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DIY Projects & Ideas

Buying Guides

How to Select a Fireplace Insert

Tired of that old, unused fireplace collecting dust? Turn it into a stunning, energy-efficient centerpiece with a fireplace insert, bringing warmth, charm, and comfort back into your home.

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Ideas & Inspiration

Fire Pit Inspiration to Transform Your Backyard

Fire pits are a popular option for many homeowners. A backyard fire pit is the perfect addition that offers style, ambience and warmth. We’ll show you the various types of fire pits for backyard inspiration.

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How-Tos

Winterize Your Home: 14 Strategies for Maximum Efficiency

Whether you've winterized your home before or this is your first time, use this house winterization checklist with tips to winterize your home and help you prepare for the cold weather.

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A beige living room with an electronic fire place, bookshelf and farmhouse chandelier.

Buying Guides

Kitchen Cabinet Buying Guide

Cabinets are a key element of any kitchen. There are countless sizes, styles and designs. Standard in-stock sizes fit many needs, while custom-made cabinets will accommodate any size and style. We'll help you find the best kitchen cabinets to fit your home's personality and meet your storage needs.

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A kitchen with hardwood floors, wood beams, taupe cabinets and pendant lights over ivory island.

How-Tos

Dishwasher Not Drying? Try These Fixes

When your dishwasher isn’t drying your dishes, there are a few common things to check. Many solutions for a dishwasher that doesn’t dry are fixes that don’t require a repair person. From changing how you load dishes to checking the heating element, try these fixes if your dishwasher doesn’t dry.

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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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