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An owner of a charming old house in Canaan, NY finds that old homes are a web of decisions interwoven over time, many of them made without reference to common sense or architectural coherence—some, according to the owner, the result of sheer lunacy. So far, only one of those choices has actually been theirs; to buy the property in the first place.
By Verlyn Klinkenborg
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With finely made cabinets and state-of-the-art appliances, a kitchen grows up-from a small, dark stylistic misfit into a charming, spacious cooking area in keeping with an 1894 Victorian. And there's tons of storage.
By Cynthia Sanz
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Concrete sculptor Buddy Rhodes transforms the humblest of building materials into artful creations.
By Brad Lemley
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Home security systems have never been more popular but, before investing in expensive electronic devices, consider alternative deterrents that cost less, produce no false alarms and may stop burglars more often.
By Curtis Rist
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Using a new generation of engineered lumber, a contractor for This Old House tests out a new floor plan by knocking down the walls, supporting the ceiling and letting the ownersí imagination roam.
By Brad Lemley
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Five innovative addition ideas you can adapt form This Old House Magazine's Dream House Plans.
By Joe Carter
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As demolition starts at the Watertown project, the guys from the This Old House crew save the good stuff to use later.
By Brad Lemley
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Shaving off a gossamer curl of wood takes Zen-like concentration and a razor-sharp cutting iron. Here is how to develop just the right touch, hone cutting edges to perfection and make all your doors fit.
By Jeff Taylor
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Home Improvisation
You are up on a ladder, but the pliers are down in the toolbox. That's when you remember why you have molars.
By Jeanne Marie Laskas
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Merrily, We Scroll Along
With the acrobat of saws, anyone can turn solid wood into lace.
By Curtis Rist
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A Gem of a Stone
Granite is covering more counters than ever, thanks to lower costs and a new appreciation of its near-diamond hardness.
By Richard Stepler
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Give It to Me Straight
Plumb bobs cannot lie-gravity is the ultimate truth test.
By Jeff Taylor
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Bust the Dust—and Germs
A media filter on a forced-air furnace keeps house air pristine.
By Hope Reeves
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A laundry chute is the next best thing to a bottomless hamper.
By Meghan Anderson
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Which way is in?
The side door works for shuttling groceries, but a house also needs a noble front door to provide a proper entrance.
By Meghan Anderson
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Report Cards
Why do mortgage companies insist on driving applicants nuts over minor credit problems?
By Mike Steere
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
