Deep Clean Your Fabric Sofa Without a Machine
My sofa had a smell. Not a bad smell exactly — more like a mystery smell. Coffee from last March. […]
Save Hundreds on Car Maintenance With Basic Checks
I paid eight hundred dollars for a brake job that I could have done myself for about a hundred and […]
Caulk a Bathtub So It Actually Looks Professional
The first time I caulked a bathtub, it looked like a kindergartner had squeezed an entire tube of toothpaste around […]
Buy Quality Tools Once Instead of Cheap Ones Every Year
I bought a ten-dollar screwdriver set from a discount store when I moved into my first apartment. Within six months, […]
Make Your Patio Furniture Last Through Winter
My parents bought a set of teak patio furniture in 1998. They live in Michigan, where winter means four months […]
Stop Oil From Splattering When Deep Frying
I once spent an entire Saturday scrubbing oil droplets off my kitchen ceiling. Every cabinet door. The range hood. The […]
Install a Ceiling Fan Where a Light Fixture Used to Be
I installed a ceiling fan in my bedroom last summer. The first attempt took six hours. The second attempt — […]
Remove Summer Sunscreen Stains From Clothes
I ruined three white t-shirts last summer before I figured out why. They came out of the wash looking clean, […]