How to Fix a Squeaky Door Hinge in 30 Seconds Flat
My bedroom door squeaked every time my wife got up to use the bathroom at 3 a.m. She was trying […]
The Magnet Trick for Catching Drywall Dust While You Drill
I hung a shelf in my living room and spent the next twenty minutes vacuuming fine white dust off every […]
The Toothpaste Trick for Filling Small Nail Holes in White Walls
I was moving out of an apartment and the lease said “fill all nail holes.” I had maybe thirty pinholes […]
How to Fix a Leaky Faucet Without Calling a Plumber
My bathroom faucet dripped for three months. Drip. Drip. Drip. Every night I’d lie in bed hearing it and tell […]
The Bar of Soap Trick That Fixes a Sticky Drawer Forever
My kitchen junk drawer fought me every morning. Two hands on the handle, full-body yank, and it would lurch open […]
The Easiest Way to Patch a Hole in Drywall That Anyone Can Do
The hole was about the size of a doorknob. My son had swung the bedroom door open too hard and […]
The Easiest Way to Remove Old Wallpaper Without a Steamer
The previous owners of our house really loved wallpaper. The kitchen had it. Both bathrooms had it. The hallway had […]
How to Silence a Noisy Toilet That Runs After Every Flush
The toilet in our guest bathroom made a sound I can only describe as “haunted plumbing.” It would run for […]
How to Make a Small Bathroom Feel Bigger With Just Paint and Mirrors
Our downstairs bathroom is 5 feet by 7 feet. Standing at the sink, your back is basically touching the opposite […]
The Best Way to Touch Up Paint on Walls So It Blends Perfectly
You dab a little paint over a nail hole and suddenly there is a shiny patch on your wall that […]