Skills & Techniques

Lend a centuries-old look to metal accents in under an hour with this rusting tutorial.

Applying stain to a concrete floor can add beauty and depth to this hard-wearing material, and make it even easier to maintain. If your concrete floor is already in good shape, you’re just a few easy steps away from a durable, dramatic new finish.

Having trouble guessing when wood glue is completely dry and things are safe to use? Here’s what you need to know.

Outdoor showers are becoming increasingly more popular. Here’s one you can build yourself this weekend.

Avoid these dangerous errors when using a ladder, and you can safely complete your home maintenance projects without any surprise trips to the emergency room.

Hello, my friend, hello again; today we come together to talk about How To: Finish Drywall Joints and hope the blog can help you. Most of the time finishing drywall joints isn’t one of those jobs that has people jumping up and down with excitement. Even with a decent amount of drywall experience under my…

A well-placed patch can make clothing stand out—or rescue damaged garments. For customizing or repairing clothes, it helps to know how to sew on a patch.

Hello, my friend, hello again; today we come together to talk about How To: Install Door Hardware and hope the blog can help you. As a person who has recently upgraded from living in a garage to living in a half-constructed house, the novelty of having multiple doors to open and close on a whim…

Give your decorative metals, be they silver, copper, or cast iron, a delightfully distressed makeover with these easy DIY techniques.

From scratches to buckling, follow these steps to fix common laminate flooring problems yourself.