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House & Garden

This Queer House, Vol. 3: How to Recaulk Your Bathtub Before Crying In It

There are lessons to be learned here from my misfortune, probably, so this might end up reading more like a what not to do than a tutorial.

Jenna June 20, 2017 23 Comments
House & Garden

This Queer House, Vol. 2: It’s Electric!

Get ready to dazzle friends and loved ones with a new dimmer switch that is sure to set the mood for any occasion.

Jenna May 23, 2017 19 Comments
House & Garden

Helping You Help Yourself #52

Being friends with anyone, taking action on typos in your books, negotiating down debt, houses for owls and more!

Rachel May 15, 2017 4 Comments
House & Garden

Helping You Help Yourself #50

Storing plastic grocery bags, saying no, broken appliances, mini scrapbooks, keeping your energy up in stressful times and more!

Rachel May 1, 2017 11 Comments
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This Queer House: Outfitting Your Toolbox, Hanging Pictures Properly

Just take your time, measure early and often, trust your instincts, and you’ll be a pro at hanging stuff in no time.

Jenna April 27, 2017 24 Comments
House & Garden

Helping You Help Yourself #49

Some stretches for your wrist! How to tell if a crowdfunding project is a scam! Many thoughts on raising plants! How to photograph the MOON!

Rachel April 17, 2017 10 Comments
House & Garden

A Butch’s Guide To Your First Toolkit

There are easier ways than smashing nails with your shoes, queer cuties.

Wynn April 6, 2017 63 Comments
House & Garden

Helping You Help Yourself #48

Tiny greenhouses, unsubscribing from newsletters, using machines at the gym, keeping track of legislature in your state and more!

Rachel April 3, 2017 22 Comments
House & Garden

Helping You Help Yourself #47

DIY cat houses, how to avoid losing things, pigs can learn to scream, ditching bad Tinder dates and more!

Rachel March 20, 2017 9 Comments
House & Garden

Helping You Help Yourself #46

Cleaning your shower curtain, a lightbulb terrarium, movie theater popcorn without leaving your house, and some cool nerd stuff courtesy of NASA!

Rachel March 6, 2017 30 Comments
House & Garden

Helping You Help Yourself #45

Fixing a burst pipe, protesting despite risk of arrest, free coloring book pages and more!

Rachel February 20, 2017 7 Comments
House & Garden

Helping You Help Yourself #44

Tater tots! Determining your immigration status! Secret CIA tape for your mail! And more!

Rachel February 6, 2017 18 Comments
House & Garden

Follow Your Arrow: Mushroom Grower Marita Smith on Patience, Permaculture and Petri Dishes

“When I started out, people knew me as the ‘girl growing mushrooms in her caravan,’ which was perhaps not the most flattering anecdote to have attached to your name.”

Beth January 30, 2017 13 Comments
House & Garden

Helping You Help Yourself #43

Online therapy, figuring out whether your plant is dead, tax prep, sending faxes and more!

Rachel January 23, 2017 9 Comments
House & Garden

Helping You Help Yourself #42

The ideal way to stack nachos, proactive steps for a Trumpian world, getting compensation from airlines, some important ketchup info and more!

Rachel January 9, 2017 8 Comments
House & Garden

Helping You Help Yourself #41

Make a ton of quesadillas, drink mulled wine, write in a guided journal by the light of a Himalayan salt lamp and more!

Rachel December 26, 2016 7 Comments
House & Garden

Helping You Help Yourself 40

Winterizing your car, standing up to bigotry, craft beer pairings, IKEA furniture and more!

Rachel December 12, 2016 3 Comments
House & Garden

Helping You Help Yourself #39

Calling your reps, figuring out what kind of shirt you’re wearing, making babies laugh, saving money, a Wonder Woman tiara, and more!

Rachel November 28, 2016 13 Comments
House & Garden

Helping You Help Yourself #38

Let’s all help each other and ourselves this week.

Rachel November 14, 2016 8 Comments
House & Garden

Helping You Help Yourself #38

Plants in a jar, shopping around for health insurance, building credit, and most importantly voting!!

Rachel October 31, 2016 8 Comments
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