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Personalize Your Front Door With Paint Colors
Ready for more interesting hues than hunter green, colonial red, and basic black? Our color expert offers 17 energizing paint picks to refresh your entrance
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A Light-Filled and Detail-Rich Colonial Remodel
Chunky moldings, wide-plank floorboards, beadboard ceilings—and numerous places to stash toys: Here's how this Colonial-style house blends updated classic details and family-friendly comfort
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Building on a Colonial-Era American Original
The Bedford House, after: How the TOH crew used smart design and some clever handcrafted touches to turn a Revolutionary War-era relic into a 21st-century homestead
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Anatomy of a Modern Vintage Kitchen
Learn pros' tricks for creating an open-plan, multipurpose space with just the right dose of old-fashioned charm
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Weekend Remodel: How to Clad Concrete Steps in Stone
Overhaul your boring concrete porch with bluestone and natural-stone veneers
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cut lawn off from chemicals
Cut your lawn off from the chemicals cold turkey, and get things running again—naturally.—Organic Lawn Tips
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An 18th-Century Starter House Saved From Ruin
This crumbling Colonial cottage wasn't built to last forever. But one determined homeowner has made it his mission to see that it will
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From Unused Space to a Home Office Full of Smart Storage
The creative redesign of a dysfunctional entry area yields welcoming built-in nooks for books and a desk, plus an ingenious box-within-a-box powder room
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Colorful Small Appliances
In shades such as tangerine and teal, these kitchen staples are so cheery, you'll want to leave them on the countertop for all to see
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15 Ways Your Home Can Make You Infertile
Doctors can't explain what's wrong for about 10 percent of couples who can't conceive, and some experts suspect the culprit is where you'd least expect: in the home
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Beautify Your Home With Crown Molding and Other Trim Upgrades
Add character to plain rooms with crown molding, baseboards, wainscoting, and more architectural details
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How to Rewire a Vintage Entry Lantern
Hung in a front entry or a cozy corner indoors, these pendant-style fixtures cast a soft ambient light that's both charming and inviting
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Read This Before You Remodel a Kitchen
Don't visit a showroom or meet with a pro without our expert advice on creating the cook space you've always coveted
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Period Perfect Details at Any Price
12 splurge-worthy reproduction pieces for a vintage look, plus their wallet-wise counterparts. Invest in the best or get the look for less? The choice is yours
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Create a Shaker-Style Kitchen
Historically influenced furnishings and handcrafted accents conceal the thoroughly modern amenities of this cooking-and-eating area
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27 Ideas for a Fully Loaded Laundry Room
Efficient wash-and-dry centers designate a place for each step of the laundry process, from sorting to folding
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Photoshop Redo: Buffing Up a Neo-Colonial
A new porch gives purpose and proportion to lanky columns, while new colors boost style
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How to Get Rid of Ice Dams
Icicles may be pretty but they can tear off gutters, loosen shingles, and cause water to back up into your house. Here are prevention tips, fast fixes, and long-term repairs from the pros at TOH
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How to Build a Hairpin-Leg Coffee Table
Blending rustic wood with industrial metal, this coffee table has a high-end look—but costs less than $70 to make.
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Home Inspection Nightmares XXVI
Moss, mold, and dead mice—plus more gruesome discoveries made by house inspectors, courtesy of the ASHI Reporter
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