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Exclusive articles and editors’ picks to help with your next kitchen, bathroom, or flooring renovation, garden design, or DIY project.

Product of the Week

Products of the Week

New Old House, a special publication from the editors of Old House Journal, is for homeowners and designers who are planning to build a house that embodies quality and tradition now and for the future. They want to build a home that looks vintage, but functions like new—truly, a new old house.

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Holiday Showcase 2021

Old House Journal’s 2021 Holiday Showcase, featuring one-of-a-kind pieces for your unique old home.

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5 Easy Ways to Get a Medieval Vibe

It’s still true, your home is your castle—all the more so if it’s got elements of Gothic Revival, Romanesque, Tudor, or even Craftsman! The warmth (and mysticism) of medieval design is comforting and connects us with the past. What follow are five easy ways to bring that nostalgia home.

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HEATING Central heat, hot water, point-of-use, and more

Our selection of incisive recent articles on heating old houses features technologies old and new, upgrades, retrofits, green energy, and expert advice.

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EFFICIENT WINDOWS: storms and interior panels

Thinking about adding storm windows, outside or as interior panels?

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On Original Plaster and Its Repair

Plaster conservator Rory Brennan touts the advantages of three-coat plaster walls and ceilings, and explains how plaster can be repaired, even by do-it-yourselfers.

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The High Cost of Replacement Windows

There are several reasons why it’s worth saving and maintaining old windows. One example is using window inserts from Indow.

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Shop Tour: Old California Lighting

Gorgeous, period-inspired light fixtures made in America by artisans and Old California.

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LIGHTING An Exploration for Old-house Owners & Designers

Here’s our curated selection of information about lighting — everything from early American tin and turned-wood chandeliers to mica lamps; Art Deco slipper shades to Sputnik pendants. Find information on metal finishing and rewiring, too!

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Shop Tour: Vintage Doors

For more than 30 years, Vintage Doors in Hammond, New York, way up on the St. Lawrence River, has been a national source of handcrafted, solid-wood screen, entry, and interior doors.

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Tips For Reviving an Older Home Without Sacrificing Charm

Enhance the look of your old home by adding exterior shutters and a new garage door.

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HARDWARE Basics for Owners of Old Houses

Here’s our curated selection of information about traditional hardware—everything from early American rat-tail hinges to hammered copper bail pulls and mid-century chrome. Find information on salvage and repair, too!