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We Asked DIY Pros: What’s Your Easiest Home Upgrade?

We Asked DIY Pros: What’s Your Easiest Home Upgrade?

By Metanoya Z. Webb

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An Art Curator’s Tried-and-True Tips for Hanging a Gallery Wall

By Rebecca Deczynski

dining room with green windows and white table

A Genius Way to Upcycle All Those Coffee-Table Books Collecting Dust

By Anthony D'Argenzio

Green painted wall with paneling

How to Paint Wood Paneling and Its Best Friend, the Trim

By Rebecca Deczynski

yellow kitchen stool

This New Online Tool Is Great for Socially Distanced Home Repairs

Building a Backyard Fort Became a Creative Outlet for This Dad and His Sons

Building a Backyard Fort Became a Creative Outlet for This Dad and His Sons

chic living room with pink chair and gray sofa

Get Prewar Architecture in Any Rental With This $150 Wainscoting Hack

By Lydia Geisel

play kitchen set

This Mom Is Making Play Versions of Everyday Items Out of Leftover Cardboard

By Lydia Geisel

woman in red dress

Bella Hadid’s Backyard Swing DIY Is Your Easy Afternoon Project

By Lydia Geisel

Dining room with gallery wall

Who Says Gallery Walls and Shelves Can’t Coexist Harmoniously?

By Rebecca Deczynski

black oven with brass bars

Disguise Your Ugly (But Still Functional) Oven for $60

By Lydia Geisel

Channel-Tufted Headboards Are the Next Big Bedroom Trend You Can DIY

Channel-Tufted Headboards Are the Next Big Bedroom Trend You Can DIY

By Lydia Geisel

reclaimed library doors on slider

These 100-Year-Old Doors Make All Other Room Dividers Pale in Comparison

By Anthony D'Argenzio

Your Weekend Project Is Here: 9 DIY Chandeliers You Can Make in an Afternoon

By Rebecca Deczynski

man and kid scootering in pool

This Pool’s Bubblegum Hue and Dripping Vines Make You Forget It’s Empty

By Lydia Geisel

I Couldn’t Find My Dream Coffee Table, So I Had One Custom-Made

I Couldn’t Find My Dream Coffee Table, So I Had One Custom-Made

By Alyssa Clough

tiny black pool

7 Ways to Make Your Stock Tank Feel Like a Grown-Up Pool

By Lydia Geisel

A New Zealand Stylist Shares Her $100 Nursery Room DIY

By Garrett Fleming

woman sitting in greenhouse door

A $400 Prefab Kit and Some Leftover Pallets Equal a Lush Greenhouse

By Lydia Geisel

black and white kitchen with wooden ribbed island

I DIYed My Dream Island From IKEA Cabinets and Leftover Wood Slats

By Sarah Sherman Samuel

Hannah bronfman in white dress

Hannah Bronfman Just DIYed a Concrete Table

By Elly Leavitt

black cane cabinet

This Buzzy Material Is the New Way to Update Your IKEA Cabinets

By Lydia Geisel

desk corner with stained glass

How This Pro DIYed Stained-Glass Windows for Just $16

By Elly Leavitt

white kitchen cabinets wood open shelves and dark charcoal backsplash

8 Kitchens You Wouldn’t Guess Are IKEA

By Elly Leavitt

Home office with decorated bookshelf

5 Designers Share the Quarantine Projects They Finally Finished

By Rebecca Deczynski

closet with bold wallpaper

This DIYer Removed Her Popcorn Ceilings in One Morning

By Lydia Geisel

blue living room with fireplace and yellow arm chair

How Many Different Ways Can You Paint a Bookshelf?

