Workshop
Landscaping
Fast-growing trees
Salvage Style
Turn ceramic bathroom accessories to jewelry stash
Build an indoor gate for your pooch
Weekend Remodel
Rectangular planter box of cellular PVC
Q + A
The pros answer your questions
Step-by-Step
Plant a small tree
Norm's Tricks of the Trade
Install horizontal blocking to support vertical paneling
Features
Before and After: Kitchen
A new layout and vintage touches update an 1866 Italianate's outdated eatery
Budget Redo
Custom-look wainscot adds old-house charm
Make a Mudroom That Works for You
Seven drop-spots and tons of tips to make the most of yours
Hassle-free Steps to a Healthier Home
Our room-by-room guide for keeping you safe at home
Reader Remodel
A retired couple brings the life back to a tumbledown cottage
All About
Exterior stain
Departments
Letter from This Old House
Nuts & Bulbs & Squirrels
Readermail
Your feedback, questions, and comments
Checklist
Easy ways to improve your home right now
Home News
Protect fruit & veggie crops; new law for lead paint; and more
Home Solutions
Rubber-duckie bathroom; nontoxic cleaners; natural lawn care; and more
Paint Ideas
Make a small bath look bigger with horizontal bands
Shopping
Oversize bar pulls
Get This Look
Vintage-style home office
TOH TV
Household wisdom from Roger Cook
Photoshop Redo
An 1880 Folk Victorian regains its character
Home Economics
Learn how homeownership can pay off come tax time
Save This Old House
An 1861 Greek Revival in Orange County, Virginia
Shortcuts
Web Highlights
• Choose the perfect outdoor dining table
• Get a list of plants that will thrive in your garden
• Learn how to lay down a bluestone patio
• Pick the best decking material for your house
• Find out what happened to the homes featured in Save This Old House
Letter from This Old House
• Email the Editor
Readermail
• For more information on vent-free fireplace safety, go to:
• Consumer Reports
• U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission
• Email This Old House
Home News
• See all 51 winners of our Best Old-House Neighborhoods
Home Solutions
• Got a smart solution? Email our Editor, Scott
Before and After: Kitchen
• Share your remodel and your project may appear in our Reader-Created Issue
Landscaping
Paint Ideas
• Find closely related hues by consulting a color wheel
Shopping: Bar Pulls
• Save 15% off any Bronte and Mandalay Collection items at Atlas Homewares using promotion code TOH15 in your sales cart.
• Save an additional 10% off Modern Objects pulls using promotion code TOH10 in your sales cart at pullsdirect.com
Budget Redo: Dining Room
• How did you stretch your dollars? Submit your budget redo and it may appear in our Reader-Created issue
Salvage Style
• Got a clever reuse? Submit your recycled design and it may appear in our Reader-Created issue
Animal House: Dog gate
• Build this dog gate in one weekend.
Photoshop Redo
• Want a Photoshop Redo? Send snapshots to [email protected]
Home Economics
• Get more tips on energy-related tax breaks
Weekend Remodel: Planter box
• COMING SOON! How-to video
• Tell us what you got done in a weekend and you could be featured in the Reader-Created Issue
Hassle-Free Steps to a Healthier Home
• How to replace failing caulk
• A fast fix for cracked tile
Reader Remodel
• Show us your whole-house remodel for a chance to win cash and a spread in the 2010 Reader-Created issue
All About: Exterior Stain
• Learn how to prep and stain a wood deck in this video with TOH general contractor Tom Silva
• Tell us what you want to know all about
Ask This Old House, p. 93
Reader Tool Test, p. 99
• Tell us what tool you plan to buy and you could be featured in the Reader-Created Issue
Save This Old House, p. 110
• Know about a gem worth saving? Tell us about it