The amount of home improvement resources available can be a bit overwhelming. However, there are several important things that everyone should know that will help them on their home improvement journey.

Think twice about improving with a personal touch. The more personal your renovation is, it becomes less likely that another person will buy the house for what it cost you to do the work in the first place.

Take a sponge to your drywall! Rather than sanding drywall seams, you should use a sponge. A wet sponge can be as effective as careful sanding when it comes to smoothing out seams. It also doesn’t make your room fill with dust.

Make puncture holes in paint can rims with a nail. The channel that the lid fits into on metal paint cans typically fills up with paint and when you try to replace the lid the pain spills over onto