24 Quir Fixes

Lightning-fast repairs you can get done before the first holiday party guest rings the doorbell. (Yep, we’ll tell you how to fix that, too)

By Josh Garskof11 min

features

BUILT - IN BENEFITS

Store more, get organized, and add style to your interiors with these space-saving ideas

By JOSEPH D’AGNESE,MARK POWERS10 min

HOMEOWNER'S HANDBOOK

Painting a Room

By HARRY SAWYERS10 min

LOFT DESIGN

Less Gritty in the City

Drafts and dust didn’t faze this couple-until they had kids. Now, with help from This Old House, they’re refining their former industrial loft into a more comfortable home

By KELLY BEAMON9 min

TRANSFORMATIONS

BABY ON BOARD

To accommodate his expanding family, a Seattle homeowner used salvaged wood, eco-friendly building techniques, and— oh, yeah—scuba gear to remodel his 100-year-old houseboat

By TODD BIERNACKI,HOMEOWNER8 min

WORKSHOP

Ask This Old House

MATERIALS

Tougher Timber

Taking trees apart and gluing them back together into engineered lumber makes for stronger, stiffer, and straighter framing than solid wood

By SAL VAGLICA6 min

workshop

Directory

Skill Building

By NATALIE RODRIGUEZ6 min

TOOLBOX

Paintbrushes

Plucked from a hog or synthesized in a lab, the right bristles are the key to a perfect paint job