If you’ve had some unsuccessful do-it-yourself attempts, you know how difficult it can be to fix your mistakes. Sometimes you have to learn first-hand that some home projects are best when left to ...

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Summer projects around the house are a staple of the season. Figuring out which ones to tackle yourself versus hiring a professional can be tough for beginners. We wanted to know: ...

Across the country, homeowners are discovering that their weekend DIY projects could inadvertently void their insurance policies and result in thousands of dollars in costs. DIY projects can be so ...

Whether it’s your workspace, storage place, or where the car goes, there’s always room for improvement. Trying some do-it-yourself projects can not just make it more functional, but it can also add ...

The era of obsessional craft-making as a trendy hobby seems to be drawing to a close. Even Martha Stewart (now aka “M. Diddy”), who appears in this month’s issue of Vanity Fair wearing a shirt that ...

t was somewhere in the midst of sanding round No. 4 on 2,000 square feet of hardwood floors last week when I got the urge to give up. In the first place, I wondered why I had even thought refinishing ...

A DIY bathroom remodel isn’t for the faint of heart. Among the do-it-yourself projects you could tackle in the home, it definitely ranks among the most challenging, combining such finicky and ...