Curb Appeal
From mailboxes to shutters, the curb appeal of your home can make a big difference. Discover ways to improve and maintain your home's curb appeal.
12 Spring Fix-Ups That Save You Money
Slash utility bills, boost curb appeal, and up your comfort all year long
11 Ways to Save Water, Time, and Money on Your Landscape
If you're not irrigating your lawn, flower beds, and container plants using the most targeted, time-efficient methods possible, you're wasting water—and money
Photoshop Redo: Punching Up a Proud Farmhouse
See how a bold paint makeover brings out the best in a home's architectural detail
How to Build a Pathway Lamppost
Pick up some stock cedar and a hanging lantern to construct a custom garden fixture
8 Lessons on Stretching a Small Yard
Read on to learn a landscape designer's strategies for maximizing the beauty and utility of a modest-size lot.
Photoshop Redo: Layering a Ranch With Cottage Charm
A handsome pergola-topped porch gives the eye—and visitors— good reason to linger
Curb Appeal Before and After Gallery
An exterior home remodel doesn't have to mean a soup-to-nuts transformation. Check out these clever, thrifty before and after curb appeal makeovers to create a more welcoming home.
Best Foundation Plants for Stellar Curb Appeal
Plantings that ring the base of your home should do more than just conceal the foundation. Read these foolproof planting tips to boost your curb appeal.
Photoshop Redo: Buffing Up a Neo-Colonial
A new porch gives purpose and proportion to lanky columns, while new colors boost style
Photoshop Redo: Livening Up a Bland Box
An inviting walkway and an airy new porch bring fresh focus and much-needed character
Photoshop Redo: Sprucing Up a Basic Split-Level
A bold new approach to the garage and a clever trim treatment boost character
How to Make Home Upgrades That Pay
How a couple of hands-on homeowners took a bungalow from dilapidated to delightful, using home-center finds
Photoshop Redo: Dressing Up a Flat Facade
A proud new portico and ornamental trim give a plain two-story a gracious new look
In-Ground Flagpole Installation
Helpful instructions to let your patriotic spirit fly from your front lawn with this DIY weekend project.
Best Curb Appeal Before and Afters 2011
You showed us your amazing curb appeal transformations. Now see which ones were finalists in our Reader Remodel Contest, as picked by you and the editors of This Old House
Handsome House Numbers
Detailed digits offer an inexpensive way to boost your home's curb appeal
Photoshop Redo: A Farmhouse's Better Facade
Adding details and color gives this charming, modest home more curb appeal
How to Get the Best Curb Appeal on the Block
Easy front entry upgrades, fresh paint, and simple plantings can make your home's exterior the envy of the neighborhood
How to Upgrade Front Door Hardware
Update your entry with a bold new door handle, escutcheon, kickplate, and knocker
Real-Life Photoshop Redo Winners
The winners of our exterior makeover contest turn their rendering into reality
Easy Fall Prep for Your Home
Here are a few projects to get your home ready for cooler weather and the holiday season.
12 Upkeep Ideas to Add Curb Appeal
Turn your home into the belle of the block with these dozen exterior fixes—best done while the temperatures are warm
Best Curb Appeal Before and Afters 2010
You showed us your amazing curb appeal transformations. Now see which ones were finalists in our Reader Remodel Contest, as picked by you and the editors of This Old House
How to Make a Window Box with Vintage Trim
Wrap curvy door casing around a plastic planter filled with bright blooms for cheery window decoration
Photoshop Redo: How to Update a Folk Victorian
A color update and period-style touches give an 1880s house even more charm
How to Design an Entry Garden
Plan a front-yard landscape that boosts curb appeal and welcomes you home
Filling Rotted Trim with Two-Part Epoxy
Durable and flexible epoxy is the best way to restore crumbling woodwork
Wood Window Styles
Windows are among a home's most distinguishing details. Let the architecture of your place help determine a complementary style
Photoshop Redo: How to Perk Up a Plain 2-Story
Facade details and a front bump-out boost this home's street presence and curb appeal
Secrets to Great Curb Appeal
An eye-catching exterior is the sum of many parts. Here are six makeovers that show how combining small upgrades can create a handsome facade on any budget
Photoshop Redo: How to Rework a Ranch
Adding front and side porches and changing the roofline give a basic box a lot more appeal
How to Fix a Doorbell
Doorbell not working? Here’s a step-by-step guide showing you how to repair it.