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Below is a list of some of the Do-It-Yourself Projects!

  A French-Country Shelf
  A Gossamer Ghost
  A Painted Lamp with Fringed Lampshade
  A Side Chair in the Limelight
  Accessories for Your Drill
  Accessories for Your Router
  Acorn Napkin Rings
  Added Features for Television and Video
  Adding a Baseboard Convector
  Adding a Lamppost to Your Yard
  Adding a New Circuit Breaker to the Main Service Panel
  Adding a Water Softener to Your Water-Supply System
  Adding Blocking and Bracing to Your New Deck
  Adding Pull-Down Stairs
  Adjustable and Combination Wrenches
  Adjusting a Closet Door
  An Introduction to Child Safety
  An Introduction to Installing an In-Ground Sprinkler System
  An Introduction to Recessed Lighting
  An Introduction to Repairing Table Legs
  Anatomy of a Recessed Light
  Applying a Brick Veneer
  Applying a Stone Veneer
  Applying a Water Sealant to Your Deck
  Applying a Water-Repellent Coating to Masonry
  Applying and Restoring Oil-Based Wood Finishes
  Applying Pigmented Stain
  Applying Shellac, Varnish, and Polyurethane Wood Finishes
  Applying Stucco
  Applying Water-Based Wood Finishes
  Arched Arbor
  Assembling Steel Wall Frames
  Attaching a Hand-Held Shower Unit to Your Tub Spout
  Attic, Basement, and Garage Conversions
  Backyard Barbecue Grills and Accessories
  Basement Organizers
  Basic Shingling
  Basic Techniques of Ragging
  Bathroom Storage
  Beautify Your Breakfast Tray
  Bed of Roses: Pretty Floral Headboard
  Building a Block Retaining Wall
  Building a Boardwalk
  Building a Chain Link Fence
  Building a Children's Picnic Table
  Building a Dry-Stacked Stone Retaining Wall
  Building a Dry-Stacked Stone Wall
  Building a Fan Trellis
  Building a Planter Trellis
  Building a Simple Rectangular Deck with Door Bays
  Building a Six-Sided Gazebo
  Building a Stand-Alone Swing Frame
  Building a Standard Doghouse
  Building a Temporary Support for a Window
  Building a Thistle Seed Dispenser for the Birds
  Building a Timber Retaining Wall
  Building a Tree Well
  Building Codes
  Can't Toss That Magazine? Tuck It in a Bucket
  Carbon Monoxide Detectors
  Casing a Door
  Caulking Gaps and Joints
  Ceiling Boxes
  Chain Saw Safety and Use
  Charting Electrical Circuits
  Child Safety--Keeping Your Child Away from Poisonous Substances
  Child Safety--Making Furniture Safe
  Child Safety--Play It Safe around Electricity
  Child Safety--Practicing Fire-Related Safety
  Child Safety--Prevent Your Child from Choking
  Child Safety--Prevent Your Child from Drowning
  Child Safety--Preventing Falls
  Child Safety--Preventing Scalds and Burns
  Child Safety?Hidden Household Hazards
  Choosing a Clear Wood Finish
  Choosing a Metallic Electrical Box
  Choosing a Nonmetallic Electrical Box
  Choosing a Type of Window
  Choosing and Applying a Wallpaper Border
  Choosing and Using Power Tools
  Choosing Drill Bits
  Choosing the Correct Extension Cord and Outlet for Outdoor Power Equipment
  Choosing Window Film
  Cleaning a Faucet Aerator
  Cleaning Ducts
  Clearing Clogged Appliance Traps
  Clearing Clogged Sink and Tub Traps
  Clearing Clogged Strainers and Stoppers
  Clearing Clogged Toilets
  Closet Organizers
  Coated-Wire Closet Storage Systems
  Colorful Faux Jasper
  Components of Freestanding Lights
  Connecting a Waste-Disposal Unit to Your Sink
  Connecting Copper Pipe
  Connecting Plastic Pipe
  Connecting Telephones
  Connecting to Cable TV
  Constructing a Built-In Shelving Unit
  Construction Guidelines for Bird Feeders
  Crackle-Glazed Candlesticks
  Create a Classic Faux-Marble End Table
  Creating a Charming Curtain Cuff
  Creating a Classic Desk Caddy
  Creating a Custom-Finished Desk Lamp for a Gentleman's Study
  Creating a Knotty Pine Finish
  Creating an Access Panel in Drywall
  Customizing a Child's Table and Chair
  Cutting a Returned Window Apron
  Cutting Glass and Rigid Plastic
  Cutting Openings in Drywall
  Decorating a Spice Rack with Hand painted Tiles
  Decorative Victorian Boxes
  Decoupage Decorating
  Demolition Safety
  Detecting Radon in Your Home
  Do You Need a 15- or 20-Amp Receptacle?
