Tag: ideas
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protect fridge’s computer chip
Safeguard the computer chips that control your fridge by replacing the power outlet with a surge protection receptacle.— Bottom-Line Fridge Facts
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Photoshop Redo: Perking Up a Plain Cape Cod
A revamped entry and a more detailed facade add polish to a basic box
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37 Easy Ways to Add Storage to Every Room
Finding a place to put away your stuff is a cinch with these step-by-step solutions for a top-to-bottom upgrade
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How to Build a Stone Wall
A freestanding mortared fieldstone wall blends strength with the natural look of a dry stack
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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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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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Cheapskate Hall of Fame V: Save a Buck at Any Cost!
From foraging for pebbles to adopting goats, this year’s inductees to our elite club of misers set new standards of tightfistedness