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How to Use a Compost Bin
Ask This Old House landscape designer Jenn Nawada gets a lesson on the best ways to compost organic materials at home.
How To Build a Kids' Bookcase
Learn how to use oak stair treads and pine boards to create right-sized shelves that keep books and toys within easy reach of small hands.
Design Tips for Creating the Perfect Kids' Study Space
Set up the ideal place for your child to concentrate and get their homework and studying done with these smart tips.
Why Victorians Make the Best Movie Haunted Houses
One of our most-loved architecture styles is also our scariest. Understand why the grand features of Victorians can also seem menacing.
S14 E4: Home Energy Special
Richard and Kevin investigate Germany’s energy efficiency. Kevin and Ross head to Texas to install a residential wind turbine in Texas.
S37 E4: It's All About the Beams
Flitch beams are installed. Kevin tours the Laminated Veneer Lumber Factory. Richard finds a rear-mounted toilet and the homeowners formulate a landscape plan.
How To Turn a Wooden Dresser Into a Bathroom Vanity
This Old House master carpenter Norm Abram shows how to turn a wooden dresser into a new vanity step by step in this guide.
How to Install a Home Wind Turbine
Do you live in the perfect place for a wind turbine? Add this renewable energy feature to your lot for an eco-friendly way to save money.
How a German Home Maximizes Energy Efficiency
Ask This Old House plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey explains how the country's building practices and lifestyle affect energy consumption
What Germany Can Teach Us About Home Energy
Ask This Old House plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey takes host Kevin O'Connor on a tour of Germany with an eye toward renewable energy and sustainable home heating.
Fall Lawn Care: Essential Tips to Protect Your Yard
Want a lush, healthy yard come next spring? Our guide includes expert tips on fall lawn care so your grass bounces back after winter.
Idea House 2015 | Video Tour of Cloudland Station
Take a video tour of this storybook cottage with craftsman-style charm
Landscaping Tips from TOH's 2015 Idea House
Master gardener and Monrovia editorial director Kate Karam shares her secrets for creating our easy-care, four-season cottage garden
Idea House 2015 | Cottage at Cloudland Station
Take a tour of this storybook cottage with craftsman-style charm
S14 E3: Driveway, Shaker Table
Roger repairs a large pothole. Tom and Kevin make a Shaker table in a "Build It" segment. Scott turns a vintage railroad lantern into a modern electric lamp. And a black metal box has the guys asking "What Is It?"
S37 E3: Bracing the Basement
Rotten lally columns are replaced; Richard takes a tour of the Homer House and its original air conditioning and pluming. The hardwood floors are salvaged.
Welcome to Cloudland Station
Welcome to the home of This Old House's first-ever Idea House—and a Southern Living-inspired community.
Pros from Our Online Community Answer Your Tricky Home Questions
We recruited a group of pros from This Old House's online community to help solve your home-improvement problems
Another 13 Scary Houses Turned Into Spectacular Homes
Harrowing tales of brave TOH readers who transformed the scariest house on the block into the most charming
Create a Rustic Farmhouse Kitchen
How to get the laid-back style of this cook space using salvage materials on a shoestring budget
10 Ways to Live Large with Limited Space
Try these tricks for putting every square foot of a house to good use
How To Spot a Fake Antique
Amy Hughes, author of Salvage Style, offers her hard-learned tips for telling the genuine article from an impostor.
How To Repair an Asphalt Pothole
Ask This Old House landscaping contractor Roger Cook teaches a homeowner how to fill a pothole in an asphalt driveway to make it safe.
Build It | How To Build a Shaker Table with Simple to Follow Steps
Create your own timeless Shaker table with these easy-to-follow steps from Ask This Old House general contractor Tom Silva and host Kevin O'Connor.
How to Convert a Kerosene Lantern into a Lamp
Learn from master electrician Scott Caron how to bring a kerosene lantern into the 21st century with modern electrical components.