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DIY Projects & Ideas

Ideas & Inspiration

Christmas Décor for Front Porches

Make a good first impression and share the joy of the season with our front porch Christmas decorating ideas. Using greenery, garland, lights and more, we'll show you how to create holiday curb appeal that your neighbors will love.

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Ideas & Inspiration

A Timeline for Preparing for House Guests

If you’re consummate hostess, come holiday time you want your home looking and feeling its best. What’s easy to forget is that home improvements can take months to complete. If you’re gearing up for a guest-filled season, here are some timelines to keep in mind for any projects you want to tackle.

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Buying Guides

Light Up Your Holiday Home: A Christmas Lights Buying Guide

When designing an indoor or outdoor holiday lighting display, having the right Christmas lights is essential. But with so many types to choose from, where do you start? Use this guide to figure out what kind of lights will offer the best shine for your decorating plans.

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A home entryway decorated for Christmas with lighted wreath, garland, and a prelit Christmas tree.

How-Tos

How to Install Radiant Floor Heating Systems

Radiant floor heating systems are emerging as a popular choice for making homes cozier. They not only feel great underfoot, but they're affordable, energy efficient and produce even warmth without cold spots or drafts. Learn how to install a heated floor in your kitchen, bathroom, basement and more.

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How-Tos

How to Hang Christmas Lights Outside

Hanging Christmas lights outside lets the whole neighborhood share in your holiday cheer. Learn how to hang Christmas lights on a house and how to decorate your shrubs, trees and landscape with lights. We’ll show you how to install outdoor Christmas lights and make your home feel festive and bright.

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Get Inspired With DIY Projects and Buying Guides for Every Area of Your Home

Whether you’re looking for kitchen design how-tos or landscape ideas, you can trust Lowe’s to provide the necessary materials and inspiration. From outdoor projects, like gutter cleaning and laying pavers, to interior jobs, like remodeling a bathroom or freshening up the living room with bold painting ideas, you’ll find everything you need to get started on Lowes.com.

Kitchen and Bathroom Renovation Planning

Overhauling a kitchen is a big task. Before you start ripping out cabinetry, refinishing hardwood floors and picking new tile, use our kitchen planning guide to help you decide on a design aesthetic. From classic chic to cozy farmhouse, there are so many styles you can choose from. Our guides can help not only with ideas and inspiration but also budget creation, layout, design, project management and more. The same goes for bathroom renovation. New bathrooms also require a lot of planning. Need bathroom ideas like color palette guides, toilet buying guides and how-tos for tiling showers? We have them all.

Storage and Organization Ideas

Whether you want to outfit your bathroom with new storage solutions, get closet organization ideas or learn how to overhaul your garage, we have plenty of inspiration to get you started. From do-it-yourself (DIY) projects you can complete in a day to longer custom closet installs, peruse our DIY videos to find out how to get the job done. Our DIY videos include wire shelving installation, wood closet organization installs and more.

Buying Guides for Every Area of Your Home

When you’re making a big purchase, you want to feel confident you’re making the right choice. Unsure of the best washer and dryer features to look for? We can help you choose based on what will work best for your lifestyle — whether it’s a dual-bin washer and dryer to cut your laundry time in half or a set with Wi-Fi connectivity. Need help deciding on which flooring is best for your home? We have a buying guide for that, too. No matter what big investment you’re making, we have the knowledge to help you make the best choice.   

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