Kristie Pryor

If your garage floor has become a graveyard for screwdrivers, your craft room looks like a stationery explosion, and your workshop walls are doing absolutely nothing, you need one of the best pegboard wall systems on the market. I spent six weeks testing metal pegboards in my own garage and craft space to find the … Read more

Last September, I rushed out the door at 6 a.m. for a wedding and forgot to feed my cat Whiskers. By the time I got back 14 hours later, she had knocked over the trash, shredded a roll of paper towels, and looked at me with the disappointment only a cat can produce. That was … Read more

I have been running Z-Wave devices in my home for years, and the single biggest upgrade I ever made was picking the right hub. After testing eight of the most popular Z-Wave smart hubs on the market, I want to share what actually works in for everyday smart home use. A Z-Wave hub is the … Read more

Smart home enthusiasts know the frustration: lights that lag, sensors that drop offline, and automations that fail when the internet hiccups. A quality Zigbee smart home hub solves all of that. After spending three months running ten different models side by side in our test home, we found the best zigbee smart home hubs that … Read more

If you’re searching for the best matter smart home hubs in , start with the Aqara Hub M3 for advanced users, the Aqara M200 for value, or the SONOFF Bridge Max if you want true local control. After spending 60 days testing 8 hubs across a 2,400-square-foot home with 40+ devices, our team found these … Read more

Our garage looked like a disaster zone last spring. Extension ladders leaning against the back wall, a folding step stool wedged behind the trash cans, and a tiny aluminum ladder I kept tripping over every time I pulled the car in. I lost count of how many times I almost face-planted reaching for the holiday … Read more

I tested eight freestanding bike stands over six weeks in my garage and apartment, rolling road bikes, mountain bikes, and a 52-pound e-bike into each one. After 200+ parking cycles, scratching three frames, and tipping one rack onto my shin (ouch), I have a clear picture of which floor bike storage racks are worth your … Read more

Our team spent 90 days testing wall mount bike racks across 12 different models, mounting everything from carbon road frames to 60-pound e-mountain bikes. We hung them in real garages with imperfect studs, loaded them daily, and checked for wobble, scratches, and rust. If your garage floor has become a bike parking lot or your … Read more

I tested 12 LED nail lamps over four months across my home and my sister’s busy salon. Some cured thick builder gel in 30 seconds. Others left my thumbs sticky after 60 seconds, and a few were just cheap plastic shells that stopped working after a week. If you’re shopping for the best LED nail … Read more

My front door deadbolt started sticking two winters ago, and that small frustration sent me down a locksmith rabbit hole. I have spent the last three months testing eight of the best locksmith tool sets you can buy in , rekeying everything from Schlage deadbolts to a Kwikset SmartKey handle on my rental property. What … Read more