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How to Remove Stains from Your Mattress

If you want your mattress to last, you’ll need to make sure that you get out stains as soon as possible. Here are some tips on keeping your mattress clean until it’s time to replace it.

By Mel Childs

How to Build a Wall-Sized Frame for a Fabric Print

Do you love the look of wall murals, but are too hesitant to commit to the permanence of paint or wallpaper? This project will give you the look of a mural, without the commitment.

How to Build a Spindle Headboard

It only looks tough to build. This easy-to-customize piece will give your bed an instant lift

DIY Headboard, Rustic Edition

Tom Silva and Kevin O’Connor turn a sheet of plywood and some rough-sawn boards into a unique headboard for the bedroom.

How to Build a DIY Nightstand

This Old House DIY expert and House One editor Jenn Largesse shares how to put together a sturdy bedside table using a simplified joinery technique.

How to Upcycle a Headboard

Update a headboard with a color and added storage.

How to Make an Upholstered Headboard

Up the coziness factor of your bed with this custom-made, fabric-covered accessory.

How to Hang a Curtain Rod

Want to add some color to your windows, or do you need curtains to help darken a room? DIY Expert and House One Editor Jenn Largesse demonstrates the best (and easiest) way to hang a curtain rod.

7 Ways to Cozy Up Your Bedroom for Winter

Adjust room temperature, reduce artificial light, and other pro tips

Are Smart Bulbs the Answer to Your Sleep Problems?

Artificial light has a negative impact on sleeping habits. Here's a solution that might help

Best Memory Foam Mattresses

Did you know that mattress sales spike this time of year? Here are the top-rated springless mattresses on Amazon.com (All prices for Queen-size mattresses)

How to Fold a Fitted Sheet | Best of the Web

There is a way! Learn how with this quick video tutorial from Crane & Canopy

Paint a Simple Geometric Pattern on Your Bedroom Wall

Create an abstract accent-wall design with just a roll of painter’s tape and a few quarts of color

Bedside Table | New Yankee Workshop

Norm constructs a bedside table inspired by one found at the Hancock Shaker Village. Go to The New Yankee Workshop to see measured drawings for all projects

How to Combine a Home Office and Guest Bedroom

Install a murphy bed to make efficient use of the space

How to Add Overhead Lighting to a Bedroom

Ask This Old House master electrician Scott Caron adds dimmable overhead lighting to a dark bedroom

Paint Your Way to Better Sleep

Swaths of color in soft shades for a sleep-inducing paint scheme

9 DIY Headboards You Can Make

Customizable and interesting ideas to create a bold focal point

How to Move a Box Spring Up a Narrow Staircase

Ask This Old House general contractor Tom Silva shows how to cut and fold—and then fix—a rigid box spring

Best Attic Before and Afters 2015

You showed us your revamped garrets. Now see which made us do a double take in our annual Search for America's Best Remodel Contest

How to Deal With Bed Bugs

Pro tips for kicking out these buggy bed companions

IKEA Dresser: One Piece, Five Ways

A plain flat-pack dresser gets a vintage-hardware-fueled redo. Then another, and another...

How to Make a Campaign-Style Dresser

Glossy orange paint, and campaign pulls and brackets lend a flat-pack dresser the look of traveling furniture in our One Piece, Five Ways series

How to Make a Victorian-Style Dresser

Buttery painted-on trim, stenciled flower details, and drop pulls give a flat-pack dresser folk Victorian character in our One Piece, Five Ways series