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Light brown laminate flooring in dining room

How To Install Laminate Flooring

Learn how to install laminate flooring, an affordable, and durable option for your kitchen and bathroom renovations. Follow our step-by-step guide, and you'll have your laminate flooring installed in a snap!

Bookshelf with rainbow-like collection of items on it

How to Build a Bookshelf

Use our how-to guide to learn a new woodworking project: making your own customized bookshelf.

White chest of drawers in a living room

How to Build Cabinet Frames & Panels

Avoid warped wood cabinetry by building your own frames and panels. Your woodworking projects will last longer with frame and panel construction.

White corner shelf with a couple of items in it

How to Make Shutter Shelves

Use our DIY guide to make your own shutter shelf cabinets and add easy, elegant organization to your home.

Black flush mount light fixture installed on ceiling

How to Install Flush Mount Ceiling Lights

Learn how to install flush mount ceiling light fixtures in your bedroom, living room, bathroom, and other areas of your home with our step-by-step guide! 

Bathroom with grey tiles and sink

How To Plumb a Basement Bathroom

Gravity is not your friend when it comes to installing a basement bathroom. Use this How-To guide to understand what is required to plumb a basement bathroom.

Living room with white walls, furniture and cabinets, shiny hardwood floor

How to Refinish a Hardwood Floor

Hardwood floor refinishing is an affordable way to spruce up your space without a full floor replacement.

DIY Projects for Beginners All the Way to the Pros

Get your project off to the right start with Lowe's extensive list of How-To resource articles. From a beginner to a tried and tested DIYer, we have have a project for everyone. Get that deck done right, or build your own shoe rack - you have lots of choices. Let's get building!