Amy Hughes, Features Editor
It’s no exaggeration to say that This Old House features editor Amy Hughes was reared on restoration. Her parents' passion for buying and fixing up older homes took her through 12 residences before the age of 18.
Since joining This Old House in 2001, Amy conceptualized and continues to oversee both the magazine’s and ThisOldHouse.com’s "Salvage" sections. Through these platforms, she continues to build her expertise on rescuing and reusing architectural antiques. Amy's devotion extends to her own home, where her salvage projects and techniques have been featured in the magazine, online, and on Apartmenttherapy.com.
In addition to "Salvage," Amy also created a "Green" column, on eco-friendly building techniques and technology, and "Around the House," a section featuring home-related news stories and tool and product reviews.
In the past two years, Amy has traveled repeatedly to the hurricane-battered Gulf Coast to report and produce feature stories about the conservation and rebuilding efforts there.
After completing her undergraduate studies at the University of Oregon's School of Journalism and Communications, Amy joined the Asbury Park Press where she worked as a metro reporter. Later she delved into financial news writing at Dow Jones Newswires where she focused on trends in the mutual fund industry and personal finance. Prior to joining This Old House Amy had a successful stint as a reporter at Talk magazine, where covered politics and business. Amy’s DIY expertise has been featured in the Chicago Tribune and Reuters.
Amy and her husband currently live in Manhattan’s Washington Heights neighborhood.
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