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Under-the-Radar RETAILERS Stealth SUPPLIERS Money-Saving SCORES

TOH reveals its 2008 SECRET SOURCES guide to products and services you won’t find at the home center

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Repair or Replace

Everything breaks, eventually. TOH helps you decide if it's worth your time—and money—to bust out the tool kit for a quick fix or start shopping for something new

By Riva Richmond9 min

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From Carriage House to Cozy Home

They wanted a vintage home with a lofty interior for entertaining. They found it in a 1916 outbuilding with a crowd-pleasing open plan

By Kelly Beamon8 min

STEP-BY-STEP

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WORKSHOP

Ask This Old House

Reader Remodel

"Our friends told us we were CRAZY"

The roof leaked, the plaster was peeling, and the foundation had racked out of square. No matter. One look at the dilapidated 1926 foursquare-smack in the middle of beach-condo country-sealed the deal for this couple

By PAT BALL6 min

HOW IT'S MADE

Artisan Tile With Style

By ANN ARMBRUSTER6 min

AROUND MY HOUSE

Home Repair? Humbug!

What happens when one spouse insists on doing emergency holiday fixes himself and the other wants to call in a pro?

By JANET SIROTO5 min

HOW IT WORKS

Home Fire Sprinklers

The ultimate protection against getting burned

By JOSEPH D’AGNESE5 min

GREEN HOUSE

Watts From the Wind

Under the right conditions, saving energy can be a breeze

By KEITH PANDOLFI5 min