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How To Make a Kubb Game Set: A DIY Guide to Viking Chess

Read our step-by-step guide to build your own Kubb game set and enjoy this fun Viking chess game at your next outdoor event.
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Paint Sprayers

They can lay down everything from latex to lacquer—but no one sprayer can do it all
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Planting a Privacy Hedge for Your Home: Benefits and Guide

In this guide, we walk you though how to plant a hedge to increase privacy, reduce noise, and add aesthetic value to your property.
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How to Build a Shishkaball Ball-Drop Game

TOH's Team Saturday shows you how to entertain friends with a yard-size version of this ball-drop game, made from wire fencing and plant stakes.
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How To Build a Ladder Golf Game Set in 7 Simple Steps

Learn how to build a Fun Ladder Golf game set for your guests with this detailed and easy-to-understand guide and video.
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Measuring Tools

Whether it's length, distance, or angle, when the measurement you take is critical, so is the tool—and so is your technique
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A Handsome Kitchen That Handles Hard Knocks

TOH reader Linh-Co Nguyen shares how she and her husband used easy-care materials and a mix of vintage-style accents to create a family-centric kitchen
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Create an Out of Africa-Style Porch

TOH reader Liz Shivel was just one of dozens of you who proclaimed your love for this breezy outdoor room. Here's how to create a similar look in your yard
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Best Bath Before and Afters 2010

You submitted thousands of remodels, then voted on your favorites. Here are the top-rated bathroom transformations from This Old House's 2010 Reader Remodel Contest
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Best Yard Before and Afters 2010

You submitted thousands of remodels, then voted on your favorites. Here are the top-rated yard and garden transformations from This Old House's 2010 Reader Remodel Contest
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13 Evergreen Privacy Shrubs That Also Reduce Noise Pollution

A line of evergreen trees or shrubs can provide year-round seclusion even better than a fence. Here are some of the best and fastest-growing evergreens to consider planting in your yard.
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Best Curb Appeal Before and Afters 2010

You showed us your amazing curb appeal transformations. Now see which ones were finalists in our Reader Remodel Contest, as picked by you and the editors of This Old House
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Create a Rustic, Wicker-Filled Porch

In this cozy seating area, woven furniture and woodsy accent pieces come together to create a true outdoor living room
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How To Make a Window Box with Vintage Trim

Build a window box with vintage flair for your flowers. Our step-by-step guide covers crafting, installing, and decorating with antique trim.
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Eight Types of Wood Fences to Add Privacy and Curb Appeal

In this guide, we'll explore all the types of wood fences you can add to increase the privacy and curb appeal of your home.
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22 Best Table Saws

A look at the best table saws—including portable, hybrid, and cabinet models—to consider for your workshop.
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13 Ways to Allergy-Proof Your Home

Here’s how to allergy-proof your home from invisible irritants and banish them for good.
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Best Bedroom Before and Afters 2010

You showed us your cozy and elegant bedrooms. Now see which ones were finalists in our Reader Remodel Contest, as picked by you and the editors of This Old House
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Homemade Plant Tags With Pizzazz

These creative, reader-made plant tags leave those boring old plastic stakes you get at the nursery in the dust
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How To Get More Plants at No Cost by Propagating

Grow additional specimens from those you already have to fill out your garden beds or share with friends—for free.
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Barn-Style Sconces

Charming and practical, these hardworking fixtures deliver high-performance light and a vintage look to any home
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A Charming Kitchen Revamp for $1,527

Refaced cabinets and a handful of inexpensive finishing touches, like new hardware and a resurfaced countertop, update an inefficient and claustrophobic space
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The TOH TV Auburndale House: Before

The new TV season of This Old House premieres this weekend on PBS! (Check local listings.) Get an advance look at the project house in Auburndale, Massachusetts
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Home Inspection Nightmares XXI

Leaning house parts, trapped animals, and lots of bad electricity. Check out our latest frightening discoveries from the field, courtesy of the ASHI Reporter
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Small Efforts Get Renovation 5-Star Green Rating

By adding together all the little ways a renovation can consider eco-friendliness and energy savings, one modest bungalow earned top honors from the country's oldest green building program