The How-To Home https://thehowtohome.com Making home your favorite place to be Tue, 10 Nov 2026 22:00:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://thehowtohome.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/cropped-The-How-to-Home-Flavicon-512-x-512-copy-updated-October-of-2022-32x32.png The How-To Home https://thehowtohome.com 32 32 How to Upgrade Your Drawers With Dovetail Drawer Boxes https://thehowtohome.com/how-to-upgrade-your-drawers-with-dovetail-drawer-boxes/ https://thehowtohome.com/how-to-upgrade-your-drawers-with-dovetail-drawer-boxes/#respond Tue, 10 Nov 2026 22:00:05 +0000 https://thehowtohome.com/?p=485635 My dad's father was a gunsmith, a carpenter, a custom furniture maker and a policeman (and that's just a few of his many trades). Growing up, we had a puzzle table he built, and it was beautiful. There was no visible way to open any of the drawers....and that was part of the puzzle. I...

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]]> https://thehowtohome.com/how-to-upgrade-your-drawers-with-dovetail-drawer-boxes/feed/ 0 TOTO Washlet vs. Washlet Plus: What’s the Difference? https://thehowtohome.com/toto-washlet-vs-washlet-plus-whats-the-difference/ https://thehowtohome.com/toto-washlet-vs-washlet-plus-whats-the-difference/#respond Fri, 06 Nov 2026 18:52:43 +0000 https://thehowtohome.com/?p=485595 We have one bathroom in our house. One. And it's small. Over the holidays I've had as many as nine people sleeping under our roof, all sharing that one little room, and I'm hosting a full house again this year. So I've been thinking a lot about what would make that bathroom feel a little...

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]]> https://thehowtohome.com/toto-washlet-vs-washlet-plus-whats-the-difference/feed/ 0 How to Refresh a Rental Property Between Tenants Without a Major Renovation https://thehowtohome.com/how-to-refresh-a-rental-property-between-tenants-without-a-major-renovation/ https://thehowtohome.com/how-to-refresh-a-rental-property-between-tenants-without-a-major-renovation/#respond Tue, 03 Nov 2026 15:26:50 +0000 https://thehowtohome.com/?p=485574 My mother was an interior decorator, and she had one rule for every single room: find the piece or detail you absolutely love and don't want to live without, then build the rest of the room around it. The flow of our house was always amazing because of it. My dad built that house to...

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]]> https://thehowtohome.com/how-to-refresh-a-rental-property-between-tenants-without-a-major-renovation/feed/ 0 How to Get Your Guest Bathroom Ready for Holiday Guests https://thehowtohome.com/how-to-get-your-guest-bathroom-ready-for-holiday-guests/ https://thehowtohome.com/how-to-get-your-guest-bathroom-ready-for-holiday-guests/#respond Tue, 03 Nov 2026 02:12:34 +0000 https://thehowtohome.com/?p=485548 I have a confession to make. Our house has exactly one bathroom, and it's ridiculously small. At one point we had nine people staying with us over the holidays….all sharing that one little bathroom. That was fun! But I love to entertain and have guests, and my family has always made it work so everyone...

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]]> https://thehowtohome.com/how-to-get-your-guest-bathroom-ready-for-holiday-guests/feed/ 0 Should You Repair or Replace Your Electric Hot Water System? https://thehowtohome.com/should-you-repair-or-replace-your-electric-hot-water-system/ https://thehowtohome.com/should-you-repair-or-replace-your-electric-hot-water-system/#respond Mon, 02 Nov 2026 13:24:01 +0000 https://thehowtohome.com/?p=485549 A few years ago, we were getting ready to celebrate my middle son's birthday. We had a big family dinner planned at a restaurant we'd never tried, about an hour's drive away. I ran out to pick up his cake and told everyone to be ready to go the minute I got back. Less than...

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