“Such a small thing, but it made a big visual difference.”

As a Senior Editor at BuzzFeed, I cover lifestyle topics including books, work and money, health, and home.

"We love these; 90% of the time, we don’t need to use the other lights in the kitchen."

"My favorite! Must not touch the faucet with raw chicken hands."

"This!!!! I love being able to just grab an end and run to the other side of my garage with it."

"Getting a platform feeder for our murder of crows! We feed them peanuts every morning."

"It makes cleaning the shower and tub so much easier. Also makes it convenient to wash the dogs in the shower."

"We have red LED nightlights in the bathrooms so our eyes stay accustomed to the dark."

"As someone who's done this to a whole house, it's not a small job, but it definitely levels it up. My husband and I did it over two days while our daughter stayed at Grandma's.

We had to buy a lot of gear up front for ourselves, a ton of plastic, and then the bags had to be a special grade because ours had asbestos. That's why we didn't recruit help. In our state, only professionals ($20k easy) or homeowners can remove it. We then had to take all the gunk in thick double bags to a facility that takes hazardous waste. All in all, we probably saved $17k or so, but I would not do it again. If we ever buy again, it won't be a house with asbestos."

"Dimmers in every room. Both overhead, wired lighting, and lamps via smart bulbs and a remote."

"If you don't have one, a ceiling fan in your bedroom makes such a big difference."

"I added an outlet to the front hallway closet. Best decision. Now I have somewhere to plug in my video doorbell chime."