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Behind the Scenes of a Decade-Long Restoration

How To Repair Leaded Glass

Learn to repair your home's old leaded glass by following along with a fearless DIYer.

Online exclusive: Download a list of materials you'll need for this project.

A Post-Fire Bauhaus Rehab

Sensing hidden potential through layers of damage, a Massachusetts couple buys and resurrects an original Bauhaus in the wake of a devastating fire.

Online exclusive: Check out other Bauhaus-influenced houses in Massachusetts.

Questions to Ask Your Old-House Contractor

Finding just the right contractor for your restoration project can be tricky—but these questions will get you started down the right path.

Outdoor Revival: Designing a Classical Garden

A soggy lawn gets a makeover to match an early 20th-century Georgian Revival home.

Textbook Victorians of Cape May

The high-style houses of Cape May, New Jersey, showcase the best of Victorian-era architecture.

Arts & Crafts Alfresco: Products for the Home & Garden

Exterior Arts & Crafts-style fixtures—from door knockers to doormats—carry on the movement's age-old traditions of handicraft and natural living.

History Lessons: Discovering a Bungalow's Past

Doug and Faith McDaniel's diligent research into the history of their 1915 bungalow paid off with a surprising discovery.

How to Repair a Stone Wall

When masonry buildings need repairs, a few simple tools—and some practice—will make them good as new again.

Bathroom Break: Refreshing a Colonial Revival Bath

Thanks to some lucky finds and a dose of ingenuity, a Colonial Revival bathroom is transformed into a light-filled, period-appropriate retreat.

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Coming Clean: History of the Bathtub

An inside look at the evolution of the common bathtub can help you choose the right one for your old house.

How to Move an Old Door

An expert's step-by-step tutorial can help you put an old door to work in a new jamb.

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Hue's Clues: Inside Historic Paint Research

High-tech methods make it easier than ever to uncover and re-create historic paint finishes.

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Living History: Restoring a Louisiana Plantation

An architectural historian breathes new life into a 19th-century planter's home.

Finding the French: Early French Architecture in America

A few easy-to-identify clues reveal the French accent on early American architecture.

How To Restore a Stone Walkway

An 80-year-old stone walkway gets a thorough makeover to become good as new again.

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