By Elly Leavitt

neutral living room with antique wallpaper and white sofa

There’s No Secret Recipe for Restoring Wallpaper—But This Approach Is Close

By Anthony D'Argenzio

black and white tile bathroom

How to Tile a Bathroom Floor Yourself

By Elly Leavitt

IKEA Bar Cart Hack: Go Graphic

IKEA Bar Cart Hack: Go Graphic

By Laura Kaesshaefer

brown ribbed console table vignette with poster and vase

You Can DIY a Trendy Ribbed Console From Cardboard Tubes

By Elly Leavitt

How to Paint Wood Furniture, Step-by-Step

How to Paint Wood Furniture, Step-by-Step

By Rebecca Deczynski

elevated built in nook with arch entrance

From Sink Skirts to Floor Paint: 5 Design Tricks From a Ground-Up Build

By Lydia Geisel

4 IKEA Bed Hacks to Shake Up Your Space This Weekend

By Kelly Dawson

The Genius Gardening Hack You Need, Courtesy of a $1 IKEA Vase

The Genius Gardening Hack You Need, Courtesy of a $1 IKEA Vase

By Elly Leavitt

natural toned dining room

How to DIY This Floating Cabinet, Down to the Cane Doors

By Lydia Geisel

Green bunk beds with velvet curtains

Sarah Sherman Samuel DIY-ed Her Son’s Circus-Inspired Bed in a Weekend

By Gabrielle Savoie

black stock tank pool with wood deck

Your Next Outdoor DIY: A $600 Pool With Its Very Own Modern Deck

By Lydia Geisel

There’s a Reason IKEA Furniture Is So Satisfying

There’s a Reason IKEA Furniture Is So Satisfying

By Rebecca Deczynski

dining room nook wiht built in bench and large white globe pendant

Renovators Swear by This Pendant Light Hack

By Lydia Geisel

outdoor patio with red umbrellas

This Outdoor DIY Idea Is Trending, Just in Time for S’mores Season

By Lydia Geisel

Uh-Oh: 64 Percent of People Think This Remodeling Project Costs Less Than It Really Does

Uh-Oh: 64 Percent of People Think This Remodeling Project Costs Less Than It Really Does

By Rebecca Deczynski

Kitchen with built in shelf and column

A Pesky Column Became the Star of This Kitchen’s Open Shelving

By Rebecca Deczynski

The Backsplash DIY That’s the Answer to Our Rental-Kitchen Prayers

The Backsplash DIY That’s the Answer to Our Rental-Kitchen Prayers

By Elly Leavitt

This Is the Best $75 I Ever Spent on My Living Room

By Elly Leavitt

credenza topped with lots of objects

A Freehand Paint Border Is All It Took to Transform This Room

By Lydia Geisel

This Couple Quit Their Jobs to Fix Up Homes (With Zero Renovation Experience)

This Couple Quit Their Jobs to Fix Up Homes (With Zero Renovation Experience)

By Lydia Geisel

wooden desk cesca chair

This $55 WFH Setup Will Inspire You to Ditch Your Bed

By Elly Leavitt

The One Step a Renovation Expert Never Skips (No Matter What)

The One Step a Renovation Expert Never Skips (No Matter What)

By Jean Brownhill

Floral-painted staircase

This French Artist Is Painting Her Home Full of Flowers to Pass the Time

By Rebecca Deczynski

Cabinets painted black and white

How to Paint Wood Kitchen Cabinets, Step-by-Step

By Rebecca Deczynski

Don’t Toss It: Here’s How to Make Your Worn-Out Rug Look Brand-New

By Rebecca Deczynski

Layer These Paint Colors for the Ultimate “Concrete” Fireplace

Layer These Paint Colors for the Ultimate “Concrete” Fireplace

Photography by Christine Higgs, By Lindsey Mather

You Won’t Believe This Dramatic Exterior Transformation Was a DIY

By Lydia Geisel

The Most-Requested Dream Home Amenity Is Luckily One You Can DIY

By Elly Leavitt

shell covered mirror

Jeremiah Brent’s Latest DIY Involves an Old Mirror and This Amazon Buy

By Elly Leavitt

How a Sleeping Nook Became a Magical Forest Canopy Bed

How a Sleeping Nook Became a Magical Forest Canopy Bed

By Christina Pérez

bath tube filled with water

This Home Maintenance Hotline Will Get You Through Sheltering in Place

By Lydia Geisel

If You Love All Things Tie-Dye, You Need to Try Fabric Marbling

If You Love All Things Tie-Dye, You Need to Try Fabric Marbling

Kitchen with scalloped backsplash

This British Designer Used Cardboard to Plan Her Perfect Backsplash

By Rebecca Deczynski

white galley kitchen

What to Do About Your Pre–Social Distancing Renovation Plans

By Lydia Geisel

Pink living room

Is It Safe to Paint Your Space When You’re Stuck Indoors?

By Rebecca Deczynski

striped blue and white headboard and yellow nightstand

This Popular IKEA Product Combo Is the Ultimate Stay-at-Home Setup

By Lydia Geisel

vignette with blue dresser with trompe l'ceil effect

Transform a Flea Market Dresser With This Reality-Bending Paint Idea

By Elly Leavitt