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Gardening Tips From a Pro, Q&A Style

A popular TV expert offers gardening tips and tricks based on a lifetime of digging, planting, caring for, and feeding his own garden.
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39 Budget-Wise Ways to Create Outdoor Rooms

Transform an ordinary outdoor space into an open-air living room that adds value and comfort to your home year-round
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Metal Candle Lanterns

Vintage-inspired lanterns keep flames from flickering in the wind, while casting soft—and safe—candlelight in both indoor and outdoor spaces
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How to Review and Update Your Homeowner's Insurance

Reassess your homeowner's policy on an annual basis with these five steps
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Discover Your Home's Top 10 Danger Zones

These common problem areas can cause costly household disasters. Here's how to properly address them.
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Steal Ideas From Our Best Kitchen Transformations

The editors of TOH dig into the archives to share the most dramatic kitchen makeovers ever
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Editors' Picks: Our Favorite Colorful Living Rooms

Don't be shy about turning up the color volume in your home's common areas. Take inspiration from these well hued rooms
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10 Surprising Uses for Mayonnaise Around the House

Here are 10 unexpected ways to use mayonnaise around the house outside of the kitchen, including as a cleaning agent or lubricant.
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How to Grow an Edible Flower Bouquet

This guide explains how to grow an edible flower garden with colorful blooms that can also be used in the kitchen.
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Editors' Picks: Our Favorite Colorful Kitchens

The cookspace is a great place to go crazy with color, adding life to the hub of the home. Here, our favorites from the pages of This Old House
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Steal Ideas From Our Best Bath Before and Afters

Take a trip down memory lane (and get inspired for your own remodel) as we revisit a few TOH bathroom makeover all stars
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3 Steps to Prevent Basement Leaks

A ruined basement upgrade is never a good surprise. Help prevent leaky mishaps with these 3 easy tips.
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11 Ways to Save Water, Time, and Money on Your Landscape

If you're not irrigating your lawn, flower beds, and container plants using the most targeted, time-efficient methods possible, you're wasting water—and money
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How To Lay a Stepping-Stone Path

A pathway made of stone pavers is a great way to save your lawn from being trampled and compacted by foot traffic.
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How To Build a Classic Westport Chair

In this guide, we provide step-by-step instructions on how to create your very own Westport chair for a rustic, comfortable outdoor seat.
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How To Build a Raised Herb Garden Planter

Four deck posts and a few boards are all you need to create this practical and compact raised herb garden planter.
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TOH TV's Essex Project House: Before

A neglected 1930s cottage will be transformed into a charming in-law quarters comfortable for all generations
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The Essex House

An unassuming cottage will get new life as a house that's designed for aging in place
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The Cambridge 2012 House

This Old House TV heads to a historic New England neighborhood to give a bland Queen Anne some Scandinavian style
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TOH TV's Cambridge Project House: Before

This fall on TOH TV: A poorly renovated 1887 Queen Anne in a historic district of Cambridge, Mass., will get a much-needed modern revamp. Plus: a second project in Essex, Mass., gets underway as well
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Video Tour: The Barrington Beach House

Take a walk around This Old House TV's finished remodel in Barrington, Rhode Island
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All About Exterior Paint

Expert advice on choosing the best formulations for your siding type, selecting the most eye-catching colors, and getting long-lasting results
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Photoshop Redo: Punching Up a Proud Farmhouse

See how a bold paint makeover brings out the best in a home's architectural detail
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Editors' Picks: Our Favorite Green Kitchens

Find inspiration for your own colorful cookspace in these verdant spaces
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After 23 Moves, a Couple Finds Their Forever Home

This couple took on a crumbling 1901 Dutch Colonial Revival, adding vintage-look details, energy-saving systems, and cozy new living spaces inside and out