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A house restored
Thinking about restoring an old house? "The return will be worth it," says Dee Weisz. -
Ken & Deb's Victorian
Old House Web's publishers tackle an 1878 Victorian. -
Home is where the hearth is
A first-person account of lovingly stripping and restoring a 100-year-old mantel -- complete with how-to tips -
Forlorn and Neglected No More
Undertaking the loving restoration of a Victorian-Gothic in Illinois. -
Salvaging the Past
Finding treasures for an old house at ReStore, a salvage yard -
Second Thoughts? Never!
William Hathaway Chapman fulfills a quest in purchasing his ancestral home -- sight unseen -
The Quest for Enon Hall
How an ancestral home found its way back into family hands -
A Journal of Enon Hall
Looking at From the Outside In: A diary of the efforts to acquire a 270-year-old estate in Virginia -
The Enon Hall Restoration Journal
The Chapmans see the inside of Enon Hall for the first time -
The Enon Hall Restoration Journal
Enon Hall's previous owner dies; Williamsburg research -
The Enon Hall Restoration Journal
The Chapmans spend their first night in Enon Hall -
Summertime pleasures
An historic porch emerges from layers of "improvements" at Enon Hall -
The Homer Castle
One family's tale of restoring a mansion in Illinois -
Duct tape, fine carpentry and time
Restoring a turret in the Homer Castle -
Staying motivated
An experienced homeowner offers advice on tackling and completing restoration projects -
Diamonds in the rough
"In hindsight, we did just about everything wrong with this floor painting project..." -
Going home again ...
The road less traveled leads me past our old house ... -
Cottage Times Two
Twin Gothic cottages are revived in the Victorian seaside community of Oak Bluffs
