For a mess free paint job, try covering the paint tray with a Glad small garbage bag. When you are done painting, turn the bag inside out and throw it away - no clean up necessary

You can get many stains out of your carpet using a mixture of vinegar, salt and water. Just pour a bit of the mixture on the stain, let it sit, and then pat dry with a paper towel.

If you have older registers in your home or your registers just don't look as nice as they used to, you can clean them up by spray painting them with Rustoleum's "hammered metal" finishes.

Self adhesive wallpaper can ruin your drywall! You can buy wallpaper backing and stick the wallpaper to it, which you can then put on the wall with regular, drywall-safe wallpaper adhesive.