25 Brilliant Uses for Toothpicks in Your Home and Workshop
Who knew the humble toothpick could be so useful?!
10 Ways You’re Loading Your Dishwasher All Wrong
Do you place glasses upside down on the tines of your dishwasher's top rack? If so, you're doing it wrong....
When is the Best Time and Season for a Garage Sale
When is garage sale season? When you are ready for one. But learn about the benefits and disadvantages of the...
How To Seal a Concrete Garage Floor
Fix it, maintain it, improve it. Your garage floor will last much longer if you take a few steps to...
Quick and Clever Kitchen Storage Ideas
Simple solutions for fighting kitchen clutter
8 Ways to Reuse Your Old Kitchen Cabinets
After replacing your kitchen cabinets, don't throw out your old ones. Reuse them in other areas of your home.
Garage Flooring Options
Choose the floor that's perfect for your needs and budget
12 Fresh Ideas for Teen Bedrooms
The most important element in the design of teen bedrooms is individuality. If your teen is ready to ditch their...
Never, Ever Use Your Ladder Like This
This window washer is making the most of a ladder that’s too short. But if his luck runs out, he’ll...
12 Rat Myths You Need to Stop Believing
You may see them in alleys, under a patio and even find them living in your attic. Rats can be...
Never Connect a Trap to a Vertical Drain Like This
When a trap connects to a vertical drain, install a tee fitting. A “sanitary tee” gives the waste arm a...
Save Time and Money With This Self-Draining DIY Dehumidifier
If you forget to empty the tank on your dehumidifier, it’ll either overflow or shut off. That defeats the whole...
30 Cheap Kitchen Cabinet Add-Ons You Can DIY
These inexpensive, easy-to-build cabinet projects will help you take advantage of every nook and cranny of your kitchen storage space.
10 Things You Should Never Store in Your Basement or Crawl Space
Unfinished basements and crawl spaces can be a great place to store items you don't use all the time. But...
How to Soften Old Masking Tape
Soften an old masking tape roll to get it working for you again
Ladder Hack: Onboard Tool Storage
Stop the busy work of climbing up and down a ladder
9 Unusual Uses for Pressure Washers That’ll Blow Your Mind
You know a pressure washer is great at cleaning the driveway, but did you know it can also be used...
14 Ways to Use a Rotary Tool That Will Have People Buzzing
These brilliant ideas may just inspire a renaissance of rotary tool use in your shop and beyond. Honestly, there isn’t...
Double-Duty Vise
Save yourself from buying a new vise with this tip.
Plywood Carrier for Compact Trucks
Turn your compact-pickup bed into a plywood-carrying machine!
Rubber Gloves Rubber Bands
Check out this clever workshop tip!
10 Easy Ways to Cut Metal Fast
Our best tips for getting your project done right.
The Benefits of Adding a Key-Holed Ruler to Your Workbench
Mount a removable metal ruler on the front edge of your workbench!
How to Remove Rust with Electrolysis in a Few Simple Steps
Remove rust the easy way.
Portable Router Table Base
Just when you thought you’d seen every possible use for your portable workbench (the Workmate bench is shown here), here’s...
Clamp Extenders
Build some clever plywood clamp extenders to use when bar clamps are too short to do the job. It beats...
How to Double Your Battery Life
Here's a tip for making lithium tool batteries last twice as long. Most kits come with two batteries. Take one...
Planing Warped Boards
A jointer is the best tool for flattening twisted, warped boards. But what if you don't have a jointer or...
How to Make a Flap Sander
Don’t have a power sander to sand curvy rough-sawn edges? You do if you own a 3/8-in. drill. Taper the end...
