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How To Change Your Showerhead

A spa-style showerhead is one of those luxuries that's so affordable we think everyone should have one in her home. See how having a showerhead you love will kick start your day the right way.

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How To Refinish Your Cabinets

To begin, you'll first need to take down all of your cabinet doors. The reason why you have to pull all of the doors off is to expose the entire surface area to be worked on; both for the doors and the cabinets.

How To Recaulk a Sink

Begin to scrape away at the old caulk using your tool. Be careful not to scrape the sink's porcelain or surrounding surface. If you find the caulk is too hard and not budging, you can heat it with a hair drier, then scrape it while it's softened.

Maintaining an Invisible Screen

Once you have installed the screen, you may be inspired to check out invisible, retractable window screens. Kits are available for double doors and French doors. Here are a few tips on maintenance:

Shoo, Goo! How to Remove Sticky Stuff from Surfaces

Now you can get all kinds of goop off surfaces quickly and completely. The key is simply using the right cleaner and a scraper.

How To Replace a Toilet Seat

Replacing a toilet seat is one of the simplest home improvement tasks ever.

First things first: close the old seat and lid on the toilet to access the bolts at the back that fasten the seat onto the toilet bowl. If necessary, pop off the plastic caps that cover and protect the bolts. You can use your flathead screwdriver to lift these plastic caps off the toilet (don't worry about breaking them since you're getting rid of that seat anyway).

How To Fix a Leaky Faucet

It isn't until you live with the drip of a faulty faucet that you realize how effective water torture must be! See how you can fix it yourself, often for just a few dollars.

How To Remove Old Wallpaper

Using a flathead screwdriver, remove all of the switch and outlet covers from all of the walls that you want to work on. Once you've done this, cover the outlets and the switches with blue painter's tape.

Faux-Painting Secrets: Give it the Tuscan Treatment

Cover your furniture and floor with tarps. Don't forget your gloves and protective eyewear. Apply taping mud, also called joint compound. This is a substance you already have on your walls in a thinner and more even coat; it helps get rid of the seams between pieces of drywall.

Regrout Tile

If your grout is cracking, worn, dingy or stained, replacing it may be your next do-it-yourself project.

How To Install a Light Fixture

If you really want to make an impact in a room, there's one project that will instantly add the "umph" factor you're looking for: install a new light fixture!