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While it's a challenge to install, a second-story bay window is a marvel of engineering and can transform cramped, dark spaces.

For the first time, This Old House traveled outside Massachusetts to focus on the renovation of a concrete-block-and-stucco tract house in Tampa, Florida.

This Old House helped the Flemings preserve their Georgia peach — a 1884 Italianate Victorian rowhouse on Monterey Square.

A DIY temporary wall is the perfect way to create an instant extra bedroom. Follow along with this step-by-step guide.

In the desert of the Southwest, This Old House updated a 1930s adobe home with a library addition.

This Old House went to Santa Barbara, California, to remodel a Craftsman bungalow.

A neglected circa 1784 Federal rejoined the ranks of other historic homes in Salem, Massachusetts.

A massive, gas powered monument to the joy of cooking outdoors means never having to wait for coals again.

This Old House gave a ranch house in Reading, Massachusetts, a second story.

The guys took on the renovation of a Cape-style home in Reading, Massachusetts, adding a finished second floor with a master suite.

The crew headed to the Southwest to remodel a faux-adobe home in Phoenix, Arizona.

A laundry chute is a simple project that adds convenience to your home routine. Get expert advice on what you need and how to build one.

A second story with cedar shingles endows a 1950s ranch with old Yankee spirit.

A conversion of 1886 Bigelow Homestead, designed by noted American architect H. H. Richardson, into condominiums in Newton, Massachusetts.

This Old House converted a circa 1895 "shotgun double" into a one-family house, renovating the interior and restoring the facade.

Fiber-optic lighting can save energy and mean the end of hard-to-change light bulbs. This article goes over the basics of smart lighting.

The renovation of Dennis Duffy's 1906 Victorian farmhouse in the vineyards of northern California included the expansion and updating of the home's dark and dated the kitchen to take advantage of spectacular views.

No house style exemplifies our national identity as sweetly as the humble log cabin — just think of Lincoln's birthplace.

In this guide, This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook shares his tips on how to prepare your yard for winter.

The This Old House crew transformed a small 1887 Victorian cottage into a summer home with year-round capabilities.

From asphalt shingles to wood shakes to clay tiles, here are the many options available for the topside of your home.

The restoration of a 1917 Mediterranean Revival-style home, damaged by Hurricane Andrew, brought the crew to Miami, Florida.

In This Old House's first venture outside USA, the crew headed to London, England, to refurbish the top floor flat of an 1857 Late Georgian-style building in the Notting Hill/ Bayswater district.