From furniture that's seen better days to DIY backsplashes to effortless weed removal — your home is about to be revived.

An alternative to stone slabs is ceramic tiles ... such as copper and stainless steel are other options. In a kitchen that Open Studio Collective designed in Portland, a shiny copper backsplash ...

I used a metal carpenter's square as a straight edge and it worked nicely. Nice upgrade to my little kitchen. I needed about 30 tiles and I had to buy 40 for cuts and mistakes. You can't reuse the ...