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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.
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
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
How to Review and Update Your Homeowner's Insurance
Reassess your homeowner's policy on an annual basis with these five steps
Discover Your Home's Top 10 Danger Zones
These common problem areas can cause costly household disasters. Here's how to properly address them.
Steal Ideas From Our Best Kitchen Transformations
The editors of TOH dig into the archives to share the most dramatic kitchen makeovers ever
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
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.
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.
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
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
3 Steps to Prevent Basement Leaks
A ruined basement upgrade is never a good surprise. Help prevent leaky mishaps with these 3 easy tips.
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
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.
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.
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.
TOH TV's Essex Project House: Before
A neglected 1930s cottage will be transformed into a charming in-law quarters comfortable for all generations
The Essex House
An unassuming cottage will get new life as a house that's designed for aging in place
The Cambridge 2012 House
This Old House TV heads to a historic New England neighborhood to give a bland Queen Anne some Scandinavian style
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
Video Tour: The Barrington Beach House
Take a walk around This Old House TV's finished remodel in Barrington, Rhode Island
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
Photoshop Redo: Punching Up a Proud Farmhouse
See how a bold paint makeover brings out the best in a home's architectural detail
Editors' Picks: Our Favorite Green Kitchens
Find inspiration for your own colorful cookspace in these verdant spaces
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