Tag: garden
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Are You Ready for an Induction Cooktop?
This new technology is fast, efficient, and safety-minded.
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Finding the Right Finish for Interior Woodwork
Staining interior woodwork is a process of trial and error. Here’s how the TOH TV pros got the look they were after—and how you can get great results every time
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A New Year’s Worth of Clever Home Solutions
Turn a downed tree stump into a planter, make a Mason jar chandelier, perfect your compost pile, and more smart ideas from TOH ‘s Home Solutions column
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Standout Bar Stools
These eye-catching and space-saving pub classics provide style and an easy on-and-off perch at a countertop eating area, a homework station, even your own basement bar
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11 Common Holiday Hazards and How to Avoid Them
Keep the “happy” in “happy holidays” by making sure your don’t fall victim to these common (but preventable) Christmas dangers
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Jigsaw 101: How to Use the Orbital-Action Setting
From our Tool School series: Pro tips on setting the blade to cut through different materials
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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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interior storm windows reduce heating costs
Consider interior storm windows. They are barely noticeable but do a great job of stopping air movement and reducing heating costs.
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Home Inspection Nightmares XXVIII
Questionable structural supports, scary wiring, explosives in the attic, and more sketchy building practices found by the home inspectors in The ASHI Reporter
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All About Gas Fireplaces
A chimney sweep should inspect the structure for cracks, loose bricks, or missing mortar.— Clean Sweeps for Fireplaces