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Secrets of a Spectacular Holiday Home

Secrets of a Spectacular Holiday Home

Holidays are a time for family and friends to come together and enjoy the comforts of home. Make your house a welcoming haven for visitors with the perfect touches.


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Holiday Gifts

Gifts for the New Homeowner   Gifts for the Garage Guy   Give Cool Tools   edible home improvement gifts   Tool-Themed Ornaments
Gifts for the New Homeowner
Essential gifts for your new neighbors
  Gifts for the Garage Guy
Give your garage guy the gift of clutter control
  Give Cool Tools
11 absolutely unnecessary tools so cool you'll want to have them—or give them—anyway
  Edible Home Improvement Gifts
The way to a handyperson's heart this holiday season is, indeed, through his or her stomach
  Tool-Themed Tree Ornaments
You're a house-proud DIYer—and you've got the ornaments to prove it

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Holiday Decorations

Choose a Live Christmas Tree   2008 gingerbread house contest winners   Eco-Friendly Holiday Decorations   Firesafe Holiday Lights   Tools for Making Gingerbread Houses
Choose a Live Christmas Tree
Choose a live tree to extend the holiday spirit long past Christmas. Buy one now, plant it later, then watch it grow year after year
  This Old Gingerbread House Contest Winners
See how tools of the trade—band saws, wood rasps, belt sanders, Dremels—make award-winning gingerbread houses
  Eco-Friendly Holiday Decorations
Deck the halls with these stylish and recycled, all-natural, eco-friendly items
  Firesafe Holiday Lights
Electric holiday lights and displays sparkle and wow, but they're also potentially dangerous
  Tools for Making Gingerbread Houses
You're a house-proud DIYer—and you've got the ornaments to prove it

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Holiday Fixes

12 Quick Fixes   More Quick Fixes   Preventing Ice Dams   Snow Blowers   don't damage the driveway digging out your car
12 Quick Fixes
Lightning-fast repairs you can get done in no time
  More Quick Fixes
More fast repairs to get done before the guests arrive
  Preventing Ice Dams
Take care of trouble spots and you will enjoy a winter free of icicles—and the damage they can do to your roof
  Snow Blowers
Snow blowers have come a long way from their humble origins. See the best of today's models
  Digging Out Your Car? Don't Damage the Driveway
Handy tips for avoiding damage to your driveway when you're shoveling snow

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Holiday Yule Log

How to Tile a Hearth   How to Install A Mantel   How to Tile a Fireplace Surround   How to Install a Gas Fireplace   Good Wood Fires
How to Tile a Hearth
Jazz up the buffer between the fire and the floor with colorful tiles
  How to Tile a Fireplace Surround
In a few days, you can create an ellegant entertainment spot for dinner parties and family holidays
  7 Clean Sweeps for Fireplaces
Safety tips for before you spark up the logs this winter
  How to Install a Gas Fireplace
In this how-to video, This Old House host Kevin O'Connor discovers the benefits of a direct-vent gas fireplace
  How to Install Glass Fireplace Doors
Retrofit your wood-burning fireplace with the safety of glass doors



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