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Neat Trick for a Family-Friendly Kitchen

New parents create a spacious cook space by borrowing some square footage from an adjacent den
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Inside Out Appeal for a 1949 Bungalow

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
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An Old Miner's Cabin Becomes a Lesson in Low-Impact Living

When she found an abandoned cabin in the San Diego mountains, a true-crime writer hit pay dirt
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Exterior Dutch Door for $63

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

Watch This Old House's Tom Silva help a hobbyist woodworker turn her small garage into an efficient workspace, with tips anyone can use.
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Help Wanted: Closing the Skills Gap in the Trades

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.
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Generation NEXT: Meet 18 Up-and-Comers

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!
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Building Skills With 'Generation NEXT'

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
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Creating the Next Skilled Generation

TOH master carpenter Norm Abram and Mike Rowe of mikeroweWORKS announce their partnership to support closing the skills gap—that is, encouraging young people to master the trades that built this country.
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Inspiring Pride in Hands-on Work

Young people are rejecting vocational jobs that require training and craftsmanship. Who will help build our future?
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How This Old House is Helping Close the Skills Gap

There’s a crucial need to encourage the next generation of skilled craftspeople, says master carpenter Norm Abram. Here’s what This Old House is doing.
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S38 E8: A New Look to Match the Old

A hidden doorway is revealed. The new master bath presents a classic plumbing problem. Creating elaborate cuts with computerized machines. Scott Caron installs a ceiling fan. Arts and Crafts windows.
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S15 E8: Laundry, Table Saw

Richard travels to Seattle to help a couple choose and install laundry appliances. Tom shows Kevin new table saw technology. And Scott repairs a three-way switch.
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How to Diagnose and Repair Three-Way Switch Problems

Ask This Old House master electrician Scott Caron diagnoses a three-way switch issue and fixes the problem.
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Testing New Table Saw Technology

Ask This Old House general contractor Tom Silva and host Kevin O’Connor look at new type of table saw with smartphone technology.
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How to Choose and Install Laundry Appliances

Ask This Old House plumbing expert Richard Trethewey helps a couple pick out and install energy efficient appliances.
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Choosing and Installing a Shower Stall

The bathroom starts to take shape with the easy installation of a Sterling shower stall and new tile floor.
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S15 E7: Robotic Wall, Bench

Ross Trethewey helps build a robotic wall that could be the key to tight spaces in urban living. Tom and Kevin use reclaimed pine heart wood to create a bench with a historic theme in Build It.
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S38 E7: To Paint or Not to Paint

A custom range hood. The original chimney is demo’ed and Mark McCullough builds a new one. Family room, tile and wood paneling design choices. A new slab floor is coated with a speckled epoxy.
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Articulating Library Lights

Use hardworking sconces to illuminate a reading nook, sink wall, fireplace mantel, or any other place you want to brighten in style
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What You Need to Know to Restore a Butcher-Block Countertop

When wood counters lose their good looks, here’s how to make them beautiful again and keep them looking that way.
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Build It | Reclaimed Heart Pine Bench

Ask This Old House general contractor Tom Silva and host Kevin O’Connor create a wooden bench out of reclaimed heart pine.
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Future House | How To Install a Robotic Wall

Ask This Old House home technology expert Ross Trethewey helps install a robotic wall to maximize space for a small, urban apartment in Future House.
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Lush Life in a California Garden

An artful mix of curved terraces, vibrant flowers, and luxuriant succulents transforms a challenging backyard
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S38 E6: One Brick at a Time

Starting a new chimney. A 100-year-old brick factory. Designing the kitchen of the homeowner’s dreams. Tommy changes the pitch of the two back dormers to match the pitch of the new gable.