Do It Yourself

October 15, 2024

In These D.I.Y. Groups, ‘You Don’t Have to Prove That You Belong’

With help from online tutorials, Facebook groups and in-person workshops, home improvement is becoming far more inclusive to people beyond straight men. Kayla Nelson was perched […]
January 7, 2023

13 Predictions for the Trends We’ll See in 2023

What trends will the year bring? Take a guess. Oh, the possibilities of a new year. This will be the one, we say, when we’ll exercise […]
May 13, 2021

What We Learned From a Year of Crafting

Making things — masks, quilts, ceramics, mandalas — was a practical and sometimes political response to the moment. Necessity is the mother of invention, and at […]
December 13, 2020

Make Your Own Seltzer

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December 12, 2020

Stock Tank Pools for Your Backyard

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December 6, 2020

Easy DIY Home Repairs

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September 25, 2020

They Had Big Plans for the Lockdown. This Is What Happened.

When New York shut down this spring, Joe Harmer set his sights on a hobby. He got a kayak. He bought a camera. He purchased a […]
June 3, 2020

Hoping to Buy an Aboveground Pool to Salvage Summer? It May Be Too Late

A store near Hartford, Conn., just sold its last aboveground pool. The owner said he could easily sell 100 more. Sand, a material crucial for erecting […]
May 15, 2020

Stick and Poke Tattoos for the Quarantined

Shaved heads, dyed hair, billowing beards: Many are using their newly found free time to alter their appearances. For some, those changes may be permanent. Stick-and-poke […]
April 5, 2020

Should I Start Wearing a Mask?

To mask or not to mask? For the past few months, public health officials have been unyielding in their stance that healthy people should not wear […]