Laura Duerr

Reclaimed brick is a great material to elevate a gravel path. It creates a steadier bed for foot traffic, and it adds visual interest with texture and color.

The tiny-to-nonexistent backsplash was a hot look in the 1990s, but today people are looking for bigger ones. The good news: They're easy to install.

October is a great time to pressure wash the driveway, before it's cluttered with fallen leaves and freezing temperatures set in. Here's the right way to do it.

If you building a retaining wall, you may have considered concrete blocks. Instead, choose bluestone, a durable, natural option that fits various design styles.

A compost aerator uses metal wings to aerate compost. You drive the tool into the pile, then open the wings up inside, to mix and aerate the compost material.

Japanese gardens have heavily featured moss for hundreds of years. Try this look in your own garden with splendid feather moss, a gorgeous species.

As the weather cools down, keep mowing your lawn, but cut it a little shorter. This is also a good time to replace dirty mower oil.

If you mulch your garden and plants before mid-October, it can do a lot to protect your dormant flora from freezing temps and bad weather over the winter.

After cooking, there's nothing worse than seeing grease on kitchen surfaces. If you're tired of removing it, you need a range hood that pushes grease outdoors.

Cotton rounds, as long as they are entirely cotton and don't contain toxins, make a suitable brown material for your compost pile.

Rather than using WD-40 on a stuck lock, consider using a PTFE-based dry lubricant instead, like 3-in-One Lock Dry Lube, that goes on clear and dries fast.

The Anthbot N8 Robotic Lawnmower has features that allow it to mulch and bag leaves. This machine won't work well for large piles of leaves, only a light layer.

Pond Armor Pond Shield epoxy is a safe-to-use sealant that can prevent cracking and leaking in concrete bird baths, keeping them in shape through the seasons.

Wondering why your gas stove flame unexpectedly goes out? Learn the causes, from harmless quick fixes to potentially dangerous hazards.

It is perfectly fine to hose down wooden outdoor furniture. Just make sure to use a low setting, let them air dry, and never pressure wash these pieces.

Electrolux's vacuums from the '70s, '80s, and '90s are beloved by collectors and cleaners alike for their durability and limited points of failure.

Whether you can clean your wicker furniture with a hose depends on a few factors. How to clean your wicker furniture will depend on its material.

Berseem clover is a legume you can grow as a cover crop in the fall to enrich your soil in the spring. It works as a nitrogen-fixer, and can help with weeds.

Dull mower blades cause a domino effect of other lawn mower issues, so they could be the reason why your grass looks dull, yellow, dry, or otherwise damaged.

To make the most of a window's natural light potential, determine the curtain's appropriate stack back before hanging the rod.