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Person holding paint scraper against metal gutter with bubbling paint.
DIY

How to Remove Paint From Metal

By Bob Vila, Jennifer Noonan

The Best Plugin Air Freshener Options
Reviews

The Best Plug-In Air Fresheners

By Savannah Sher

View of shoveled driveway covered with ice leading to a garage door.
Exterior

Homemade Ice Melt Recipes: 3 Solutions for When You’re Iced In

By Bob Vila, Updated by Margaret Foley

A woman in a blue shirt with red hair scrubs a pink-tiled bathtub with black mold damage.
Interior

Cleaning and Preventing Black Mold in the Bathroom

By Bob Vila, Evelyn Auer, Updated by Teresa Odle

Peeling white paint on an old brick wall.
DIY

How to Remove Paint From Brick

By Bob Vila

Young couple cleaning windows in their home
DIY

This Old School Cleaning Hack Simply Doesn’t Work Anymore

By Sandi Schwartz

View of modern luxury kitchen with island and stainless steel appliances.
DIY

How to Remove Scratches From Stainless Steel

By Jennifer Noonan, Phillip Tinner

Close up of person holding an aqua toothbrush pulling chewing gum out of a beige carpet.
DIY

How to Get Gum Out of Carpet

By Manasa Reddigari, Updated by Paul Rankin

A person is squeezing epoxy glue from a bottle onto a square piece of wood.
DIY

How to Remove Epoxy From Different Surfaces

By Bob Vila

Colorful microplastics sitting in the palm of a hand.
DIY

How to Reduce Microplastics in Your Home in 2025

By Sandi Schwartz

DeWalt FlexVolt 60V MAX Cordless Power Cleaner Review
Reviews

I Hated Scrubbing My Patio Furniture Clean—Now I Don’t Need To

By Mark Wolfe

A homeowner with walking canes washing dishes at the kitchen sink.
DIY

10 Easy Ways to Keep a Clean House When You Have Low Mobility

By Deirdre Mundorf

how to hide tv wires
DIY

12 Genius Ways to Hide Every Wire in Your Home

By Manasa Reddigari, Theresa Clement

Roll of duct tape with end taped to a wood table, a cardboard box next to the tape.
DIY

How to Remove Duct Tape Residue

By Bob Vila, Updated by Paul Rankin

Woman in rubber gloves cleans a shower door with a sponge.
DIY

How to Make Homemade Shower Cleaner

By Marisa Villarreal

Woman crouches inside her bathtub behind dirty shower door, cleaning it with a squeegee.
Interior

How to Remove Soap Scum From Tubs and Showers

By Jennifer Noonan, Phillip Tinner

Young woman blowing her nose with a tissue at home on her couch.
Interior

Why Am I Suddenly Allergic to My House?

By Sandi Schwartz

A built-in bookshelf displaying and storing books and decor in a dining room.
Interior

9 Built-In Bookshelf Ideas for Customizable Storage and Display

By Deirdre Mundorf

A young couple assembling kitchen cabinets in their new apartment.
DIY

17 Home Updates You Can (and Should) Do in Winter

By Theresa Clement, Jamie Birdwell-Branson

Woman selecting clothes from her wardrobe for donating to a Charity shop.
DIY

25 Things to Get Rid of Before 2025

By Steph Coelho, Kat Hodgins, Updated by Teresa Odle