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A Colorful Glass Welcome

Glass adds sparkle and dimension, perhaps even color, to the garden, and it holds up well.

High Tech, Historical Revival Lighting

Lighting has always been driven by technology and available sources of energy. As tech got more advanced there was an explosion of innovation in the shapes, styles, and placement of light fixtures and lamps.

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Conserving Energy in an Old House

How to use low-tech materials to seal air leaks and insulate walls in an old house while maintaining historic integrity.

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Home to Hospital to Headache

A structure gone from home to hospital to headache.

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Homemade Coat Rack

A designer makes a coat rack from a porch post.

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Ornamental Plaster

The craft of ornamental plaster is a wondrous thing, especially to the uninitiated. Here’s what you need to know about this historic medium.

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Knife and Mould Plaster Technique Explained

A mould knife is a metal template cut with the reverse profile of the moulding to be created or restored.

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Making a New Decorative Plaster Medallion

Here’s how the pros make custom decorative plaster medallions and close reproductions.

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Door Construction

This glossary of doors and parts of doors will help you determine which types of doors, hardware, and glass are appropriate for your old house project.