aspirin has some surprising household uses beyond the medicine cabinet. Next time you’re looking to clean, soothe, or sow, consider harnessing the power of your generic headache helper to get the job done.

You won’t always find the perfect antique side table or the china collection of your dreams on your flea market adventure. Even if you do, nearly every thrifted gem requires a little TLC. The best thrifters have a third eye that sees any piece for what it is, but also what it could be. Here, we’ll help you zero in on the most practical finds with the highest potential for storage and decoration. Watch for these 10 underrated staples on your next hunt.

Contrary to popular belief, zip ties can be undone and reused.

Dressers do a lot more than just hold our T-shirts and workout pants—they can also add character to the bedroom. If you just can’t find what you’re looking for in a furniture store or you have an itch to create something one-of-a-kind for yourself, you may find that one of these 9 DIY dressers has just what you need.

From clearing clogged drains to filling nail holes, maintaining your home can seem like a MacGyver-esque challenge—but it doesn’t have to be this way. Make light work of these and other common repairs with our collection of 21 invaluable home hacks.

It’s not surprising that the couch is the focal point of most living rooms. It’s often one of the largest pieces of furniture, and family and friends alike make a beeline to its ample seating. Over the years, however, a sofa can become stained, outdated, or saggy, tempting us to bite the bullet and spring for a new one. But you can upgrade your sofa without buying new. So, before you buy, check out these clever ways to revitalize an old sofa.

Their majestic boughs offer shade on a hot day and their leaves turn brilliant colors in the autumn months, and they become so much a part of our home that we wish our favorite trees could live forever. When a beloved tree dies, or must be cut down, it doesn’t necessarily signal the end of the tree’s usefulness. Turning tree stumps into landscape ornaments is a wildly popular concept. Follow along as we take you on a delightful tour through woodland abodes where fairies dwell and lofty birdhouses that are sure to please even the most finicky of birds. You’ll find stumps designed for rest and recreation, and along the way, perhaps you’ll be inspired to tackle your own tree stump transformation project.

Declutter your home without adding more trash to landfills with these creative upcycling ideas.