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Give & Get Advice

Give your honey what he or she really wants: a quick home improvement or two, with downloadable "coupons" and helpful instructions from the experts at This Old House See more

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12 Affordable Home Improvement Gifts

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More Valentine's Gifts

Edible Home Improvement Gifts the way to a handyperson's heart is, indeed, through his or her stomach	Garage Gifts for Him Whether Dad golfs, surfs, hikes, tinkers, or just lays on the couch, there's a gift for him that fits into his favorite room in the house	Kitchen-Drawer Gifts for He With these clever helpers, Mom won't have to schlep out to the garage every time she needs a tool (and neither will you)	Cool Tool Gifts 11 absolutely unnecessary tools that are so cool you'll want to have them—or give them—anyway

Home Improvement for Couples

Save This Marriage Can you help this woman make Mr. Handyman, Mr. Familyman too?	She Saws, He Sautes My wife fixes up the house. I fix dinner. Who knew that owning a home would bring out her inner Norm Abram?	He Wants to Go DIY; She Wants to Call a Pro What happens when one spouse insists on doing emergency holiday fixes himself, and the other wants to call in a pro?	Advice from Home Improvement Therapists Wherein our reader therapists listen to your remodel sob stories and offer strategies to avoid that next home-improvement trauma—no inner child involved

His-and-Her Baths

Spacious Bath Redo for Him and Her When one couple decided against separate master bathrooms in their new-construction house, the architect came up with a revised plan to create a single space that meets dual needs.	Couple's Calming Retreat Seeking a private getaway in their high-traffic home, this couple added a second story with design elements and amenities ideal for a calming refuge	Separate Baths for a Couple and Their Kids Problem: The master bath had been badly remodeled—and the kids' bath was overcrowded Solution: Reshuffle rooms to make a bigger master bath and more	Two-Person Fixtures for Happy Shared Bath Tired of fighting for shower time and bathroom space, this couple created an open, light-filled bath addition that makes simultaneous morning rituals a breeze