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Garden Flowers Wei Ting Chang/Getty Images Hold on to those hydrangeas for just a little longer. After all, you took the time to learn how to grow hydrangeas, so you want to enjoy the blooms as long as possible. One beautiful way to do that is to turn the flowers into a garland once they start withering or fading — dulling colors are often a sign that the plants are almost done blooming.

Garden Landscaping Lawn Mowers & Tools Chebotaeva Ekaterina/Shutterstock We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Our lawn mowers, especially the decks, go through a lot. These bare metal pieces have to deal with humidity on a regular basis during spring and summer months. And if you leave your lawn mower out in the rain or don't wait for the grass to dry before powering it on, the wet condition plus trapped grass will further worsen conditions.

Design Decor Panaya Chittaratlert/Getty Images If there is one material that seemed destined to remain in the "Dated Countertops" bin forever, it would be tile. This was the go-to material for kitchen countertops from the early 1900s toward the end of the century. The grout lines were tight, the tiles were colorful, and there seemed to be no end to the patterns one could make.

Design Design Hacks Skynesher/Getty Images We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. You've found the perfect furnishings, rug, and paint color for your living room or bedroom. Now all that's left to find is a window covering to tie it all together and provide privacy. Not only are you looking for something that complements everything else in the room, but for a serious bargain if you depleted your wallet from furniture shopping.

Garden Landscaping Yard Maintenance Lewis Life/YouTube We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. When installing a new gravel driveway, it's highly recommended to add a fabric base for various reasons. A roll of fabric helps suppress weeds, keep soil in place, and provide overall support for a project. Keep in mind that all landscape fabrics are not the same, and when designing a DIY gravel driveway, you should leave flimsy landscape fabric behind.

Home Improvement Remodel Exterior Remodeling Alessandro28/Shutterstock Adding Dawn dish soap to concrete is an old contractors' trick to make concrete stronger in very cold climates, and some swear by it. If you add a tablespoon of dish soap per bag of ready-mix, the bubbles it creates while you're mixing the concrete permeate the slurry and get frozen in place when the concrete solidifies. They provide space for water to expand into when the cured concrete undergoes repeated freezing and thawing.

Design Painting KILZ®/YouTube Joanna Gaines is known for creating trends. Her love of shiplap sparked a national obsession with the material in the 2010s and cemented decorating with farmhouse style as the look of the era. So it makes sense that fans trust her taste and look to her for ideas about what's next. Knowing how to choose the best paint colors for your home can be tricky, but not when you follow Gaines' advice: just choose colors that you personally enjoy and feel connected to.

Garden Landscaping Lawn Mowers & Tools J.J. Gouin/Shutterstock Is your lawn looking a little shaggy even after you mow it? You likely need to sharpen your lawn mower blade. Sharpening your lawn mower blade is a practical DIY task, especially if you use a tool that removes some of the technical challenges from the task, as opposed to winging it on a bench grinder.

Design DIY Our Upcycled Life/YouTube Looking for countertop storage that's a piece of cake? Start with a pie plate! Actually, you'll need two metal pie tins for this creative but simple solution. The idea here is to construct a two-tiered tray by attaching a chunky candle holder between the two plates as a center pillar.

Garden Landscaping Yard Maintenance ABO PHOTOGRAPHY/Shutterstock Not only is it okay to use a pressure washer on a fence, but it's usually a great idea. Of course, this depends on the condition of the fence and the material from which it's made. Pressure washing, which — fun fact — is not the same as power washing, means using a high-pressure water spray for cleaning.