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What Is Dopamine Décor and Should You Use It In Your Home?
Think back to your childhood bedroom, teen space or even your college dorm. Most likely those spaces were full of color, funky accessories and yes, probably a poster of your favorite celebrity or band tacked up on the wall. Dopamine decor is an interior design style that allows you to tap into that nostalgia and infuse your home with happiness.
How To Paint Stucco
Stucco home in need of a refresh? Paint it! We've got the step-by-step, and all the pro tips, right here. If you have a stucco house, you know it's one of the most durable building materials on the market. With good maintenance and a little luck, stucco can last more than 50 years. You might find yourself wanting to paint stucco, though, and who better to talk you through it than Kelly Mardis, owner of Marcel Painting in Tempe, Arizona, where stucco reigns?
5 Tips for Moving Large Rocks, Stones and Concrete Blocks
Avoid back injury (and mashed toes!) when moving flagstones, stone steps and other heavy materials with these pro tips. You don’t have to risk injuring your back or your toes when moving heavy materials amid a landscaping project. Here, a landscaping pro shows you five ways to move stone slabs and blocks safely and more easily by using a dolly, plastic pipe and special lifting techniques.
Choosing Among Composite Decking Brands
At the risk of exposing my Boomer vintage, I can tell you that I had been building decks for 10 years before composite decking was even a thing. My point is not that I’m old, but that composite decking is fairly new, and it has come a long way in the short time it has been around.
How to Use a Garbage Disposal Reset Button
Before getting to know garbage disposals, I naively assumed you could throw down any old pile of foodstuff, and it would mulch it effortlessly. However, if you put something down your garbage disposal you shouldn’t have, forget to run cold water while grinding, or the waste pile is too big, it can create clogs or jams. Fortunately, the reset button on garbage disposals — also known as the overload protector — can kick in to prevent overheating, motor damage or electrical concerns.
What Are Water Hammer Arrestors?
Does your plumbing bang and clang like a truckload of scrap metal? If so, your pipes may be suffering from “water hammer.” The cure for this condition is a water hammer arrestor, an inexpensive device that can often be installed in a single afternoon. I spoke with a...
Here’s an Easy Way to Match Caulk and Grout Colors
Sometimes a tiling project calls for colorful caulk, and that’s not always easy to find. It’s always worth checking at the store first, just in case. But if you’ve checked out the sanded caulk near the grout in the tile department and can’t find one to match your tile project, you can follow these two steps for coloring caulk and getting the perfect match.
Wolverine Hiking Boots Get a Red Bull-Themed Makeover
Our editors and experts handpick every product we feature. We may earn a commission from your purchases. First, Red Bull gave us wings. Then, Red Bull gave us sports and hours of programming on ESPN 8: The Ocho (Google “Paper Wings competition,” and you’ll know what I mean). Now, Red Bull is giving us their very own pair of Wolverine hiking boots, which may be one of the best I’ve ever worn.
Ditch Plastic Landscape Edging for Natural Mulch
Trench landscape edging looks great in informal garden settings. Use trench edging as a border around spreading evergreens or groundcovers or in areas where vinyl or other permanent landscape edging material would look too formal and unnatural. You can easily shift it if plants outgrow the bed. An open trench...
12 Easiest Vegetables to Grow, According to Gardening Experts
If you're new to gardening, live in a harsh climate or are super busy, you can still grow your own veggies. Here are some of the easiest ones to try. I love to garden, but I live at 7,500 feet where the growing season is short, the rains few and the winters brutally cold. I also travel a lot, which means I often neglect all of my leafy friends for periods of time. But through trial and error, I’ve honed in on just the right easy vegetables to grow that will survive both my outdoor environment and my occasional lack of care.
6 Ways to Create a Cooling Patio in 2024
Use these beautiful and functional tips to create a cooling patio to utilize this precious outdoor space even during the hottest summers. A comfortable outdoor space becomes the heart of the home during warm months when we can’t get enough of being outside. It’s the place we love to have our morning coffee and gather around in the evening to share a meal and stories of the day, as long as we’re not baking in the hot, summer sun.
The Best Cordless Leaf Blowers, Tested By a Lawn Expert
After testing dozens of cordless leaf blowers, we've found the perfect combination of power, usability and affordability. Our editors and experts handpick every product we feature. We may earn a commission from your purchases. Cordless leaf blowers are lawn tools found in almost every shed or garage nationwide. They are...
The 5 Best Portable Saunas for Recovery and Relaxation
The best portable saunas let you bring the joys of the spa home without breaking the bank. Our editors put a range of sauna blankets and tents to the test to find you the very best options. Our editors and experts handpick every product we feature. We may earn a...
How To Use a Broadcast Spreader the Right Way
Maintaining an attractive lawn takes lots of hard work, knowledge, timing and good weather. It also takes the precise (and seemingly endless) application of grass seed, soil builder and fertilizer. Each product you apply requires a different spread rate. Too much is wasteful and could kill your lawn; too little won’t do the job.
How to Safely Remove Glass In a Garbage Disposal
We’ve all accidentally smashed something in our kitchen at some point. But what if that vase or tumbler topples, and you end up with glass in your garbage disposal? You might be tempted to grind the glass. However, licensed plumber Shaylin King points out that hard objects are a no-go for garbage disposal units. While big bones, tough peels, and other things you shouldn’t put down your garbage disposal can lead to plumbing problems, glass is particularly risky.
Why Is My Garbage Disposal Humming, but Not Spinning?
Your garbage disposal may be humming, but not spinning, for various reasons, like:. Most likely, it’s stuck. “Usually it’s some sort of particle jammed in the impeller,” Hogan says, which prevents the blades from turning. Lamour agrees. “A portion of the inner disposal workings is likely jammed,” he says. This can happen if a piece of food, a plastic bag or utensil becomes wedged into the blade impeller and stops it from rotating. “You’ll still hear the hum as it powers on, but nothing will happen,” Hogan says.
Can You Turn a Shed Into a Tiny Home? Here’s What to Know
Tiny homes are having a moment. Social media is filled with both downsizing enthusiasts and people who build backyard ADUs (accessory dwelling units) to make a little money on Airbnb. You may have even thought about building one yourself. Perhaps you have an old shed out back, or a nice plot of free yard space.
GFCI vs. AFCI Outlets: What’s the Difference?
If you’ve spent any time around DIY websites and home improvement stores, you’ve likely heard about GFCI vs. AFCI outlets. These important electrical safety devices, technically called “receptacles”, are likely installed in your house right now. But what are they? How to they work? And, if you don’t have them, do you need to run out and get some?
How To Drill Into a Stud
Two benefits come with building or remodeling with wood studs. The studs provide the strength and framework for the structure, and the empty spaces between the studs serve an important function, too: If you know how to drill into a stud safely, they provide the perfect place — a veritable vertical freeway — to run pipes, vents, drains, wires and ductwork.
Inline Exhaust Fans: How to Use Them to Vent Multiple Bathrooms
If you have two bathrooms that are close together and one has an exhaust fan and the other doesn’t, you might be wondering if you can tie a new exhaust duct into the existing one. Well, you can’t! You’d often blow air from one bathroom into the other, and local building inspectors wouldn’t approve it.
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