Fix Squeaky Door Hinges with Cooking Spray
The hinge on our bathroom door started squeaking a few months ago, and I just lived with it. Every time […]
Tighten Loose Drawer Pulls with Thread Locking Adhesive
One drawer handle in our kitchen worked itself loose every couple of weeks. I would tighten it, and a week […]
Silence Noisy Pipes with Foam Pipe Insulation
The pipes in my bathroom wall made a banging sound every time someone flushed the toilet upstairs. It was not […]
Patch Small Drywall Holes with a Wall Repair Patch Kit in 10 Minutes
I put a doorknob through the wall once. Not on purpose — the door swung open too fast, the stopper […]
Replace a Broken Tile Without Ripping Up the Entire Floor or Hiring Anyone
I dropped a cast iron skillet on the kitchen floor. The skillet was fine. The tile underneath was not. It […]
Unclog Slow Drains with Baking Soda and Salt
My bathroom sink has been slow-draining for — honestly, I do not even know how long. Long enough that I […]
The Sandpaper Trick for Sharpening Scissors at Home
I used to throw away kitchen scissors when they got dull. Three or four pairs a year, just into the […]
The Toilet Unclogging Method Better Than a Plunger
Sunday night, guests over for dinner, and the toilet clogged. No plunger in that bathroom — I had moved it […]
How to Childproof Cabinets Without Ruining Your Kitchen Look
When my niece started crawling, my sister-in-law showed up at her house with those white plastic cabinet locks that stick […]
The GFCI Outlet Reset That Saves You an Electrician Call
My bathroom outlets stopped working on a Tuesday morning and I panicked. No hair dryer. No electric toothbrush charger. I […]