Table of Contents
Features
A light-filled plan opens up a 1949 cottage’s pinched
cooking quarters
Photoshop Redo
Craftsman details and a warmer color palette freshen up a brick house’s facade
Get pro advice for adding a backyard kitchen without going overboard on cost
From sinks to sconces, TOH editors help you get a high-end look with lower-priced fixtures and finishes
Reader Remodel
A Montana couple transforms a crumbling 1901 Dutch Colonial Revival into their forever home
Small-Space Solutions
Nine tips and tricks that made
a family of five’s tight quarters seem positively palatial
Patio umbrellas
Farmhouse porch
Lean-to shed for garden tools
All About
Composite decking
Departments
Step up your stairs’ style with a ruglike enamel runner
Seven design tips for artfully placing container plantings
Whaddaya Call It?
Keep the barbeque fire burning safely with this gas-grill guide
WorkShop
Corral your portable electronics
with a charging station made from stock moldings
Weekend Remodel
Lay a broken bluestone patio
Q + A
Is gray water safe for veggies?; fix a sagging gate; repair wood siding gouges; and more
Norm’s Tricks of the Trade
Fill the gap between a storage cabinet and a closet wall; snap a straight chalk line
Reader Tool Test
Cordless string trimmers
Checklist
Easy ways to improve your home right now
Home News
Wipe away lead; window-replacement tax credit; water heaters get Energy Star status; and more
