Tag: ideas
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How to Build a Cedar Ice Chest
Make a handsome cooler enclosure to update a backyard essential
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Cheapskate Hall of Fame VI
From pilfering pine needles to faking flagstone, these masterful misers can teach us all a thing or two about cost-shaving shortcuts
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Get Your Backyard Ready for an Outdoor Party
Summer means fun al fresco, so make sure your landscape is picture perfect and tricked out before the guests arrive
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Paint-Color Ideas for Ornate Victorian Houses
Earthy and subdued or vivid and energetic, there’s a palette to suit your Queen Anne, Italianate, or Second Empire house’s architecture—and your personality
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10 Uses for Drywall Corner Bead
Stow away scraps of this edging for these surprising household uses
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Best Built-Ins Before and Afters 2013
You showed us the clever and artful craftsmanship of your storage spaces. Now see which ones were finalists in our annual Reader Remodel Contest
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stick felt adhesive pads to upright vacuum sides reader tip
Stick adhesive felt pads to the front and sides of an upright vacuum so that it can glide against baseboards without scuffing the finish. — Reader Tips That Save Time and Money
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27 Reader Tips That Save Time and Money
The can-do readers of TOH have come up with a trove of ingenious, useful ways to make working on and living in your home a little easier
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How to Build an Address Plaque Post
One lucky reader teamed up with This Old House ‘s general contractor on an eye-catching way to hang an address sign
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Station-Style Thermometers With Clocks
These temperature takers have a vintage vibe