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How to Create a Colonial Garden


Superior Sheds: A Garden Shed Guide for Old Houses

Whether you're reviving an old shed or building a new one, our guide can help you create outbuildings that are as charming as they are useful. Online Exclusive: Check out our gallery of products for organizing your garden shed.
Historic Wainford Shed


How To Rebuild a Victorian Porch

An engineer puts his problem-solving skills to work to rebuild the elaborate balustrade on his old-house porch using modern materials. Online Exclusive: Find out how to enter your own porch-restoration project in our Perfect Porch Contest.
How To Rebuild a Victorian Porch


Lost & Found: Uncovering a Historic Foursquare

The restoration of a 1902 St. Paul Foursquare revealed a treasure trove of secrets that helped guide the project.
Lost & Found: Uncovering a Historic Foursquare


How To Find Replacements for Unusually Shaped Windows

Victorian-era houses came decked out with windows in a variety of curvy shapes. Today, restoring them has gotten a lot easier.
Finding Replacements for Unusually Shaped Windows


How To Grow Heirloom Tomatoes

Old-fashioned varieties yield a more flavorful fruit and are easier to grow than you might expect.
How To Grow Heirloom Tomatoes


"I" Spy: The I House in Rural America

Simple, modest, and practical, the humble I house is an American gem worth a second look.
The I House in Rural America


Home Tour: Definitively Deco

For more than 30 years, architect Thomas Thixton has been steward to one of America's earliest examples of this ultra-Modern house style.
Online Exclusive: See more Art Deco architecture in our virtual tour of 5 of Tulsa, Oklahoma's landmark Deco buildings.
Home Tour: Definitively Deco


Unlocking Victorian Door Hardware

If you need to replace the doorknobs in your Victorian-era house, some background on decorative trends of the time can help you sort through antiques and reproductions.
Unlocking Victorian Door Hardware


Tower Travails: Fixing an Italianate Tower

An ornate Italianate's leaning tower gets a new lease on life thanks to a series of innovative repairs.
Tower Travails: Fixing an Italianate Tower


10 Lessons You'll Learn on a House Tour

House tours offer more than just a peek behind the curtains of beautifully restored historic homes—they also can provide inspiration and guidance for your own restoration projects.
Online Exclusive: Browse upcoming house tours on our Events calendar.
10 Lessons You Will Learn on a House Tour


How To Restore Sash Windows

Restoring your home's original sash windows is easier than it seems. We follow a Texas window restorer to get her tricks of the trade.
Online Exclusive: Get more tips, tricks, and advice on restoring old windows.
How To Restore Sash Windows


Art Deco Spotting in Tulsa, Oklahoma

This unassuming Midwestern city is home to a treasure trove of well-preserved Art Deco architecture.
Art Deco Spotting in Tulsa, Oklahoma


Historic Retreats: The Governor Hotel

One of the Pacific Northwest's finest landmarks offers history at every turn.
Historic Retreats: The Governor Hotel



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