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This Old House
March 21, 2001
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Backsplash Bonanza Everything you need to know about adding a tile, solid-surface or -- surprise -- even a metal or glass backsplash   |
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A Colorful Kitchen for $558 A lackluster kitchen gets a vibrant new look with updated countertops and a backsplash, plus bright blue paint. |
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Joseph Truini |
Tiling Around a Tub Step-by-step instructions for installing wall tile around a bathtub. |
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Caitlin Grogan |
Clear Winners Recycled glass tile is beautiful, affordable -- and responsible. |
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Amy R. Hughes |
Joy of Vintage Tile Thanks to a growing appreciation for the styles and fine workmanship of the past, antique tiles are once again adding life to both new and old houses in backsplashes, borders, stair risers, and door surrounds. |
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Tom Silva |
Picking the Perfect Floor When choosing a new floor for your home, asking yourself a few key questions at the beginning can dramatically increase your satisfaction in the end... |
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Danny Lipford |
Hiring a Tiling Contractor Tile work is literally set in stone -- here's how to get your next tiling project done right the first time. |
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Celia Kuperszmid Lehrman |
Picking a Vanity Fair Do your bathroom cabinets look as tired as you do in the morning? Here's how to rescue or replace them. |
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Joseph D'Agnese |
The Bonus Bath Advice on how to add another wash-up-and-shower space -- without actually adding on. |
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Elaine Martin Petrowski |
Making Baths Work Finding the opportunities and avoiding the mistakes when planning a new bath |
This Old House
November 13, 2002
Roseann Henry |
Surfaces Steve Thomas and Norm Abram reveal the secrets of great kitchen surfaces. |
This Old House
October 7, 2000
Scott Gibson |
CounterPoints Everything you need to know to decide on your next countertop. |
The Motley Fool
July 7, 2006
Selena Maranjian |
Recoup Those Remodeling Dollars How much will improvements add to your home's resale value? |
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Ashley Womble |
The Complete Half Bath Here's what you need to know to freshen up a powder room, or even add one from scratch. |
AskMen.com
Michael Estrin |
How to Increase the Value of Your Home While the price of your home is largely determined by market conditions, there are steps you can take to maximize the value of your home. |
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Leslie Plummer Clagett |
New Bath on a Budget It is possible to get a new bathroom for under the national average by making cosmetic changes and shopping carefully. |
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Michelle Brunner |
Use Leftover Tile to Create a Showpiece Table Follow these simple steps for making a left-over tile table. |
This Old House
Amy R. Hughes |
What's Their Story? Victorian-Era Tiles Learn the history of these everyday pieces of art |
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Josh Garskof |
Build Your Design File How to find inspiration for remodeling your dream home in the everyday things around you. |
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Joseph Hurst-Wajszczuk |
The Cure for Grout This simple operation puts a fresh frame around old tiles... |
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C.J. Hughes |
Old House, New Space When this family outgrew their home, they decided to add on rather than move on -- improving the place's awkward floor plans in the process. |
AskMen.com
Jim Bauer |
How To: Play Mah Jong If you're just sticking to playing cards, you're missing out on one of the world's oldest and most popular games: Mah Jong. |
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Josh Garskof |
All About Stone Countertops Nothing elevates the appearance of a kitchen like a handsome, hard-wearing slab of stone. The experts at This Old House explain how to find a quarried countertop that suits your home, your budget, and your cooking style. |
Science News
October 21, 2006
Ivars Peterson |
The Great Tile Debate From a mathematical standpoint, for subway flooring, why switch from hexagonal to square tiles? |
Popular Mechanics
October 3, 2008
Joseph Truini |
6 Great Countertops: How to Choose the Best Material Your choices include natural stones, solid-surfacing materials, plastic laminates, ceramic tile, wood, and concrete. Here's a brief look at each of them. |
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John-Peter Casey |
Polishing Up a Craftsman Gem With creative cost-saving, help from friends, and two years of sweat equity, this homeowner brought a 1910 near-ruin back to life. |
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Joseph Truini |
Easy Bath Upgrades Here are two bath remodeling projects that you can do without knocking holes in your walls -- or your bankbook. |
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Merle Henkenius |
Saving a Soggy Shower Wall When water seeps behind a tiled wall or tub surround in the shower, some delicate surgery can save the day. |
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Duo Dickinson |
Powder Room Plus Typically the extra bath is all business, designed for utility rather than aesthetics. Surfaces need to be durable, easily cleanable, and able to accommodate towels, laundry, and other incidentals. Here are some design tips for making the space easy to maintain and pleasant to use. |
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Katherine Moloney |
How to Choose a Pitched Roof If it's been a while since you had a home reroofed, you'll find some new products on the market, including many that suggest the look of costlier materials without the high price. |
The Motley Fool
August 30, 2004
Selena Maranjian |
Don't Forget Resale Value Consider what the purchases and upgrades for your home will yield down the road. |
PC Magazine
April 6, 2005
Neil J. Rubenking |
Tile Selected Windows Using the taskbar to tile a subset of your open Windows XP programs. |
This Old House
Sallie Brady |
Kitchen Design--Clean, Green, and Affordable The Plan: Transform a classic builder's kitchen into entertaining central. Here's how kitchen designer Sandra Fairbank pulled it off. |
Popular Mechanics
February 17, 2009 |
7 Fast Fixes for Scratched, Burnt and Squeaky Floors Here are some tips for fixing floor blisters and scuffs, burnt carpet and broken ceramic floor tiles. |
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Ashley Womble |
A Step Up Raising the floor was the first move in updating this second-story bath. |
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Tim Snyder |
Give Your Feet a Treat This electric floor-heating system is relatively easy to install, won't leak, and doesn't cost a lot to operate. It can be installed wherever warm floors are appreciated, especially in bathrooms, mudrooms and kitchens. |
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Joseph Truini |
Classy Cover-Up Make an old tub surround look new with solid surfacing. You can purchase a prepackaged kit (about $600) and install it yourself. |
Popular Mechanics
January 2007
Norman Becker |
Cutting Tile with a Wet Saw: Homeowners Clinic It definitely pays to rent a wet saw for a large job. Here are some methods to help. |
This Old House
June 23, 2015
Karen Ziga |
3 Tips for Tackling a Small-Bathroom Redo Get the look of a full makeover in your bath without the cost of one. |
The Motley Fool
April 5, 2005
Dayana Yochim |
Resale, Sweet Resale Before you remodel, consider what a complete stranger will think when it's time to sell. If you're a home buyer, the buzzword is "location." For sellers and dwellers, though, the catchphrase is "resale value." |
This Old House
C. J. Hughes |
Creating a Bath from Scratch How one couple added on a luxurious master bath without sacrificing the modest scale of their cottage home. |
This Old House
Steve Thomas |
Materials: Roofing For most of us the roof is an afterthought -- at least until it starts to leak. Then we realize how critical that surface of our house's exterior really is... |
