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How to Collect Water With Rain Barrels

Catching and using rainwater can be as simple as a single plastic barrel with a gravity feed to a flower bed, or they can be sophisticated systems that supply all your water needs

Fixing Running Toilets and Dripping Faucets

Simple repairs for two of the most annoying kitchen and bath plumbing problems

How to Build a Ladder Golf Game Set

TOH's Team Saturday shows how to entertain outside with this game of wood rungs that catch golf-ball bolas

Laundry Rooms With More to Offer

Not just a grungy basement space anymore, the cleanup center can be as handsome as any other room in the house—and even more useful

Crown Molding and Other DIY Trim Upgrades

Add character to plain rooms with crown molding, baseboards, wainscoting, and more architectural details

1.Rainwater Collection Systems
2.Easy Plumbing Fixes
3.Building Ladder Golf
4.Multifunction Laundry Rooms
5.Crown Molding Upgrades

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28 Reader Tips That Save Time and Money

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10 U.S. Cities That Could Disappear Tomorrow

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Sliding Door Tune-Up

Laws You Didn't Know You Were Breaking

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You'd be amazed at some of the wacky house-related ordinances still on the books around the country... more

9 Small-Space Solutions

remodeled living room at new york city house project

Tips and tricks from TOH's New York City project for making tight quarters look and feel positively palatial... more

Best Bath Before and Afters 2010

You submitted thousands of remodels, then voted on your favorites. Here are the top-rated bathroom transformations from This Old House's 2010 Reader Remodel Contest... more

10 Ways to Beat the Heat

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Staying cool this summer doesn't necessarily mean you have to pay a fortune to keep the air conditioning running day and night... more

Cheapskate Hall of Fame III

Clever TOH readers use their DIY skills, negotiating tactics, and creative recycling techniques to get the job done... more

A Mudroom for Tidying Up Kids' Gear

Child sitting on bench in a budget redo mudroom

By putting his woodworking skills to use and hunting for bargains ($4 clearance-sale paint!), TOH reader Allan Wiggins tapped his laundry room's organizational potential ... more

Make a Mudroom That Works for You

mudroom entryway with runner and shelf storage

7 versatile drop-spots for coats, bags, and shoes, each packed with space-saving and clutter-busting ideas to help tidy up your entry... more

How to Deal With Common Lawn Problems

How to diagnose lawn problems like grubs, dog damage, dry spots, moss, and more... more

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This ho-hum house along the Charles River will become a curb-appeal Cinderella— transformed into an architectural thing of beauty by the TOH crew

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Tip of the Day

"Cart a plastic pump weed sprayer in an old golf-bag cart. Its a perfect fit for the sprayer's tank and its big wheels were made for lawns."
— Richard Hill, Suffolk, Va.