  Driving Screws
  Drywall: Patching a Hole Using Wire Mesh
  Dry walling Odd-Shaped Areas
  Easy Rod-Pocket Curtains
  Electrical Switch Types
  Embellishing a Fireplace Screen
  Extending Electrical Power Outdoors
  Fabric Decoupage Revives a Wicker Chair
  Fastening a Mirror to a Bathroom Wall
  Faux Finish: Rusticated Stone Wall
  Faux Finishes: A Burled Wood Panel
  Faux Finishes: Combing Basics
  Faux Finishes: Combing with a Notched Squeegee
  Faux Finishes: How to Paint a Sky
  Faux Finishes: Sponging On Two Colors
  Faux Finishes: White Marble
  Faux Serpentine Marble
  Feeding American Goldfinches
  Feeding Black-Capped Chickadees
  Feeding Cardinals
  Feeding Downy Woodpeckers
  Feeding Tufted Titmice
  Festival of Lights Centerpiece
  Filling Holes in Wood
  Finding Replacement Glass for Broken Windows
  Finish-Sanding Drywall Seams
  Finishing Drywall
  Finishing Rough Walls
  Fishing Wire Cable in Ceilings
  Fixing Condensation on a Toilet
  Fixing Cracks and Gashes in Drywall
  Flush Tank Anatomy
  Flush Tank Problems: When the Tank is Full but Won't Flush
  Flush Tank Problems: When the Tank Won't Fill
  Flush Tank Problems: When the Toilet Is Noisy
  Flush Tank Problems: When the Toilet Runs Constantly
  Flush Tank Problems: When the Water Level is Too High or Too Low
  Flush Tank Problems: When There Are Splashing Sounds Inside the Tank
  Forming a Compression Joint
  Forming a Gravel Walk
  Framing and Installing a Window
  Framing Out a Closet
  Framing Walls
  French Polish Finishes
  French-Brush Color Washing
  Fun Stripes for a Bureau
  Furring Over Masonry or Plaster
  Garage Organizers
  General Framing of Walls
  General Recessed Lighting Techniques
  Hand-Rubbing Technique for Wood Finishes
  Handy Drilling Tips and Techniques
  Handy Router Tips and Techniques
  Hanging a Replacement Chandelier
  Hanging Drywall on a Flat Wall
  Hanging Joists for a Deck
  Hanging Wallpaper
  Hanging Wood-Framed Standards
  Hardwiring Smoke Detectors
  Home Plumbing Systems
  Home Wiring Systems
  How Bulbs Work
  How Radon Enters the Home
  How to Add Balusters and a Top Rail
  How to Apply Finish to Your Deck
  How to Apply Window Film
  How to Build a Bench with Back Attached to a Finished Deck
  How to Build Deck Stairs
  How to Choose Above-Ground Sprinkling Systems
  How to Choose Sprayers, Dusters, Foggers
  How to Clean Windows before Applying Window Film
  How to Clear a Tub Pop-Up Stopper
  How to Direct-Wire a Dishwasher
  How to Drain Sediment from a Water Heater
  How to Grout and Finish a Tile Floor
  How to Install a Deck Landing Pad
  How to Install a Washing Machine
  How to Install Deck Beams
  How to Install Mini Blinds
  How to Install Single Curtain Rods
  How to Install Top and Bottom Deck Rails
  How to Install Utility Shelving
  How to Join Wire Connectors
  How to Maintain a Rotary Lawn Mower
  How to Maintain Your Dehumidifier
  How to Make a Knotted Rosette Valance
  How to Plan Your Stairs
  How to Position Deck Posts
  How to Prevent Frozen Pipes
  How to Put Up Posts for Decorative Railings
  How to Repair Frozen Pipes or Bursts
  How to Replace Sash Cords in Double-Hung Windows
  How to Select Outdoor Power Equipment
  How to Set Pre-cast Concrete Piers
  How to Sew a Simple Scarf Curtain
  How to Stencil
  How to Stipple
  How to Strengthen a Door Frame
  How to Strip Electrical Cable
  Installing a Bath Vent
  Installing a Battery-Operated Smoke Detector
  Installing a Built-in Dishwasher
  Installing a Bypass Tub/Shower Door
  Installing a Ceiling Box through an Attic or Ceiling
  Installing a Ceiling Center
  Installing a Ceramic Tile Countertop
  Installing a Ceramic Tile Floor
  Installing a Cylinder Lockset
