Rooms of the Home
Make every room of your home reflect your personal style and aesthetic preference with all the best ideas, designs and common repairs.
The Most Essential Products for New Homeowners
From cleaning supplies to tools, here's a list of everything you'll need for your new home.
What to Do Within the First Year After Moving Into Your New Home
When you move into your new home, there are a number of cleaning tasks, basic projects and upgrades to consider....
Pros and Cons of Attic Insulation Types
What’s the best attic insulation? That depends on your definition of “best”. An expert home inspector goes through which attic...
How to Paint Concrete Floors
Transform your concrete basement or garage floor with a fresh coat of paint.
10 Best Home Improvement Projects Under $1,000
Updating countertops, painting the exterior or upgrading an appliance are simple ways to add big value to your home.
10 Best Home Improvement Projects Under $500
A little can go a long way when it comes to home improvements. For just $500 you can make some...
The Pros and Cons to Renovating an Old House
The pros and cons of renovating an old house
20 Home Renovations That Instantly Add Value to Your Home
These home renovations are so worth the upfront expense.
14 Weekend Projects that Add to Home Value
Not every project has to be big (or extremely expensive) to add value to your home. These done-in-a-weekend projects, for...
10 Things to Know Before Buying a Garage Door
A good garage door will last decades, maybe even a lifetime. So it makes sense to spend a little extra...
Add Value to Your Home With These 12 Easy Upgrades
Outfit your abode with these high-impact, low-budget projects.
How to Paint Your Front Door
Spruce up your house by painting your front door. It's an easy DIY project.
10 Best Home Improvement Projects Under $250
A little can go a long way when it comes to home improvements. For just $250 you can make some...
12 Best Home Improvement Projects Under $100
A little can go a long way when it comes to home improvements. For just $100 you can make some...
Garage Makeover: How to Create the Garage of Your Dreams
Get the garage of your dreams one step at a time. This makeover includes high-capacity cabinets, a new garage door,...
10 Bad DIY Habits You Need to Stop Doing Immediately
These bad DIY habits might be costing you more than just time and money.
How to Paint a Room
Read on as we walk you through all the steps, from choosing the paint to cleaning up when you're done.
6 Home Problems Inspectors Hate to See
Reuben Saltzman, president of Structure Tech in Minnesota, identifies potential home problems and what to do about them.
We Tried Benjamin Moore’s 2021 Paint Color of the Year
Aegean Teal caught the attention of our team here at Family Handyman. Here's why we love it.
How DIY Projects Are Helping People Through the Pandemic
The skills DIYers are using and learning during the pandemic come with benefits far greater than that heady feeling following...
Parts of Your Home Prone to the Most Winter Weather Damage
Knowing where your home is most vulnerable and taking precautions can save you thousands of dollars in repairs next spring.
How to Make Your Own Built In Shelves
Discover hidden storage space in your walls with these two built-in shelf projects.
Vintage Family Handyman Covers from the ‘70s
To celebrate Family Handyman's 70th anniversary, take a look back at these vintage Family Handyman covers from the 1970's.
How to Install a Load-Bearing Beam
Replace a load bearing wall with a microlam beam to create a bigger room.
Vintage Family Handyman Project: Modernizing a Fireplace (Then and Now)
In honor of our 70th anniversary, we recreated one of our earliest projects.
A Pro Carpenter’s Guide to Framing Basement Walls
A poor framing job can bring a whole mess of problems, so we asked a professional framing carpenter how to...
How to Clean Grout in Your Kitchen with a Surprising (and Cheap) Ingredient
From your floor to your backsplash, removing gunky buildup between tiles is easier than you think with this trick.
12 Kitchen Items Under $25 We’re Buying From The Home Depot’s Huge Fall Sale
The Home Depot is having a huge sale. Here's what we're buying for our kitchens.
How to Repair a Gas Fire Pit
How to inspect and fix your gas fire pit.
21 Things Every Homeowner Needs to Know
While rewarding, being a homeowner can be costly and frustrating if you're not in the know. Here are 21 essential...