Table of Contents
Features
Our Reader Remodel
Contest Winners
The house had to be sawed in half,
but Sharon and Jim Wade put it back together, and then some. Your choice for best whole-house makeover
One-Room Wonders
Your votes for best bedroom, basement, bathroom, and more
Home Numbers
Data from our highly unscientific reader survey of your home-related likes, dislikes, wishes, and dreams
On the Couch With
This Old House
Your worst contractor nightmares, analyzed by our renovation shrinks
This Old House Saved!
By popular request: Save This
Old House progress reports
Family Project
Take a spin in our hot-rod sandbox
Departments
Kitchen Design
Two smart shoppers show off their high-quality, low-cost redo
Luxuries
Got a collection gathering dust? Seven stylish options for displaying your stuff
Landscaping
How one reader created a lush garden—and found a new career
Around My House
And you thought your remodel
went badly...
Salvage
Make your own vintage-tile table, with help from our Salvage Challenge winner
Paperwork
Our readers’ best penny-pinching tricks
Elements of a Style
Telling details of the Craftsman style—and new ways to get it
Toolbox
Creating a backyard pond
Step-by-Step
Creating a backyard pond
Save This Old House
A sturdy, 1866 Italianate—yours for $1
WorkShop
Ask This Old House
Can I fix wrought-iron rails? How best
to paint shelves? Putty or silicone?
You answer, and our experts weigh in
Norm's Notebook
Spray guns, table saws, and brad nailers: readers’ tips, and advice from the TOH master carpenter
Directory
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