Repairs & How To

Problems with plaster, woodwork, pocket doors–find advice here for old-house inspection, repair, and maintenance.

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A Fix for an Unusual Basement Hazard

What to do when your mother-in-law hangs old clothes on Romex in the ceiling.

Repairs & How To

Heating Solutions for a Colonial Revival Addition

When adding on to their 1912 house, Don and Lana LeVine chose a mix of heating systems for ease and efficiency.

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A Feather Vase

This odd, abused feather vase had sat for years in the seller’s garage.

Repairs & How To

How to Diagnose (and Fix) a Door

It’s a rare door in an old house that swings effortlessly and closes shut crisply.

Repairs & How To

For First-time Home Buyers

What do you need to know if you’re a first-time home buyer?

Repairs & How To

Sew Up a Fabric Lampshade

A fancy shade will dress up a thrift-store lamp.

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Smart Upgrades for Old Houses

New products for keeping the house cleaner and tighter.

Repairs & How To

Life in a Victorian-era Brownstone

Lessons for living lightly in a historic Victorian-era brownstone restored.

Repairs & How To

DIY Phone Niche

A phone niche is useful today for keys, tablet—or telephone.

Repairs & How To

Smart Houses With Throwback Intelligence

Some of the “smartest” features for managing heating, cooling, hot-water, and other household technologies make room for the best features of the past.

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Adding a Dormer for a Bathroom Makeover

After years of living with a tiny, haphazardly placed bathroom, a Portland, Oregon, couple makes way for a dormer to expand their space.

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Kitchen Vintage Suite

The finishing touch on your traditionally-styled old-house kitchen is restoration hardware.

Repairs & How To

The Porch Roof

A porch without a roof is merely a deck. Besides, the porch roof is an important defense against the elements.

Repairs & How To

Shop Tour: Abatron

We take a behind-the-scenes look at Abatron.

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Woodworking Tools

Useful items for building, cutting, sanding, or repairing wood.

Repairs & How To

Painting Furniture

A self-taught artist transforms old furniture into unique, practical art, using paint.

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