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The Daily Fix: How to Clean Leather Furniture
Filed under: Living Rooms, Dining Rooms, Home Offices, Essential Skills, Know-How, Living Spaces Getty Images Leather: It's arguably the best, most durable upholstery material around. That's why it's...
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Home Ec: Have a Dust-Free Home
Filed under: Living Rooms, Bedrooms, Home Offices, Small Spaces, Essential Skills, Know-How, Living Spaces Getty Images Even with thorough housekeeping, it seems that some homes accumulate dust faster...
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Energy Savings: Windows
Filed under: Living Rooms, Bedrooms, Dining Rooms, Home Offices, Living Spaces John Giustina, Getty Images One week into summer -- are you feeling it yet? Last week we kicked off our Energy Savings...
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The Daily Fix: Repair Bubbles in Veneer
Filed under: Living Rooms, Home Offices, Essential Skills, Know-How, Living Spaces A close-up of a blistered veneer surface. adamrice, Flickr Got trouble with wood veneer bubbles? Smooth them out in a...
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Handmade: Bungee-Cord Memo Board
Filed under: Crafts, Home Offices, Storage & Organization, Know-How, Living Spaces, Crafts & Celebrations Stretch your organization skills. Make a memo board from utility bungee cords. Photo:...
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5 Gadgets to Keep Your Wires Neat
Filed under: Living Rooms, Home Offices, Essential Skills, Know-How, Living Spaces Does it look like this underneath your desk? Photo: Jaime Derringer Oh, what a tangled web we weave! Luckily, these...
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The Daily Fix: Brighten Faded Carpets and Rugs
Filed under: Living Rooms, Bedrooms, Dining Rooms, Home Offices, Essential Skills, Know-How, Living Spaces Martin LaBar, Flickr Sunlight is notorious for fading carpet and rug fibers. Here's a natural...
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Don't Let the Bedbugs Bite!
Filed under: Living Rooms, Bedrooms, Dining Rooms, Home Offices, Small Spaces, Essential Skills, Know-How, Living Spaces An immature bedbug (left) and an adult bedbug. Photo: Tim McCoy, AP Just the...
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Corral Your Clutter with Wire Shelving Systems
Filed under: Bedrooms, Home Offices, Storage & Organization, Know-How, Living Spaces You're ready to bring order to your closets, basement, or garage, but don't have a bundle to spend? The shelving...
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How to Clean Electronics
Filed under: Living Rooms, Home Offices, Essential Skills, Know-How, Living SpacesLike so many things in our home, electronics are sitting magnets for dust and grime. Here's how to clean your...
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DIY Diary: What We Learned From Our Energy Audit
Filed under: Living Rooms, Bedrooms, Dining Rooms, Home Offices, Small Spaces, Essential Skills, Know-How, Living SpacesOur writer was curious about energy audits, so she invited a professional energy...
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Humidifiers 101 - Say Goodbye to Dry Air
Filed under: Living Rooms, Bedrooms, Home Offices, Small Spaces, Living SpacesIncrease indoor air moisture and lower your heating bills with a humidifier. Dry winter air can batter your home and...
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Painting Techniques: Painting Behind a Radiator
Filed under: Living Rooms, Bedrooms, Dining Rooms, Home Offices, Small Spaces, Essential Skills, Know-How, Living SpacesPainting the walls? Don't let a cumbersome radiator get you hot under the collar....
View ArticleRadiant Floor Heating - Should You or Shouldn't You?
Filed under: Living Rooms, Bedrooms, Dining Rooms, Home Offices, Small Spaces, Living SpacesIs there a better way to heat your home? Radiant floor heating is a very viable option: it's clean, evenly...
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Everyday Items Reimagined - DIY Links
Filed under: Crafts, Living Rooms, Bedrooms, Home Offices, Living Spaces, Crafts & CelebrationsDIY projects don't need to be elaborate, back-breaking endeavors. Check out simple projects from...
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Hollow-Core Door Makeover
Filed under: Living Rooms, Bedrooms, Dining Rooms, Home Offices, Small Spaces, Living SpacesSee this drab hollow-core door transform into a black and white showstopper, complete with fancy knocker!...
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How to Affordably Frame Large Prints
Filed under: Living Rooms, Bedrooms, Dining Rooms, Home Offices, Living SpacesDon't limit your art options to what can fit inside a standard frame -- you can go beyond the 8"x10" without going broke....
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Magnetic Paint Gallery Wall
Filed under: Living Rooms, Bedrooms, Home Offices, Small Spaces, Living SpacesBye-bye tacks and nails...a new magnetic paint allows you to stick up art without damaging your walls. Our friends at...
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Curbspotting: Vintage Chair
Filed under: Crafts, Living Rooms, Dining Rooms, Home Offices, Small Spaces, Essential Skills, Know-HowA vintage chair with "good bones" (but not much else going for it) becomes a knockout with a fresh...
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Hardware Store Decor
Filed under: Crafts, Living Rooms, Home Offices, Living Spaces, Crafts & CelebrationsLooking for chic, industrial housewares? Look no further than your local hardware store. The new book "Home From...
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