When it comes to accomplishing a home project, it can be tempting to call a pro—and in many cases, it’s a must.
It’s never a good idea to DIY something you’re not confident about. But in many cases, you might be talking yourself out of doing something that you can easily tick off the list.
To empower everyone to attempt a DIY project now and then, we turned to a few incredible pros to ask—what home fixes are easier than they appear?
As it turns out, there are quite a few things we’ve been outsourcing, and they’re easy tasks to tackle both indoors and out.
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If you’ve been saving up your framed art until you can hire a pro for that gallery wall, interior designer Benji Lewis wants to assure everyone it’s not as complicated as it looks.
There are several easy hacks to use when hanging pictures. Simply measure the wall space you wish to use for your gallery and lay your art out on the ground, confining your pieces to that same amount of space.
“Move the artwork around until you find a configuration you like and then transpose the pictures onto your wall,” Lewis says. Easy, breezy!
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If you already outsource things like mowing the lawn, it might seem easy to add mulching and weeding to your pros list.
But as Cate Singleton, director of design for Tilly’s, notes, these are two incredibly easy tasks you can take on yourself. She knows this from experience and shared her tips.
Much like weeding, mulching also falls under Singleton’s too-easy-to-outsource umbrella. Singleton suggests bagged mulch for smaller jobs and a wheelbarrow for larger
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Fall will be here before you know it, and we know what that means—it’s time to bring out thefall decor. Of course, exactly how to decorate your space for the season may be trickier than it seems. As you’re deciding which route to take, why not consult your zodiac sign?
It can be tempting to whip out some paint to refresh an old piece of furniture that's been sitting around your home, however, it may be better off left alone than painted. We asked pros to share what types of furniture should never be painted, so you know which ones to avoid giving a quick DIY makeover to.
As fall begins, many turfgrasses show signs of common diseases. “These fungi are always present, but disease occurs when the environmental conditions are ideal for its development,” says Clint Waltz, PhD, turfgrass specialist, Turfgrass and Education Center at the University of Georgia. “That means an extended period of humidity and temperatures in the 60s to 80s.”
Let's be honest: staying on top of cleaning and organizing every room in your home can get overwhelming—and before you know it, piles of junk on countertops and crammed-full kitchen cabinets can feel unmanageable.
While mums are particularly popular during the fall season for their lasting power and bright multi-colored blooms, they aren't the only stars of the show for this upcoming season.
Brick is one of those designer-favorite materials that is timeless and can add unique depth and texture to architectural elements, both indoors and out.
Decorating a windowsill might seem like a simple way to add a bit of flair and personality to your living space. After all, a well-decorated sill can act as a mini-showcase for your style, housing everything from cute trinkets to treasured mementos. But before you start lining up your favorite possessions along that sunny ledge, it's important to remember that not everything plays nice with sunlight.
When the temperatures start dropping and you need an extra blanket for your bed, it's a sign that fall is coming! But with cooler days ahead comes the start of school and more transitions.
When the air gets cooler and you are finding you need an extra sweater more than not, it can be easy to want to prune all of your plants and flowers to get ready for the upcoming season.