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Mosquito-free camping, brought to you by your own living room furniture.

IKEA Has Released Instructions on How to Build a Range of Cool Forts at Home

IKEA’s simple, illustrated directions will help you construct the blanket fort of your childhood dreams.

Why Are So Many Farmhouses Painted White?

The reasons why whitewashing farmhouses became a popular trend among colonial homeowners, especially those who lived in humid climates, go far beyond aesthetics.

There might be fresh bread in there. Or wine.

9 Surprising Things You Can Make in Your Instant Pot

Now’s the perfect time to branch out from soups and stews to fresh bread, homemade wine, and DIY lip balm.

How to Make a DIY Face Mask at Home—No Sewing Required

If you have a bandana and two hair ties, you have everything you need to make a protective face mask at home.

Queen Elizabeth II at an afternoon tea event in 1999.

How to Make Queen Elizabeth’s Beloved Chocolate Biscuit Cake at Home

The queen exercises an admirable amount of self-control by only eating one little sliver a day, but you don’t have to be so modest.

Elmo and Abby search for the color green at the beach.

Sesame Workshop Shares New Resources and Activities to Help Parents and Kids Cope With Self-Isolation

Elmo and the rest of the ‘Sesame Street’ characters help teach kids how to wash their hands and how to feel better about being stuck at home.

YouTube's Physics Girl snuffs out a candle with carbon dioxide.

20 Boredom-Busting Science Experiments You Can Do at Home, Courtesy of YouTube’s Physics Girl

From spinning eggs to DIY slime, these at-home science experiments help you stay busy and learn a few things, too.

A Little Free Library full of canned goods in Chicago.

People Are Stocking Their Little Free Libraries With Food and Toilet Paper to Help Neighbors

Now, Little Free Libraries across the map hold everything from peanut butter to toilet paper—and some books, too.

As long as you're careful, cleaning your laptop can be an easy DIY project.

How to Clean Your Germy Laptop in 4 Easy Steps

All it takes is a can of compressed air and a little homemade computer cleaner to keep coronavirus and other germs away from your laptop.

"Forest Elf" is now a Pantone color and that means it's finally time to make a Lord of the Rings shrine out of your spare room.

Pantone Just Added 315 New Colors to Its Fashion, Home, and Interiors System

We’re thrilled to introduce Water Ballet, Forest Elf, Downtown Brown, and a few hundred more new Pantone colors.

What’s the Difference Between Crocheting and Knitting?

For one, dropping a stitch while knitting will probably upset you more than dropping one while crocheting.

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5 Clever Ways to Reuse Prescription Bottles

From thrifty organizers to gardening projects, here are some clever ways to upcycle the empty pill bottles in your medicine cabinet at home.

Ingenious Moving Tips, According to Twitter

Here are Twitter’s best packing tips and tricks to help you save space, money, time, and your sanity on moving day.

Project Linus’s ‘Blanketeers’ Donate Homemade Blankets to Children in Need—Here’s How to Help

From whimsical patterns to kooky characters, these blankets provide comfort to children battling illness or trauma.

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Want to Repurpose Old or Damaged Books? Turn Them Into DIY Wall Art

Before throwing your old books away, see if there's space on your walls to make a sprawling, literary piece of home decor.

How to Turn an Old Wicker Basket Into a DIY Cat Bed

If you have an old wicker basket at home, you can make a cute and comfortable elevated bed for your cat in just a few minutes.

How British Spies Used a Cupcake Recipe to Stop Terrorists

Sometimes, a spoonful of sugar makes the terrorism plot go down.

6 Big Problems With Building Tiny Houses

The big issues with small homes.

8 Morning Routines of History's Most Successful People

Kickstart your year with productivity tips from Ben Franklin.

4 Simple Ways to Quickly Ripen an Avocado

For when your toast just can't wait.

7 Packing Tips for a Basic Economy Flight

You won't have much space. Use it wisely.

This Simple Plastic Wrap Hack Will Make Your Kitchen Life Much Easier

It may seem a little silly, but give it a try.

You're Probably Raking Leaves All Wrong

Here are a few tips.

There's an Easier Way to Use a Cheese Grater

And it's a game changer.

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