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How to Install a Lamppost
See your way to a safer terrain with this step-by-step guide to installing a lamppost.
American House Styles
Take a stroll through the history of American houses, from the colonial era to the modern age.
How to Hang an Interior Door
Open and shut your weekend with these step-by-step instructions
The East Boston House
A worn out 1916 two-family house gets upgraded for two descendants of the original owners
Making Something Out of Nothing
How do you restore architectural detail to a derelict inner-city row house? Enlist a handful of experts who can copy what remains, find something similar, or choose the best of what's new.
How to Install Bifold Doors
The most difficult—and sometimes most frustrating—part of the installation is attaching and adjusting all the hardware. But we can talk you through it.
How to Reface Kitchen Cabinets
Renew your kitchen in one wallet-friendly weekend
How to Install Glass Fireplace Doors
Retrofit your wood-burning fireplace with safer glass fireplace doors.
The Best Techniques for Hanging Wallpaper
Line a room with wallpaper and you have instant decoration.
How to Hang Interior Shutters
Keep out winter's chilly winds or summer's oppressive heat with these easy-to-install architectural features