These DIY Room Dividers Can Help Break Up Your Open Floor Plan
If your open floor plan is a little too open, or if you want to carve out some defined space for focused use, room dividers can come in handy. Since…
How to Fix Ugly Nail Pops in Your Walls
Photo: Vsevolodizotov (Shutterstock) Drywall is relatively durable and cheap, and looks quite nice if installed and maintained correctly. But it’s also easy to damage while you’re just living your life—and…
Five Home Renovations Never Worth Doing Yourself
When you choose to complete a home-renovation project yourself , the draw is often the savings you can rack up by bypassing labor costs. But there are some projects that…
Avoid These Common Gallery Wall Mistakes
Even if you spend hours scrolling through Instagram posts featuring expertly decorated homes, that doesn’t necessarily mean you know how to bring those design elements into your own home—or where…
How to Safely Mount a TV Between Studs
Mounting a TV to the wall without damaging it can be tough if you don’t have a stud to hold the weight. If you hang it from the bare wall…
You Can Build a Hidden Cupboard Into a Wall
Often touted as a feature of tiny-home living, using the inside of your walls as storage space can be a good solution for any sized home. If you need a…
How to Turn Any Room in Your House Into a Panic Room
Photo: myboys.me (Shutterstock) It’s well-established that the best way to survive disasters and emergencies is to have a plan for dealing with them—yet most of us don’t. Mitigating the harm…
Why You Should Install an In-Wall Air Conditioner (Instead of a Window Unit)
Photo: Chad Robertson Media (Shutterstock) Summer is here, and once more, higher-than-average temperatures are expected pretty much everywhere, which is fun. That means a lot of people are dreaming of…
How to Tell If a Wall Is Drywall or Plaster
Photo: VanoVasaio (Shutterstock) Unless something goes wrong, or you’re in the middle of a renovation project, it’s pretty easy to ignore your walls. Sure, they’re integral to the structure and…
The Easiest Way to Get Rid of Old Wallpaper
Photo: Savchenko Ruslan0212 (Shutterstock) The wallpaper on the market today is very different than what you would have found in stores a few decades ago. While there have been a…