Kitchen How To & DIY

Ask This Old House host Kevin O’Connor helps a homeowner apply a paint to her kitchen tile backsplash. Follow our step by step guide for your own project.

Ask This Old House plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey helps a homeowner replace her kitchen faucet.

Ask This Old House plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey helps a special homeowner hook up her refrigerator with an ice maker

TOH’s pro design and building team partner up with a suburban family to renovate their challenging pantry space A Fix & Finish Project, Presented by IKEA

Norm's version of the indispensable kitchen staple, the butcher block, features a hard endgrain maple top instead of the usual parallel grain. Go to The New Yankee Workshop to see measured drawings for all projects

Ask This Old House plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey goes over low-budget kitchen upgrades in this edition of DIY Smarts.

Using a two-sided adhesive mat, square tiling, and pre-mixed grout, you can complete your tile backsplash installation quickly and easily.

Keeping consistency among your kitchen's many cabinet pulls and knobs can be a challenge. Learn how to locate and install cabinet hardware with precision in our step-by-step guide.

Want a unique end grain cutting board? Turn a piece of scrap wood into a useful butcher block with this video and step-by-step instructions.

Ask This Old House general contractor Tom Silva and host Kevin O’Connor create an end-grain cutting board from heart pine scrap wood

Ask This Old House plumbing expert Richard Trethewey finds a rusty sink strainer in the kitchen and shows a homeowner how to replace it.

Watch as electrician Scott Caron helps a homeowner upgrade her kitchen cabinets with new LED lights and electrical outlets.

This Old House general contractor Tom Silva shares expert tips and techniques for installing new kitchen cabinets

Ask This Old House general contractor Tom Silva shows how to fabricate a kitchen island out of stock cabinets

Ask This Old House plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey explains the many filter options and home water systems available for filtering drinking water

In this challenge project, we turn aluminum tubes, fittings and butcher block into a speedy cart that works indoors or out.

Tired of your old faucet? Learn how to install a new touchless model from plumbing expert Richard Trethewey in our step-by-step guide.

Ask This Old House host Kevin O'Connor uses a special paint to revamp an old kitchen.

Build a simple wooden holder to display a colorful set of plates

This Old House host Kevin O'Connor helps a homeowner refinish his kitchen cabinets

Our step-by-step guide explains how to build and personalize concrete countertops for a durable and stylish upgrade. Read on to learn more.

Need to install an undermount kitchen sink? Read our guide for practical tips and techniques to achieve a secure and efficient installation.

Your kitchen cabinets play a role in the overall appearance of your cooking space. Find out how to hang a new kitchen wall cabinet here.

Repairman Richie Isaacson shows host Kevin O'Connor how to maintain kitchen appliances

Ask This Old House plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey explains what foods should and should not go into garbage disposers.

Use a peel-and-stick tile mat instead of messing with thinset and a trowel for this kitchen backsplash.

Ask This Old House plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey demonstrates some common plumbing mistakes and how to avoid them.