Here are free downloadable plans for a super-simple kitchen peninsula and a refrigerator cabinet.

Adding insulation to your garage walls can be as easy, stress-free project, depending on the materials you choose.

 Here’s how you can make the most of your existing cabinets or reduce the number of new ones you need.

 This is a great DIY project to get a vehicle ready for sale or just to help you see better when driving at night.

When the time came to build a vanity (because it was holding up progress on my bathroom-remodeling project), I realized I had underestimated how time-consuming it would be. Rather than getting bogged down with construction or buying a prefab unit, I compromised: I built the face frame and completed the project with manufactured cabinets, doors and drawers. This approach turned out to be an excellent way to break into woodworking and save money.

Though DIYers often attempt difficult remodeling jobs to save money, many recoil from tackling plumbing tasks. Sure, some plumbing projects are complex and should be referred to a professional. But you can easily replace a faucet for a fraction of what you’d pay a plumber.

New wood stoves are 30 percent more efficient than old ones, wresting between 70 percent and 80 percent of the heating potential from every log. And they’re much cleaner-burning as well.

When deciding whether to replace windows, consider this: You’re upgrading a relatively small area of your home’s exterior by only about two to three points on the R-value scale. Your payback will take many years, even if you figure in tax credits and increases in the cost of energy.

After busting up old tile up to fix water damage, we installed snap-together, no-mud tiles for a fresh new look.

When the Pella people showed up to deliver and install our new entryway door, they removed the old door and paused. Below the threshold, rot was everywhere. Like a surgeon closing up a terminal cancer patient, the crew boarded up the opening. Installation would have to wait until that rot was removed and good wood installed.