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Recreate the look of an antique that's been dinged and scraped over many years

Don't throw in the drop cloth quite yet. We've queried pros far and wide to home in on useful color choice advice

Our start to finish guide will help you decide how to remove paint from wood.

Vibrant glazes offer a fun twist on the standard white ceramic rectangle

For the 35th anniversary season of This Old House TV, the show's crew, led by general contractor Tom Silva, will restore an 1850 Greek Revival row house in Boston's historic Charlestown

For its 35th anniversary season, This Old House TV is renovating an 1850 Greek Revival rowhouse in a historic Boston neighborhood

All it takes is a little imagination and a few products and tools anyone can master to transform flea-market finds and unfinished wood pieces into personal treasures

Read this guide to learn how to tackle moth infestations in your home and prevent them from happening in the first place.

A stately Midwestern home built in a form some 2,000 miles from the coast where the style was born

A revamped facade and lush border plantings deliver street-side charm.

Add style, color, and impact to your staircase with these beautiful painted stair ideas.

16 upgrades and add-ons to create a more attractive and usable backyard deck

From clever storage to optical illusions, our experts provide 23 small bath design ideas to maximize your room's visual and physical space.

Learn how to stain exterior wood such as decks and fences the right way for a professional-looking, long-lasting result.

Start your own frontier adventure with this historic house in the Bluegrass State