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From inspiring stories of old house enthusiasts and their projects to panoramic tours of beautiful old homes, you'll always find something interesting to spark your curiosity. Re-constructing that old barn? Trying to track down the history of your old home? Need to figure out how to pay for old house repairs?
Our features cover all your old house needs and interests. So what are you waiting for? Start browsing!
Featured Articles
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From Kitchen Refuse to Black Gold: Starting a Compost Pile
Your kitchen refuse might not seem appetizing to you, but for millions of microorganisms, it's a tasty treat.
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A new lease
Doug and Jeanne Robinson finish the transformation of an old bank into a studio and home.
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Return to glory
Beastly ballroom in Oneida, NY mansion is now fit for a beauty
26 Popular Stories
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- Home Again "Growing up at Pleasant Plains was like living in a Tom Sawyer novel," recalls Philip Dodds of his childhood on an Annapolis, Maryland, farm.
- Have a safe sleep! From OHW's archives: A globe-trotting couple transforms an old bank into a retirement retreat.
- Washington slept here! Tales of hardship at Valley Forge abound, but even in 1777 rank had its privileges
- Val-Kill "The greatest thing I have learned is how good it is to come home again..."
- If these walls could talk... Excavating history from layers of wallpaper in a New York tenement house
- A museum to tenement life History of 97 Orchard Street revealed in photos and bits of wallpaper
- Finding the history in your home Researchers offers tips and techniques on researching old houses
- 200 years of history Viewing the past through the kitchens and parlors of five Massachusetts families
- Where do I start... ...when this old house needs so much work?
- Log house revival Peg-by-peg, the oldest standing building in a Chicago suburb is restored.
- Grant-Kohrs Ranch A vision of cowboys, cattle drives and the Old West
- Calling cards Silent messengers of tradition, cultivation
- Plans for a Country Villa - Circa 1875 In the 19th century, as today, magazines were filled with plans for houses. Here's one from 1875.
- What's under your sink? New online database provides information on household products
- Vitrolite, carrara & sani-onyx Sleek, colorful glass tiles defined the very notion of "modern" in the 1920s & 30s
- Vitrolite, Carrara & Sani-Onyx Part II: Tim Dunn, The Oman of Vitrolite
- Alternative ways to meet calcium requirements We all should be getting more calcium from our diets, say experts
- Turkey alternatives Consumers willing to gobble alternate foods at holiday table
- Finding tender steaks can be a rare thing Understand beef cuts helps
- Food safety tips for cooking meat products Foodborne illness on the rise
- Sniff (and snuff) out odor-absorbing produce Here's how to keep your refrigerator smelling sweet
- Summertime and the barbecuing is easy -- but not if you get food poisoning
- Permanent impress A laundry room you won't mind spending time in
- Return to glory Beastly ballroom in Oneida, NY mansion is now fit for a beauty
- A new lease Doug and Jeanne Robinson finish the transformation of an old bank into a studio and home.
- From Kitchen Refuse to Black Gold: Starting a Compost Pile Your kitchen refuse might not seem appetizing to you, but for millions of microorganisms, it's a tasty treat.
