This Month on This Old House Online

Bonus Features (p. 12)

It's an Online DIY Party!

Post a question, offer advice, swap salvage and green tips, chat about Norm and the rest of the crew, or show off your project-all on our new message boards…more

Grills

The best new grills to buy for the summer meal you want to eat boards….more

Renovations Ruining Your Relationship?

Learn from others mistakes, confess your own, and commiserate with others just like you….more

Kitchen Design (p. 33)

Kitchen Design Solution: Modern Makeover

An affordable, modern makeover opens up a cramped, dated space….more

Closet Design (p. 39)

The Principles of Smart Closet Design

You can think of a closet as a really tiny room for clothes hangers, but why cheat yourself?....more

Closet Control

Tame unruly storage areas with smart shelving, drawers and cubbies….more

Spin Meisters (p. 45)

Installing a Ceiling Fan

A step-by-step guide to putting in a versatile and stylish fixture….more

Facade Fragments (p. 57)

How to Build a Garden Tool Holder

Step-by-step instructions for turning a cornice into a handy holding device....more

Don't Dry Up (p. 63)

Installing Drip Irrigation

It's easy and even quick to create an automatic watering system that makes sure plants get their fill….more

Buying and Selling Green (p. 77)

Energy Efficient Mortgage

How to finance your next home with a "green" mortgage....more

Power on Demand (p. 93)

Transfer of Power

Find out the running watts of common household appliances....

Hanging Exterior Shutters (p. 97)

Tom Silva Video

How to repair and rehang existing shutters….

3 Kitchens, 3 Budgets (p. 104)

21 Ways to Save on Your Remodel

We canvassed dozens of industry pros to catalog ways you can wrestle your renovation costs back down….more

Summer Showers (p. 113)

New Video! Installing an Outdoor Shower

TOH's John Taylor comes clean on his outdoor shower installation. Watch the video now.....more

Installing a Freezeproof Faucet

A step-by-step guide to protecting your exterior faucets from freezing and bursting....more

Like Old Times (p. 119)

Updated Vintage

Old-style fixtures and floor tile create a vintage-bathroom look for a traditional-style house....more

Shoulda, Woulda, Coulda (p. 124)

The (Don't Get Burned) Remodeling Guide

A 4-phase plan for getting the kitchen you want at a price you can afford....more

Concrete's Changing Colors (p. 128)

Kitchen Countertops

Sort out the choices of durable, stylish surface materials....more