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Videos

Video: Executing Historic Ironwork

Learn about architectural metalwork with Brent Hull, of Hull Works, and Doug Bracken, of Wiemann Metalcraft.

Videos

Video: Vernacular Architecture with Brent Hull

Learn about vernacular architecture with Brent Hull of Hull Works.

Videos

Video: How House Styles & City Growth Are Related

A study of a town, and when and how it grows will help you read the landscape and architecture of your town. They are deeply related.

Doors & Windows

Video: Cutting Miters for Window Trim

See how to cut miters for window trim from beginning to end.

Videos

Video: A History of Kitchens with Brent Hull

In this video, you will learn how about kitchens evolved from a work space to a family space.

House Tours

House Tours

Restoring A Gilded Age Mansion in St. Louis

Remarkably authentic, the interior of this 1886 house in St. Louis is an effusive ode to all things Victorian. Now it serves as the ultimate backdrop to a lifetime collection.

House Tours

Restoring a Raised Tybee Cottage

Resisting the build-bigger trend, partners restore and freshen a vernacular raised cottage dating to 1930.

House Tours

A Nantucket Original Saltbox

Restoring an historic 18th-Century Cape Cod-style saltbox house in Nantucket.

House Tours

A Rustic Catskills House Preserved

Preservation of a rustic yet majestic 1930 summer house in the Catskills’ Twilight Park involved updating systems from outside to save wood-clad walls.

House Tours

Cobblestone Cottage

The ca. 1840 cobblestone cottage survives because of a woman’s stewardship.

House Tours

An Interior Designer’s East Hampton Home

An interior designer spins a tale for his architect as they design a home in East Hampton.

House Tours

The Historic Home of Dard Hunter

The presence of four generations of the Hunter family are felt in this 1851 Gothic Revival house, purchased by Dard Hunter Sr. in 1919. Today his grandson maintains the property—and upholds the family tradition of art and craft.

House Tours

Restoring an Abandoned House

Fixing up an abandoned house became a healing act for this owner, at a time of personal change. Delightful surprises were to be found along the way.

Repairs & How To

Repairs & How To

The Complete Guide to Painting Your House

Expert advice on painting your house: prepping, paint types, tools, and cleanup.

Repairs & How To

Video: Cutting Miters for Window Trim

See how to cut miters for window trim from beginning to end.

Repairs & How To

Video: 4 Great Building Lessons from a 1920s Historic Room

Looking at great historic interiors, we can learn so many lessons about how to design & build more authentically.

Repairs & How To

Video: Architectural Salvage With Brent Hull

Expert advice on choosing architectural salvage for any old house project.

Repairs & How To

Video: Coping Joints for Baseboards

Shop craftsman Mark Hopkins from Woodsmith magazine demonstrates how to install coped joints for baseboards.

Repairs & How To

Video: How to Cut Rosettes With a Drill Press

You can make a rosette for your house with a drill press and a rosette cutter.

Repairs & How To

Video: Starter Hand Tools With Brent Hull

The first hand-tools you should buy when you buy your first house.

Repairs & How To

The Cowling Chair & Other Ball Chairs

A classic of industrial design, the Ball Chair is a swiveling room within a room. These newly-designed Cowling Chairs are an industrial-modern take on that classic design.