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These are deeply researched articles, guides, reviews, and explainers by experts whose goal is to provide clear, reasonable, and actionable advise in order to help you make your home improvement decisions easier. We are real home owners and apartment dwellers who have faced the same challenges as our readers and are committed to sharing our research and expertise.

Finding The Best Indoor Compost Bin For Your Kitchen

01/30/2021 by HelpAtMyHome Staff

Normally when we think of compost bins, we imagine large plastic containers in the farthest corner of the backyard. While that can still be true many people, especially city dwellers, also have a small compost bin in their kitchen. This can be used …

The Best Electric Pasta Maker For Home Kitchens

01/29/2021 by HelpAtMyHome Staff

As an occasional homemade pasta maker, I'm generally OK with a manual pasta maker but I know I'd make it more if I had a motor doing the work for me. So what's the electric pasta maker to get in 2021? …

The Best Cat Litter For Single Cat Households

01/23/2021 by HelpAtMyHome Staff

Cats are wonderful pets, but the litterbox and the scooping... well, it's a chore. The right cat litter will reduce odor, make clean-up easy, and make your cat more comfortable. …

The Best And Worst Things About Tankless Water Heaters

01/23/2021 by HelpAtMyHome Staff

If you are designing or upgrading a home, you might be considering a tankless water heater. This is a product that most of us has hard of, but might not have experience with. So what are the pros and cons of tankless home water heaters? …

How To Clean Your Dishwasher And Stop Cloudy Glasses

01/22/2021 by HelpAtMyHome Staff

Dishwashers are supposed to make our lives easier, so when they run but then give us cloudy glasses, oily plates, and dirty spoons, it's quite a disappointment. The good news is that this is a fixable problem. You just need to take a few steps in …

Where To Buy Great Citrus Online – Oranges, Grapefruit, and More

01/22/2021 by HelpAtMyHome Staff

Most of us don't live in an area where we can buy excellent, local citrus fruit so it's become a wintertime ritual for many to order in a box (or two or three) of oranges, lemons, or the like. These boxes also make fantastic, thoughtful …

GE Garage Ready 7 Cubic Foot Chest Freezer Review

01/20/2021 by HelpAtMyHome Staff

Recently I found myself in need of a chest freezer and I purchased a GE Garage Ready 7.0 cubic foot unit, specifically the popular FCM7SKWW model. Here are my thoughts... …

Finding The Best Vertical Computer Monitor

01/19/2021 by HelpAtMyHome Staff

We all work differently, but most of us basically have the same computer monitor. It's time to change that. The most important work for many of us happens vertically, and for that you should consider a vertical monitor. …

Lodge Blacklock Cast Iron Skillet Review

01/19/2021 by HelpAtMyHome Staff

After using Lodge cast iron for almost my entire life, I finally purchased one of the company's upgrade items, in this case the Blacklock cast iron skillet. Here are my thoughts... …

Sur La Table Glass Storage Containers Review

01/17/2021 by HelpAtMyHome Staff

We do a lot of cooking at home, usually on Sunday nights. This means a lot of food storage. And because we only us glass for storage, we've become connoisseurs of glass storage containers. …