How to Organize Cables and Cords Under Your Desk

Look under your desk right now. Is it a nest of black cables? Mine was. I had eight cords tangling […]

How to Install a Door Draft Stopper in Five Minutes

The gap under your door is a straw for your heating bill. A quarter-inch gap on a standard door leaks […]

How to Fix a Wobbly Table Leg Without Buying New Parts

My dining table wobbled for a year before I fixed it. Every meal came with a side of clinking glasses, […]

How to Keep Your Deck Looking New Without Power Washing

A power washer is the fastest way to wreck a wooden deck. It blasts the soft grain of the wood, […]

The Simple Way to Fix a Drawer That Sticks When Opening

I had a dresser drawer that stuck so bad I would yank it open with both hands and a grunt. […]

Paint Room Corners Cleanly Without Tape Using an Angled Brush

Put the tape down. Go ahead. Now imagine skipping it entirely and still getting a clean corner. That is what […]

How to Fix a Drafty Attic Hatch in Under an Hour

Our living room was always the coldest room in the house, and I blamed the big window. Then one night […]

How to Fix a Scratched Wood Floor With a Walnut

A flooring guy told me this one while he was repairing my neighbor’s kitchen. He said, grab a walnut. I […]

How to Repair Cracked Tile Grout Before It Spreads

I noticed a hairline crack in the grout behind my bathroom sink last winter and told myself I would get […]

How to Fix a Loose Doorknob That Keeps Falling Off

Nothing says “welcome home” like a doorknob that comes off in your hand. Mine did that for two weeks because […]