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before + after: kitchen

Check out the details that made this cook space a winner

before + after: home office

A front room is reborn as an office, a library, and a half bath

budget redo

A DIY vanity top and wallet-friendly fixtures brighten a dingy powder room

Photoshop redo

Beefier columns help improve a house's Neo-Colonial style

paint ideas

Give your entry an energy boost with our color pro's front-door paint picks

landscaping

Use our foundation planting guide to help your house make a finer first impression

8 smart curb-appeal makeovers

Thrifty ideas designed to put any house's best face forward

light-filled & detail-rich

A Colonial-style house's redo strikes just the right balance

TOH tv

building on an American original

Smart design and handcrafted touches bring the circa 1720 project house into the 21st century

upgrades

get this look for less

Shaker-style kitchen

shopping

Colorful kitchen aids

price wise

Limestone floor tile

all about

Fiber-cement siding

home solutions

Create a handsome hairpin-leg table; 10 uses for coffee grounds; in-house fire hazards to hunt for; turn a tree stump into a planter; drinking-water facts; and more

on the cover

how-to projects

salvage style

Transform a vintage barn pulley into an adjustable bedside sconce

animal house

Create the perfect place to pamper your pooch at bath time

weekend remodel

Step up your house's curb appeal by giving your entry porch a stone-veneer makeover

ask this old house

Q + A

Install hardwood trim without cracking plaster walls; safe places to hide from a violent storm; and more

TOH tested

Heavy-duty pruners

Norm's tricks of the trade

Use a nailer to attach crown molding to kitchen cabinets

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letter from This Old House

Why a DIYer's work is never done

checklist

Easy ways to improve your home right now

save this old house

A unique 1910 home in Youngstown, Ohio, for $15,000

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Editor Spotlight

Scott Omelianuk Scott Omelianuk, Editor of This Old House magazine, began his long relationship with home improvement at age 15, when he started working after school as a carpenter's gopher. After years of jobsite toil and practical jokes—including being s… more