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A year's worth of easy decorative upgrades to refresh your space, previously featured in the Home Solutions section of This Old House magazine

See step by step how to repair ceiling cracks, holes, dings, and water damage. Get expert tips on identifying and preventing ceiling damage.

A collection of the latest and greatest tips from the TOH master carpenter

No window? No problem. A once-dingy, two-part bath gets a bright new look thanks to a smarter layout and sophisticated finishes

Shoveling snow doesn't have to be hard. Here are the best ways to shovel different kinds of snow, prevent injury, and lessen your workload.

Standard-issue detectors have saved countless lives, but those battery-powered sentries can drive you crazy with false alarms and middle-of-the-night chirps ("Help! my battery needs changing . . . now!"). Some new smartphone-connected smoke and carbon monoxide detectors offer fixes for that—and more. Here’s a sampling.

Want a comfortable, convenient space just for baking? Here's everything you need to know to build your own custom baking station.

Compact yet overflowing with blooms, this perennial garden gives its owners a spectacular show all summer long

New parents create a spacious cook space by borrowing some square footage from an adjacent den

Smart tweaks to the floor plan, a color palette inspired by nature, and fluid connections between the house and garden allow a tiny house to live larger

When she found an abandoned cabin in the San Diego mountains, a true-crime writer hit pay dirt

An intrepid homeowner saves the cost of a new Dutch door to contain her dogs—by cutting her existing front door in half.

In the next eight years, there are seven million jobs in the construction industry that will need filling. Here's what we're doing to help.

These young men and women are getting the training they need to go the trade route—and they're proud to be building hands-on careers Learn More!

As skilled carpenters, plumbers, and electricians retire, there aren’t enough trained craftsmen to take their place. So we’re rallying scholarship support to help young men and women embark on a gratifying, hands-on career