This Old House Archives

A quick annual pruning will keep flowering shrubs shapely and full of blooms.

You can use stock cabinets and other parts to create a first-rate entertainment center.

It was a blast relaxing in your home away from home but now it's time to winterize it. Here are...

Different ways to add color to concrete

A signed agreement with your contractor is the best protection against disappointment — or...

Our tips range from the practical—use a pocket door to the psychological—choose one...

An expert's step-by-step guide to digging postholes and assembling panels for a picket fence

Q: "What is the purpose of the one-by's I see under all the floor and ceiling joists on the show?"

Don't give up and replace it with drywall quite yet — fixing damaged plaster is worth the...

Having the right tool makes all the difference

From fences to fireplaces, cupolas to columns, learn how to build the right way

Q: "I am wondering how will spruce flooring hold up in a high-traffic area?"