Home & Garden
How to Build the Perfect Fire
Building a perfect fire in the fireplace isn’t rocket science, but it can be tricky. Follow these simple steps to create a roaring blaze in your fireplace, fire pit, or stove in no time.More…
How to Build a Simple and Inexpensive Climbing Post
One of the easiest ways to get both ornamental plants and vegetables to grow vertically is to make a simple climbing post.More…
How to Collect and Store Heirloom Vegetable Seeds
Collecting and storing seeds is the most important aspect of raising your own heirloom vegetables. This guide will teach you how to collect and store all types of seeds for next year’s harvest—and the seeds that you can share with friends and family.More…
Compost: Your Guide to Making Black Gold
Making compost is easier than you think! Of course, as with any recipe, adding too much or not enough of an essential ingredient makes a difference in the outcome of the product. But if you add the right ingredients, layer them, keep them moist but not wet, and avoid putting in ingredients that could sour your compost, you’ll end up with black gold that is far superior to anything on the market.More…
Declutter Your Home and Organize Your Life
A cluttered home can not only be frustrating, it can be very stressful. Decluttering your home can seem overwhelming, but by using these basic principles you can immediately to make your organization efforts fall into place. These tips are not only great for decluttering a drawer, a cabinet, a closet, a whole room—or your entire house!—they are also keys to creating new habits.More…
The Essential Home Tool Kit
It’s inevitable—things will break. At some point, you’ll need to fix something, and the job is a lot easier if you have the right tools. Every home should have a complete tool kit on hand. In this guide we will take you through what you need to have in your tool kit to make home repair easier to handle. More…
How to Find a Realtor
When you’re looking for your perfect home, you need to have an experienced real estate professional leading the way.More…
Finding the Best Place to Plant Your Vegetable Garden
Planting a vegetable garden is all about location, location, location. You might have great ideas, lots of resources, and the skills to match, but if you put your garden in the wrong spot, don’t expect good results. The better the location, the better the vegetables. More…
How to Fix a Door That SticksHowcast video
Instead of pushing, pulling, and cursing, why not fix that door that sticks?
How to Fix a Toilet Leak Howcast video
The two most common reasons for toilet leakage are faulty supply lines and worn wax rings. Both can be fixed with common household tools and a little know-how.
How to Get Rid of Ants NaturallyHowcast video
Keep ants from intruding on your picnic or invading your home by using a few common household products that will naturally stop ants in their tracks.
How to Get Rid of Bed Bugs Howcast video
It truly is hard to sleep tight when the bed bugs bite, since these insidious creatures are very real, and very nasty. You’ll have to be persistent to get rid of them.
How to Get White Clothes White Howcast video
If your whites aren’t as bright as you’d like, follow these steps to get your clothes to look brand spankin’ new.
How to Go Green in the Workplace
Showcase that eco enthusiasm and join forces with the folks who share your office. Grab the bosses and the staff, sit down with some fair-trade organic snacks, and discuss ideas for establishing a green office and environmentally responsible business practices.More…
Green Ways to Clean Your Home
Commercial cleaning products are expensive and can be bad for the environment. Not only that, they contain perfumes and fragrances that can be harmful to those prone to allergies, or may contain hazardous ingredients that may (or may not) be listed on the package. More…
Inexpensive Home Security Ideas
Your home can never be totally secure; criminals are resourceful. Even so, if you can’t afford an expensive alarm system there are some inexpensive methods you can use to prevent crime and increase the security of your home. More…
How to Keep Deer Out of Your YardHowcast video
To keep your landscape beautiful and your garden healthy, you have to keep the deer away.
How to Keep Warm if There is No Heat in Your HouseHowcast video
If you lose your heat in the middle of the winter, it can be more than just an inconvenience—it can be a life-threatening event. Here’s how to stay warm.
How to Make a 4th Of July Centerpiece DecorationHowcast video
Make these festive Fourth of July centerpieces to proudly display your patriotism.
How to Make Beeswax Candles
Making your own beeswax candles is a simple project that is both fun and practical.More…
How to Measure Your Home’s Square Footage Howcast video
If you’re selling your home, you’ll need to know its square footage. Why pay a professional when you can measure it yourself?
How to Patch WallpaperHowcast video
Although plain wallpaper patches tend to stand out after they’ve been done, patching tears or stains in patterned wallpaper is usually more successful. Here are some guidelines for making these patches.
Planting Vegetables: The Best Methods for Bumper Crops
It may seem that planting vegetables is easy—just dig a hole and put in the seed! You could do that, of course, but you run the risk of overcrowding and drainage issues. Using the right method for the vegetable you’re planting will not only stimulate growth, it will protect your plants and give you the bumper crop you’ve always wanted. Here are the best planting and seeding methods for all of your favorite vegetables.More…
How to Prepare Your House for an Earthquake
Of all natural disasters, earthquakes are probably the least understood and the most feared. There’s still no reliable way to predict them, but with the prevention techniques in this guide you can be ready for when they do strike. More…
How to Prevent Pipes From FreezingHowcast video
About a quarter of a million homes sustain damage from broken pipes every winter. Here’s how to avoid a similar fate.
How to Remove Coffee Stains From Your Carpet Howcast video
You might love your coffee black and hot—but not when it’s on your carpet. Don’t worry, with a little vim and, yes, vinegar, that nasty stain will be a thing of the past.
How to Repaint a Piece Of FurnitureHowcast video
A quick coat of paint can update even the most hopeless furniture.
How to Rewire a Lamp Howcast video
You flick the switch and… everything’s not illuminated? It may be your lamp needs a quick overhaul. Hey, lighten up, we’re here to help.
Saving Energy in Your Home—and Saving the Planet
Saving energy in your home is not only cost-effective, it can help the planet. You can do many things to create a more energy-efficient and healthy home environment. Even the smallest changes you make can go a long way toward improving indoor air quality as well as conserving your home energy bill. In this guide you will find a number of fixes you can do, both large and small to live more efficiently. More…
Staging Your Home: How to Get the Most for Your Money
You can play up your home’s positives to make it more attractive to potential buyers.More…
How to Stretch Shrunken Clothing Howcast video
Don’t panic — your favorite sweater or t-shirt does not have to be sacrificed because of a laundry accident — unshrinking is possible.
How to String Christmas Tree LightsHowcast video
Putting lights on the Christmas tree may not be the most glamorous part of tree decorating, but the glittering results are worth the effort.
How to Sublet Your ApartmentHowcast video
Don’t break your lease and risk paying fines—sublet and let someone else take care of the rent.
Using Curb Appeal to Sell Your House
First impressions are incredibly important, especially when it comes to selling your house. Strangely enough, many people spend so much time readying the inside of their house for sale, they forget to clean the outside, too. You may have heard of curb appeal: it’s the visual impression your house makes to anyone viewing it from the street or curb. More…