  Installing a Deadbolt Lock
  Installing a Door Security Bar
  Installing a Door Shoe
  Installing a Door Threshold
  Installing a Door Viewer
  Installing a Doorbell Transformer
  Installing a Dry-Laid Brick Walkway
  Installing a Dryer Vent
  Installing a False Beam
  Installing a Fan Speed Control
  Installing a Fire Escape Ladder
  Installing a Fire Extinguisher in Your House, Car, or Boat
  Installing a Flanged Window
  Installing a Gable Vent
  Installing a Ground-Fault Circuit Interrupter (GFCI)
  Installing a Humidifier
  Installing a Kitchen Range Receptacle
  Installing a Kitchen Sink
  Installing a Larger, Self-Rimming Lavatory
  Installing a Lavatory Faucet
  Installing a Mailbox: All-In-One Plastic Mailbox Units
  Installing a Mailbox: Box and Post
  Installing a Mailbox: Box, Post, and Post Support
  Installing a Mailbox: Mounting a Mailbox on a Wall
  Installing a Motion-Sensor Light
  Installing a New Faucet to a Laundry Tub
  Installing a New Toilet Seat and Lid
  Installing a Night Latch
  Installing a Patio Door Security Bar
  Installing a Prefabricated Countertop
  Installing a Prefabricated Window Well
  Installing a Pre-hung Door
  Installing a Pull-Out Shelf
  Installing a Recessed Medicine Cabinet
  Installing a Resilient Tile Floor
  Installing a Reverse-Osmosis Water Filter
  Installing a Shower Enclosure
  Installing a Shower in an Existing Bathtub
  Installing a Skylight
  Installing a Stone Walkway
  Installing a Subfloor Over a Joist System
  Installing a Sump Pump
  Installing a Suspended Ceiling
  Installing a Toe-Space Heater
  Installing a Two-Piece Toilet
  Installing a Vented Range Hood
  Installing a Whole-House Fan
  Installing a Whole-House Surge Arrester
  Installing a Window Air Conditioner
  Installing a Window Sash Replacement Kit
  Installing an Electric Baseboard Heater
  Installing an Emergency Backup Sump Pump
  Installing an Emergency Lighting System in Your Home
  Installing an Exterior Outlet
  Installing an Exterior Prehung Door
  Installing an In-Ground Sprinkler System: Choosing Materials
  Installing an In-Ground Sprinkler System: Connecting to the Water Main
  Installing an In-Ground Sprinkler System: Constructing the Manifold
  Installing an In-Ground Sprinkler System: Determining Gallons per Minute
  Installing an In-Ground Sprinkler System: Installing the Automatic Timer
  Installing an In-Ground Sprinkler System: Planning Your System Layout
  Installing an In-Ground Sprinkler System: Sprinkler Heads and Buried Pipes
  Installing an In-Wall Air Conditioner
  Installing an Interior Door
  Installing an Outdoor Light Fixture on a Wall
  Installing Bathroom Safety Grab Bars
  Installing Bifold Doors
  Installing Clapboard Siding
  Installing Decking
  Installing Door Chimes
  Installing Door Sill Weatherstripping
  Installing Double-Coverage Roll Roofing
  Installing Edging
  Installing Exterior Shutters
  Installing Foundation Vents
  Installing Heat-Shrink Plastic Over a Window
  Installing In-Ground Steps
  Installing Interlocking Concrete Pavers
  Installing Kitchen Base Cabinets
  Installing Kitchen Cabinet Hinges, Knobs, and Pulls
  Installing Kitchen Wall Cabinets
  Installing Laminate on Your Countertop
  Installing Large Fluorescent Fixtures
  Installing Low-Voltage Pathway Lighting
  Installing Marble Flooring
  Installing Metal Drawer Rollers
  Installing Molding Trim
  Installing One-Tube Fluorescent Fixtures
  Installing or Replacing a Garage Door Opener
  Installing or Replacing a Storm Door Closer
  Installing Paneling
  Installing Porch Railings
  Installing Rigid Insulation
  Installing Roll Roofing
  Installing Roof Vents
  Installing Round Fluorescent Fixtures
