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How to Install Shutters on a Brick House
Use masonry anchors to attach working window coverings to a plain brick facade—and add some period charm, to boot
The Lexington Colonial House: Bridging the Exterior Design Gap
As a young Colonial gets additional space for TOH TV, it also receives a face-lift that feels both contemporary and true to its roots
Six Lawn-Care Mistakes to Nix
A turf professor schools us on lawn care worth skipping
How to Build a Living Wall Vertical Garden
Use pressure-treated lumber and galvanized planter boxes to erect a vertical garden filled with colorful greenery
Save This Old House: Ohio Brick Greek Revival
A bequeathed fortune allowed a widow to build this lavish home that has seen many lives
How to Clad a Wall in Stone
Use cast-concrete stone-veneer panels and masonry screws to dress up a plain wall
Save This Old House: New York Queen Anne
Invest in an early Sears kit house with charming original details
The Lexington Colonial House: Before
For the 35th anniversary season, the This Old House TV crew is tackling its youngest house yet: a 1966 Garrison Colonial in the Boston suburb of Lexington
How to Build a Hidden Door
Trim out a slab door with poplar boards to create a hidden passage disguised as a paneled accent wall
The Veteran's Special House Project
The 35th anniversary season of This Old House TV concludes with a special project, as the crew partners with Homes for Our Troops (HFOT) to build and outfit a house in Hopkinton, New Hampshire, for a wounded Iraq War veteran