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All About Wood Windows

large windowed doors looking out from a living room onto a lawn

Whether you're looking for new units to outfit an addition or replacements for your existing windows, the experts at This Old House sort through the options to simplify your search

How to Build a Trash Shed

Create an outdoor waste and recycling shed with flip-open lids and easy-access bifold doors

10 Uses for Foam Packing Peanuts

Sure, you can keep the little polystyrene squiggles around for boxing up breakables—or you can put them to use in these innovative ways

How to Build a Dog Gate

A solid-wood DIY gate is a practical upgrade for the well-trained dog—and your home's decor

How to Build a Timber Retaining Wall

This Old House landscaping contractor Roger Cook shows how to construct a wood-timber retaining wall to create a play area.

1.All About Windows
2.Building a Trash Shed
3.10 Uses: Packing Peanuts
4.Building a Dog Gate
5.Timber Retaining Wall

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homeowner reading on a couch in his remodeled bungalow's living room

Mom Sees Horror, He Sees Dream Home

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Using Tile in the Bathroom

Whether it is the focal point or just a backdrop, tile can define zones, distinguish style, and add pizzazz... more

The $967 Kitchen Revamp

after photo of the under a thousand dollar kitchen remodel

Warm brown paint, glass mosaic tile, and fresh fixtures update a drab old kitchen... more

A Practical Kitchen Design With Period Appeal

remodeled kitchen in spanish colonial revival house

A 1930 Spanish Revival house finally gets the stylish, high-performance kitchen it deserves... more

Secrets to Great Curb Appeal

a house displaying all the qualities of good curb appeal

An eye-catching exterior is the sum of many parts. Here are six makeovers that show how combining small upgrades can create a handsome facade on any budget... more

Choose Paint Colors With a Color Wheel

How to pick a complementary color scheme for your next paint job... more

Bath Gets a Classic Redo, 1920s-Style

bath remodeled in a classic twenties style

Freshly tiled walls and old-fashioned fixtures help to remake a vintage bath... more

'Save This Old House' Update: 2009

a Craftsman Tudor house in Syracuse, NY that is still up for sale

You wanted to know: What ever happened to those gorgeous, ravaged beauties we featured on the back page of the magazine? Learn which of last year's houses have sold, been demolished, or are still up for grabs... more

Best Old House Neighborhoods 2010

dutch colonial revival house in detroit's best old house neighborhood

As the housing market stabilizes, now's the time to find masterfully crafted homes in communities that truly appreciate them... more

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This Old House: Roxbury House Project

For its 30th anniversary, TOH works with a nonprofit to renovate a foreclosed Second Empire for two deserving families

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Tip of the Day

Empty the gas tank on your power lawn mower before cleaning it and storing it for the winter. Unused gas left in the tank can get stale, gumming up the carburetor and inviting rust. Disconnect the spark plug to prevent accidental starts while you're working.