  Installing Sheet Flooring
  Installing Shock Arresters
  Installing Single-Piece Base Trim
  Installing Soffit Vents
  Installing Stone Pavers
  Installing Surface Wiring
  Installing Swinging Passageway Doors
  Installing Television Antennas and Satellite Dishes
  Installing Track Lighting
  Installing Undercabinet Lighting
  Installing Underground Feeder (UF) Cable
  Installing Vinyl Siding
  Installing Wainscoting and/or a Chair Rail
  Installing Wall Heaters
  Installing Wall Tile
  Installing Wall-to-Wall Carpeting
  Installing Window Friction Channels
  Installing Window Trim
  Installing Wood Shingles and Shakes
  Installing Wood Shingles as Siding
  Installing Wood-Strip Flooring to an Existing Wood-Framed Floor
  Insulating a Water Heater
  Interior Painting: Room Preparation
  Interior Painting: Tools for the Job
  Kitchen Storage
  Laminated Particleboard Storage Units
  Laying Out the Stairway
  Laying Parquet Floor Tiles
  Lighting for Safety and Security
  Line and Water Levels
  Maintaining and Repairing Marble Tile
  Maintaining Outdoor Power Tools
  Making a Malachite Box
  Making an Upholstered Memories/Collectibles Board
  Making and Installing Jamb Extensions on Windows
  Making Flared Fittings
  Making the Feeder Safe for Birds
  Making Wide Plywood Shelves
  Masonry and Concrete
  Masonry Fasteners and Tools
  Mimicking Heart-Grain Mahogany
  Minor Touch-Ups for Floor Finishes
  Mixing and Handling Mortar
  Mixing Concrete on Site
  Modern Stains: Seven Easy Steps to Great Results
  Modern Stains: The Basics
  Nail Coatings
  Nail Drivers
  Nail Shanks and Points
  Nail Sizes
  Nails, Brads, and Spikes
  Paint or Stain Wood Siding
  Painting a Fern Floorcloth
  Painting Spot Patches
  Painting the Exterior of a House with Latex Paint
  Painting Walls
  Panel Roofing
  Patching and Sealing Your Asphalt Driveway
  Patching Concrete Steps
  Patching Metal Gutters
  Placement of Windows
  Plain Plate Panache
  Planning Rooms
  Planting and Growing Flowers
  Planting and Growing Trees
  Planting and Growing Vegetables
  Planting Basics
  Plumbing Tools
  Portable Electric Space Heaters
  Portable Power Drills
  Positioning Table Lamps
  Pouring and Placing Concrete
  Preparing a Roof for Wood Shingles or Shakes
  Preparing Walls for Painting
  Preserving Heat
  Pruning Shrubs
  Pruning Tools
  Pruning Trees
  Pumpkin Appeal!
  Putting In a New Electric Range
  Putting In a New Kitchen Faucet
  Putting in a Pedestal Sink
  Radon Mitigation (Reduction) Techniques
  Rag-Rolling Off Using One Color
  Recessed Troffers and Luminous Ceilings
  Refacing Cabinets
  Refacing Edges of Old Decks
  Refinishing a Wood Floor
  Refinishing Surface Damage on a Metal Door
  Refinishing the Front Door
  Regluing Chair Joints Without Disassembly
  Reinforcing a Fence Post
  Rejuvenating a Tin Pitcher
  Relocating Existing Supply Lines
  Relocating Existing Wiring
  Removing Candle Wax from a Finish
  Removing Old Trim
  Removing Old Windows
  Removing Wallpaper
  Repairing a Broken Turning in the Middle
  Repairing a Doorbell
  Repairing a Leak at the Base of a Toilet Bowl
  Repairing a Leak Between the Toilet Tank and Bowl
  Repairing a Leak in a Toilet's Water-Supply Line
  Repairing a Leaky Lavatory Drain Line
  Repairing a Porcelain Enamel Sink
  Repairing a Slider Door
  Repairing and Replacing Screening
  Repairing Asphalt
  Repairing Ball-Type Faucets
  Repairing Block Wall
  Repairing Cartridge-Style One-Handle Faucets
  Repairing Cartridge-Style Two-Handle Faucets
  Repairing Chewed Wood with Filler
  Repairing Concrete Roofing Tile
  Repairing CPVC Pipe
  Repairing Damaged Exterior Wood
  Repairing Damaged Sheet Paneling
  Repairing Damaged Stucco
