Magazine

In This Issue

• April 2012 Issue No. 157

  • New!

    
    Get this old house for your tablet!

  • Tell Us Your Story

    Here's your chance to be featured in the pages of THis Old House magazine — and earn $250
    More

  • Editor Spotlight

    
    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
    
    

    More Editor Bios:

    • Alexandra Bandon
    • Amy Hughes
    • Mark Powers

• New Season, Fresh Looks

  idea file

  before + after: kitchen

  Two cooks use DIY skills and bargain-hunting prowess to serve up their ideal cook space

  before + after: bath

  An oddly shaped space gains twice the function, period-style finishes—and privacy

  budget redo

  First-time homeowners turn a blank box into a cozy dining room

  Photoshop redo

  A pergola-topped porch helps a ranch turn on the cottage charm

  DIYer's delight

  A thoughtful whole-house makeover restores a Colonial Revival's neglected charm

  read this before you remodel your laundry room

  Expert advice on everything to consider before you get started

  stretching a small yard

  Use a pro's landscaping lessons to make your limited lot blossom

  best old-house neighborhoods

  Learn about four of the 61 top spots that made our 2012 list

  TOH tv

  adding on above the garage

  Pro advice from the latest project house can help guide your addition decisions

  upgrades

  shopping

  Ceramic garden stools—from $66

  get this look for less

  Cottage-style bedroom

  shop smarter

  Stainless-steel sink

  home solutions

  home solutions

  Make a tin-tile message board; 10 uses for coins; solutions for compost-pile problems; insulation issues to watch out for; and more

  how-to projects

  paint ideas

  Rag on a second shade to bring out the best in your base color

  landscaping

  Our guide to grass will put your lawn on the path to a lush life

  home center project

  Use some simple materials to build a mirror-topped accent table

  weekend remodel

  Create an enticing garden gate with stock cedar lumber

  ask this old house

  Q + A

  Get window casing to fit when jamb extensions stick out too far; three ways to tell if paint's too old to use; get a noisy water heater to pipe down; and more

  step-by-step

  Permeable-paver driveway

  TOH tested

  Variable-speed trim routers

  Norm's tricks of the trade

  Keep molding returns from flying off your miter saw

  in every issue

  letter from This Old House

  Digging myself into a hole. Again

  save this old house

  A beautiful 1840 Greek Revival in Calais, Maine