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Your 6-Step Action Plan to Brighter Closets
Installing a light fixture to brighten up your cave-like dark closet can be accomplished in just a few simple steps.
Previous Home How-To Central Stories
| Your 6-Step Action Plan to Brighter Closets Installing a light fixture to brighten up your cave-like dark closet can be accomplished in just a few simple steps. (Published in the September 2008 issue)
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| 15 Smart Ways to Save Water (and Money): DIY Guy Clean drinking water is our most precious resource, and natural and industrial forces constantly threaten it. Even if your home draws water from a ground well, not a municipal pipeline, saving water makes sense.
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| 6 Easy Steps to a Long-Lasting Paint Job: DIY Guide Many homeowners overlook the most important element of a durable paint job: Preparation. Here are six key steps to get the most out of your hard work and keep your house looking its best. (Published in the August 2008 issue)
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| 3 Compact Fluorescent Light Bulb Problems—and Expert Fixes It seems that while new compact fluorescents save a lot of power, they're a lot more fickle when it comes to installation than their incandescent brothers. Here are three common problems with CFLs and how to avoid them. (Published in the August 2008 issue)
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| 6 Steps to the Perfect Inground Pool There's nothing like installing a concrete swimming pool, but planning your dream pool can be harder than it seems. Consider your options beforehand, and inground pool construction will proceed swimmingly.
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| How to Blow Up Rock in 6 Steps (With Video!) We came. We sawed. We blasted. And, along the way, we learned new tricks for conquering stone. (Published in the August 2008 issue)
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| 5 Expert Grilling Tips for Better Holiday Cookouts: DIY Guy |
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| 5 Secrets to Building a Better Shed: DIY Guy Joseph Truini is something of an expert on building sheds. So it's not surprising that people often ask him for advice. And so with these inquisitive souls in mind he presents his favorite tricks of the trade.
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| 5 Household Tasks You Definitely Should Not Try Alone at Home Our DIY Guy offers advice with his new weekly tips for PopularMechanics.com, but sometimes you’re better off with a paid specialist. Call it the D-DIY movement: don’t do it yourself.
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| Remembering My Father's Watch—and Lessons Learned My dad’s watch reminds me that while time passes, things built with care can endure. (Published in the June 2008 issue)
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