  Repairing Damaged Wood Clapboard Siding
  Repairing Fascia and Eaves Damage
  Repairing Flickering Fluorescent Lights
  Repairing Individual Wall Blocks
  Repairing Metal Roofs
  Repairing Minor Cracks in Concrete Walks
  Repairing Outdoor Furniture
  Repairing Popped Siding Panels
  Repairing Slate Roofing
  Repairing Spray Attachments
  Repairing Table Legs: Bolted Legs
  Repairing Table Legs: Joinery Legs
  Repairing Table Legs: Short-Grain Fractures
  Repairing the Temperature and Pressure Relief Valve
  Replacing a Defective Circuit Breaker in the Main Service Panel
  Replacing a Fence Post
  Replacing a Fluorescent Ballast
  Replacing a Garage Door Hinge
  Replacing a Lamp or Appliance Cord
  Replacing a Leaky Kitchen Sink Strainer
  Replacing a Light Socket and Switch
  Replacing a Shower Head
  Replacing a Shower Head with a Hand-Held Shower Unit
  Replacing a Thermostat
  Replacing a Wall-Hung Lavatory
  Replacing an Electric Hot Water Heater
  Replacing an Electrical Receptacle
  Replacing an Existing Fixture with a Ceiling Fan
  Replacing Broken Glass In Jalousie Windows
  Replacing Broken Glass In Metal Casement Windows
  Replacing Broken Window Glass In Plastic Gaskets
  Replacing Broken Window Glass In Wooden Frames
  Replacing Damaged Brick
  Replacing Damaged Floorboards--Staggered Placement
  Replacing Damaged Gutters
  Replacing Damaged Vinyl Siding
  Replacing Damaged Wood Shingles
  Replacing Defective Pull-Chain Switches for Fluorescent Fixtures
  Replacing Defective Push Switches for Fluorescent Fixtures
  Replacing Defective Toggle Switches for Fluorescent Fixtures
  Replacing Garage Door Rollers
  Replacing Kitchen Drawer Runners
  Resetting Door Hinges
  Roofing the Valleys
  Roofing with Panelized Shingles
  Running Cable or Wire Behind a Baseboard
  Safety Equipment: Back Supports
  Safety Equipment: Dust Masks, Respirators, and Safety Goggles/Glasses
  Screw Types and Sizes
  Sealing a Masonry Wall
  Sealing Asphalt
  Sealing the Joint between Sink and Cabinet
  Second Looks for a Cheval Mirror
  Selecting a New Lavatory Faucet
  Selecting Router Bits
  Selecting, Using, and Maintaining a Standby Generator
  Serving Up a Decorative Tray
  Shingling Ridges
  Silencing Squeaky Floors
  Simple Tabbed Curtains
  Sitting in Sunshine: Rejuvenating an Old Chair
  Skirting the Issue: Dressing Table Glamour
  Spattering Off
  Spattering On: Four Colors
  Spirit Levels
  Standard and Needle-Nose Pliers
  Standard-and-Shelf Systems
  Stenciling a Mantel Planter
  Stenciling a Wooden Flatware Caddy
  Storage Options
  Straightening a Basement Girder
  Strengthening Floors
  Strengthening Sagging Ceilings
  Stylish Storage for Toys 'n Tigers
  Taking Care of Your Lawn
  Taping an Inside Corner
  Taping Drywall Joints on a Flat Wall
  Tear-Off Roofing Techniques
  The Midas Touch: Golden Bookends
  Tick-Tock Talk: Embellishing a Wall Clock
  Tightening a Stem Caster
  Tightening Balusters
  Tooling Mortar Joints
  Tying into Old Cast Iron
  Types of Door Locksets
  Types of Drywall Taping Knives
  Types of Routers
  Types of Tool Belts
  Unblocking a Cleanout
  Understanding Your Radon Detector Kit Test Results
  Un-sticking Drawers and Doors
  Using Color in Your Home
  Using Ladder Jacks
  Vegetable-Topped Kitchen Stools
  Wallpaper Choices
  Wallpapering Ceilings
  Wallpapering: Cutting, Wetting, Pasting
  Weather-Stripping a Garage Door
  Weather-Tight Doors
  Window Maintenance
  Window Weather-stripping
  Wiring a Ceiling Fan/Light
  Wiring a Middle-of-Run Receptacle
  Wiring a Middle-of-Run Single-Pole Switch
  Wiring a Single-Pole Dimmer Switch
  Wiring an End-of-Run Receptacle
  Wiring Tools
  Wood-Fiber Panels