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DIY Kitchen Project: Off-the-Counter Produce Storage

This wall-mounted produce storage project also serves as a reminder to your family to eat fresh, healthy meals and snacks.

Kitchen Storage: Pull Out Pantry Shelves

Pull out shelves changed my life—and pull out drawers for cabinets will change yours, too!


18 Cheap Kitchen Updates That Look Expensive

Make your kitchen look like a million bucks—or at least more expensive than what you really paid for these updates....


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How to Organize Your Freezer From Start to Finish

Follow these simple steps to tame the chaos in your freezer, ensuring it's organized and stocked with food that's safe...


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20 Home Renovations That Instantly Increase Your Home Value

These are the top renovations that increase home value. Some are easy and inexpensive updates that you can do over...

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12 Best Home Improvement Projects Under $100

A little can go a long way when it comes to home improvements. For just $100 you can make some...


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We Tried Benjamin Moore’s 2021 Paint Color of the Year

Aegean Teal caught the attention of our team here at Family Handyman. Here's why we love it.

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Vintage Family Handyman Project from 1970: How to Build a Trash Compressor

To celebrate Family Handyman's 70th anniversary, we're sharing some projects from past issues, all the way back to our first...


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Small Kitchen Space-Saving Tips

Make your small kitchen work and feel bigger with these space-saving ideas


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How to Clean Grout in Your Kitchen with a Surprising (and Cheap) Ingredient

From your floor to your backsplash, removing gunky buildup between tiles is easier than you think with this trick.


Kitchen Storage Projects That Create More Space

Build these 5 kitchen cabinet storage projects and increase the storage capacity of your cabinets without increasing the size of...

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How to Build Under-Cabinet Drawers & Increase Kitchen Storage

Get more kitchen storage in one weekend with these kitchen baseboard storage ideas



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How to Build Pull Out Under Sink Storage Trays for Your Kitchen

Construct roll-out trays for extra storage space in the sink base cabinet.


Is Your Oven Working Properly? Here’s How to Find Out.

To make sure your oven is ready for everything you'll throw at it (or in it), remember three things: Calibrate...


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Kitchen Cabinet Storage Solutions: DIY Pot and Pan Pullout

A solution to stooping, searching and stacking.

Kitchen Remodeling Ideas and Tips

Playful tile and clever details make this kitchen the center of family life


10 Ways You’re Loading Your Dishwasher All Wrong

Do you place glasses upside down on the tines of your dishwasher's top rack? If so, you're doing it wrong....


Swing-out Storage Kitchen Cabinets

Triple your cabinet space!


5 Quick Kitchen Spice Storage Solutions

Tired of opening your cabinet doors to an avalanche of spices? It's time to corral and organize – try these...


Organize Kitchen Storage With Kitchen Cabinet Rollouts

Build simple rollout shelves and bring everything in your cabinets within easy reach


Build Organized Lower Cabinet Rollouts for Increased Kitchen Storage

Add convenient kitchen storage with these simple rollout bins