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My DIY Outdoor Shower Cost $1,000 and Makes Me Feel Like a Million Bucks—Year-Round

My DIY Outdoor Shower Cost $1,000 and Makes Me Feel Like a Million Bucks—Year-Round

Why Do House Flippers Love Open Shelving?

An 11-Year-Old Angeleno Turns His Family’s Yard Into a Graywater Garden

An 11-Year-Old Angeleno Turns His Family’s Yard Into a Graywater Garden

He Renovated His Own House, and Lived to Regret It

He Renovated His Own House, and Lived to Regret It

Where Do You Poop When You Live In a Van?

Where Do You Poop When You Live In a Van?

Hate That Vacant Lot in Your Neighborhood? Turn It Into Something Great

Hate That Vacant Lot in Your Neighborhood? Turn It Into Something Great

Now’s the Perfect Time to Do a Temperature Check on Your HVAC

Now’s the Perfect Time to Do a Temperature Check on Your HVAC

My Furniture Designer-Dealer Is the Unsung Hero of My Renovation

My Furniture Designer-Dealer Is the Unsung Hero of My Renovation

We Asked the Experts If Custom Kitchen Cabinets Are Actually Worth It

We Asked the Experts If Custom Kitchen Cabinets Are Actually Worth It

Paint Your House Anything But White: Kitchen Edition

Paint Your House Anything But White: Kitchen Edition

Is Your Tiny House Really a Tiny House?

Is Your Tiny House Really a Tiny House?

Everyone Loves a Good Ikea Hack: These 3 Classic Pieces Show Why

Everyone Loves a Good Ikea Hack: These 3 Classic Pieces Show Why

We Asked the Experts How to Work With—and Maximize—Every Inch of Space In Your Home

We Asked the Experts How to Work With—and Maximize—Every Inch of Space In Your Home

I Tried Peel-and-Stick Wallpaper—and Learned the Limits of My DIY Skills

I Tried Peel-and-Stick Wallpaper—and Learned the Limits of My DIY Skills

Do I Need to Hire a Landscape Architect?

Do I Need to Hire a Landscape Architect?

If You Hate Your Floors, Why Don't You Paint Them?

If You Hate Your Floors, Why Don't You Paint Them?

I’ll Never Make Another Decor Decision Without a Mood Board

I’ll Never Make Another Decor Decision Without a Mood Board

Social Media Convinced Me to Refinish a Dresser. I Lived to Tell the Tale

Social Media Convinced Me to Refinish a Dresser. I Lived to Tell the Tale

So You Want to Put a Pond In Your Yard? Read This First

So You Want to Put a Pond In Your Yard? Read This First

I Survive Cross-Country Road Trips By Making My Car Feel Like Home

I Survive Cross-Country Road Trips By Making My Car Feel Like Home

Want to Replace Your Lawn With Something Else? You Have Options

Want to Replace Your Lawn With Something Else? You Have Options

What If You Added a Window?

What If You Added a Window?

My Quest to Find a Well-Designed, Efficient Electric Heater

My Quest to Find a Well-Designed, Efficient Electric Heater

Actor Chloe Farnworth’s Big Bear Cabin Renovation—Brought to You By Facebook Marketplace

Actor Chloe Farnworth’s Big Bear Cabin Renovation—Brought to You By Facebook Marketplace

He Had a Vision: to Build an A-Frame Cabin Almost Entirely Out of Beetle Kill Pine

He Had a Vision: to Build an A-Frame Cabin Almost Entirely Out of Beetle Kill Pine

Get Your Unruly Book Collection in Order Once and For All

Get Your Unruly Book Collection in Order Once and For All

I Turned My Cobwebby Basement Into a Home Gym—and Indoor Garden

I Turned My Cobwebby Basement Into a Home Gym—and Indoor Garden

I Won the Battle Against My Closet, and All It Took Was a Trip to The Container Store

I Won the Battle Against My Closet, and All It Took Was a Trip to The Container Store

I Turned My Chaotic Pantry Into an Oasis of Organization

I Turned My Chaotic Pantry Into an Oasis of Organization

Give Your Indoor Plants the Gift of a Good and Productive Winter

Give Your Indoor Plants the Gift of a Good and Productive Winter

Restoring the Vintage Fixtures in My Rental Is an Easy—and Satisfying—Improvement

Restoring the Vintage Fixtures in My Rental Is an Easy—and Satisfying—Improvement

How I Turned an Octagonal Joshua Tree House Into a Sustainable Oasis

How I Turned an Octagonal Joshua Tree House Into a Sustainable Oasis

Decorating for New Year’s Eve Doesn’t Have to be Boring

Decorating for New Year’s Eve Doesn’t Have to be Boring

How to Put Your (Fake) Christmas Tree Away For the Season

How to Put Your (Fake) Christmas Tree Away For the Season

How to Remove Snow Without Ruining the Environment

How to Remove Snow Without Ruining the Environment

How to Save (or Budget) For Any Household Expense

How to Save (or Budget) For Any Household Expense

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