Tag: house
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Create Classic Cottage Style With Cheery, Charming Furnishings
Forget fuss and frills. Set aside shabby chic. The TOH take on cottage-style furnishings is clean-lined, colorful—and guaranteed to make your place feel classic, not cute
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6 Tips on Shopping for Vinyl Windows
Properly installed vinyl windows can deliver major energy savings—and a look that’s convincingly like wood.
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All About Ceramic Subway Tile
It’s been a staple of kitchen and bath design for decades. Peruse the (huge!) range of available styles, and learn which colors and patterns suit your taste
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How to Build a Fire Pit
A cozy place to gather friends and family on cool nights—create one in a weekend
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Save This Old House: A Missouri Greek Revival
A couple’s plea to TOH readers to save their neighboring 19th-century Greek Revival in Lexington, Missouri
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How to Create Faux Wallpaper With Paint
These clever readers gilded their parlor without blowing their budget
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on-grade deck
An on-grade deck—one built just above the ground—doesn’t require posts, steps, or railings.— How to Build a Simple Deck
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Best Yard Before and Afters 2012
You showed us your lush and charming outdoor spaces. Now see which ones were finalists in our annual Reader Remodel Contest
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Ding-Dong, Ditch Your Old Doorbell
Reader Edith Doan reminds us how simple it is to jazz up your entry with a stylish push button
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turn spoons into hooks
Turn spoons into hooks: Bend spoons, then screw them to a piece of vintage molding or a wall to make a hang-out for dish towels.— 10 Uses for Old Flatware