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How To Install Kitchen Track Lighting
This Old House’s Scott Caron walks you through choosing, shopping, and installing your new track lighting system.
Idea House 2017 | A Day at the Rhode Island Beach House
Work is under way at our 2017 Idea House in Rhode Island, where traditional architectural features combine with modern building techniques to create a family home with a relaxed coastal sensibility
How To Install Wainscoting
Want to give your home a DIY makeover at a low cost? Follow our step-by-step guide on how to install wainscoting.
Create a Rock-Garden Patio
Get this look! Learn how adding a rock garden and fire pit can give your yard a lift
Schoolhouse Renovation: Heirloom in the Making
A hands-on couple totally transform a 179-year-old former schoolhouse, creating a cozy cottage home for their daughter
How to Grow Tropical Plants Indoors
Ask This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook teaches a homeowner to get a tropical feel from indoor house plants
How to Harvest Honey from a Beehive
Landscaper Roger Cook and a professional beekeeper harvest honey, talk about hive health and show you how to maintain and grow your hive.
How To Set Up a Beehive: A 12 Step Guide to Beekeeping
In this guide, This Old House’s Roger Cook takes you through everything you need to plan and install a beehive in your backyard.
How To Create a Provence-Inspired Patio
South-of-France flair meets casual West Coast style in this open-air dining room that’s equal parts elegant and easygoing.
Create a Dog-Friendly Landscape Plan
Dogscaping 101. Here's everything you need to know before you get started planning your yard
Read This Before You Buy Ductless AC
These quick-to-retrofit ductless AC systems provide unrivaled operating efficiency and room-by-room zoning comfort.
Exterior French Doors: A Buyer’s Guide
Looking for the best patio doors? The window-door hybrid has never looked—or performed—better. Here’s how to find the right French doors for your house and budget.
A Steeply Sloped Yard Becomes a Hillside Oasis
Terraced areas and added plantings that go with the flow in a welcoming family retreat
A 1908 Bungalow Opens Up for More Family Space
A design-savvy bungalow owner finally gets her free-flowing family space-with a great room that's part great outdoors
The Best Things About Working In Construction
This post originally appeared at Tradehounds.com
What You Need to Know About a Career as an Electrician
Electricians work in an exciting industry with constant demand and stimulating challenges. Learn more about what it takes to become one.
42 Ideas for the Perfect Outdoor Space
It’s time to throw open your doors and enjoy life alfresco. Turn even the simplest patio, porch, or deck into an inviting open-air retreat
Save This Old House: North Carolina Log Cabin
Famed frontiersman Daniel Boone slept here!
Bonus Uses for Masonry Glue
Explore five uses of masonry glue beyond basic construction and learn about practical solutions for common household repairs and projects.
How to Use a Home Organization App
Ask This Old House home technology expert Ross Trethewey and Centriq co-founder and co-CEO James Sheppard walk through the features of the Centriq app, which is designed to be a central hub for home organization, repair, and maintenance.
How To Install Undercabinet LED Lighting
Make your kitchen more functional and attractive with easy-to-install LED lights. This guide will walk you through the process step by step.
How To Repair a Window Muntin: A Step-by-Step Guide
Muntins are the plastic or wooden dividers between windowpanes. This step-by-step guide goes over how you can repair window muntins.
How To Paint Ombre Stair Risers
Painting ombre stair risers can add life and color into your stairwell. In this guide, we show you step-by-step instructions on how to do it.
The TOH Apprentices
Meet the talented young people working alongside our pros on the TOH TV project houses this season. New episodes start Oct 6th. Check local listings
Cottage Charmer
Set in a well-preserved 19th-century resort village, a once worn-out little house becomes a soulful second home