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Editors’ Picks: 99 Amazingly Crafted Gingerbread Houses
See all the best cookie abodes This Old House readers have impressed us with over the years—and steal ideas for your own holiday construction project
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FourPlans: The Move-Up Gets Modernized
Way more than just large homes, these layouts are ready for today’s families. Master suites are on the first floor, formal rooms have been eliminated, and practical spaces like mudrooms and storage reign supreme.
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A Newly Built Cottage that Looks 100 Years Old
Zoning restrictions that could have been frustrating resulted in a beautiful cottage that snuggles right into its site
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Beautiful corner detail, made from plywood
Corner details in the bedroom and kitchen of a large midwestern home are as beautiful as they are durable.
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FourPlans: Hardworking Layouts
Rightsizing is all about decluttering the floor plan. These streamlined plans have layouts with a bit more than the basics, but nothing extraneous.
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24 Easy Upgrades to Create a Festive Holiday Home
Simple and quick projects to turn your ho-hum house bright and fun for the holiday season
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Impact Driver 101: When to Use an Impact Driver
From our Tool School series: Pro tips on choosing between an impact driver and a drill/driver
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FourPlans: New Favorites
Here’s the cream of the new-plan crop. What do they have in common
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Top 10 Best-Selling House Plans of 2012
Check out which plans won this year’s popularity contest.
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The Chemical Industry Weighs In on Buildings’ Energy Efficiency
A new report about lowering greenhouse gas emissions is part alarm, part product pitch.
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