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Tips on how to choose and install a little shaded relaxation

In this guide, you'll learn how to choose, orient, install, and maintain both wall-mounted and ground-mounted front-entry flagpoles.

Do you love the natural, handcrafted style of Craftsman design? Here's everything you need to know to bring it into your home.

This Old House magazine reader Maria Hasenecz takes us inside her dramatic garden renovation, with tips for you to grow your own.

A water provider pays people to ditch their lawns—and homeowners see a big dip in their bills

14 great places where the historic houses need TLC, presenting life-affirming DIY challenges and plentiful opportunities

Eight of our favorite neighborhoods where—if you have the bucks—you can score a grand old historical house to live in

17 great neighborhoods, from coast to coast, where you can get a steal on a historic house

Looking for the perfect place to retire? Spend the rest of your days in one of these 14 great old-house neighborhoods

The nation's greatest neighborhoods in which to nab a picturesque Painted Lady

Civilization meets wilderness in 14 great communities for historic houses near hiking, biking, and fishing

Take the old-house plunge in one of these 17 great neighborhoods for new homeowners

Bungalow-hunters can score an affordable Arts and Crafts home in one of these 10 great neighborhoods

14 fantastic, urban neighborhoods to get a great deal on a historic house

Galleries, museums, theaters, and music festivals abound in these 12 great places for culture vultures and historic house buffs

Eight great neighborhoods for Queen Annes, Second Empires, Craftsman-style, and other historic houses in the states of the Northwest

Seven neighborhoods in the American desert where historic houses are affordable and plentiful

Affordable colonial-era, antebellum, and Craftsman beauties abound in these 13 great Southern neighborhoods

There are plenty of old houses up for grabs in the Northeastern states—and some of them are even affordable. See 10 great neighborhoods to snag one

13 great neighborhoods for historic houses at affordable prices in our nation's heartland

Soapstone is a soft, dark stone that makes a gorgeous kitchen countertop. Learn how to cut and install one yourself.

Picking the best of the best wasn't easy, but here are TOH's top dozen choices for where to buy an old house now

Trying to sell your house? Don't make these appalling mistakes! The latest, weirdest discoveries from the home inspectors of the ASHI Reporter

Discover eco-friendly ways to recycle old rechargeable batteries. Learn about recycling options and why proper disposal is necessary.

Here's how to repair cracks in your historic plaster walls and maintain a smooth surface that stands the test of time.