It’s still the middle of summer, but fall will be here before we know it—and that makes now the perfect time to start on easy DIY projects like these fabric-covered pumpkins. They’re a simple, no-glue ...

Q In our 1908 Victorian semi, we have a small, well-ventilated cellar, upon which I’d like to effect a DIY renovation. The render on the walls is in poor repair: flaking, falling off in chunks and ...