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Backyard Arts & Crafts Writer’s Studio

Thumbnail image for Backyard Arts & Crafts Writer’s Studio Instead of adding on to the 1912 Arts & Crafts cabin in the country, a writer opted to build a small studio on the property, to be "a room of her own."
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Balancing Act

Thumbnail image for Balancing Act Form and function come together to create this simple yet sophisticated kitchen design.
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Baltimore’s Varied Row Houses

Thumbnail image for Baltimore’s Varied Row Houses Baltimore's streets are lined with an astonishing array of original row houses.
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Balustrade

Thumbnail image for Balustrade The top rail, balusters or spindles and foot rail used on a staircase, balcony, or roof.
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Banishing Bats: Bat Deterrent & Removal

Thumbnail image for Banishing Bats: Bat Deterrent & Removal Once bats move into a house, they rarely relocate, unless evicted using proper bat exclusion techniques. Here's what you need to know to make your building a bat-free zone.
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Bare Walls to Bright Colors

Thumbnail image for Bare Walls to Bright Colors Early Americans made creative use of materials at hand, from buttermilk to plants and berries, in order to express themselves with color.
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Bargain Bungalow

Thumbnail image for Bargain Bungalow A Chicago couple transforms a neighborhood eyesore into an inviting home—on a reasonable budget.
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Bathrooms in Small Spaces

Thumbnail image for Bathrooms in Small Spaces How to make a virtue of tidy bathrooms in old houses.
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Baths Made Simple

Thumbnail image for Baths Made Simple The husband-and-wife team behind Fine Artist Made shows us how focusing on the basics can lead to gorgeous, understated period bathrooms.
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Beauty from Industry

Thumbnail image for Beauty from Industry Industrial light fixtures have long been popular among restorers. Now they’re inspiring a slew of home-friendly reproductions.
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Beaux Arts: A Capital Idea

Thumbnail image for Beaux Arts: A Capital Idea America's enthrallment with a stately architectural style leaves a monumental impression.
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Behind the Scenes of a Decade-Long Restoration

Thumbnail image for Behind the Scenes of a Decade-Long Restoration An old-house contractor gives an inside glimpse into a decade spent doctoring up an 1870 Second Empire in Boston.
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Belvedere

Thumbnail image for Belvedere The cupola or windowed top of a tower on Italian Villa-style houses.
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Best Garage Door Design Tools

Thumbnail image for Best Garage Door Design Tools Want to try on a garage door before you buy it? Here are our recommendations for the best free online design tools offered by manufacturers.
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Best Hydrangeas for Historic Gardens

Thumbnail image for Best Hydrangeas for Historic Gardens Excellent as garden specimens and for cut flowers, these hydrangeas provide months of colorful bloom in historic gardens. Let these pictures of hydrangeas inspire your spring planting choices!
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Best New Gadgets for DIYers

Thumbnail image for Best New Gadgets for DIYers Our editors pick the best new products to make your old-house projects easier.
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Best Old-House Neighborhoods in Portland, Oregon

Thumbnail image for Best Old-House Neighborhoods in Portland, Oregon A local history buff walks us through a few distinctive Eastside neighborhoods in the City of Roses.
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Better Ways to Lasting Wood

Thumbnail image for Better Ways to Lasting Wood Borate gets new attention as a less toxic safeguard against rot and insects.
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Blue and White Kitchen in a Greek Revival

Thumbnail image for Blue and White Kitchen in a Greek Revival Classy, traditional, and practical, this renovated kitchen fits its vernacular Greek Revival house.
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Board-and-Batten

Thumbnail image for Board-and-Batten Vertical siding composed of wide boards and the narrow strips, or battens, that are nailed over the spaces between the boards.
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