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NineMSN OurHouse — Twelve-year-old Hannah and nine-year-old Bonnie have outgrown the décor in their rooms and want a fresh look as they head for high school. Tara is going to give the rooms a more sophisticated feel with a bit of help from Shirl. The rooms will ...More…

How to Paint Doors, Windows, and Walls: Overview

This Old House — Interior painting isn't an overly arduous activity, but you'll likely work up a sweat Most people think they know how to paint, and usually the results are pretty good. But for painting contractor John Dee, "pretty good" isn't good ...More…

How to Install Bifold Doors: Overview

This Old House — A simple installation that increases in difficulty if you choose heavy doors or if the closet opening isn't square. It seems every house built since the 1950s has closets with sliding doors. Space-saving, sure, but not the best-looking-and ...More…

How to Build a Headboard and Footboard from Bifold Doors

This Old House — Assembling the top requires a passing familiarity with how to install crown molding Maybe you've noticed something as you head in to plunk down on your pillow-top each night: Your bed's just a gussied-up mattress, and it's making the whole ...More…

The Best Techniques for Hanging Wallpaper: Overview

This Old House — Not bad for someone with patience and precision, which are ket to hanging paper straight, plumb, and perfectly aligned. Line a room with wallpaper and you have instant decoration. From blah to bold in a matter of hours, paper can push boundaries ...More…

How to Install a Ceiling Fan: Overview

This Old House — Somewhat easy. It takes a bit of work to install a fan-approved electrical box, but the ceiling-fan assembly and installation are very straightforward. The popularity of ceiling fans continues to grow as more and more homeowners discover ...More…

Rooms To Grow

This Old House — A trundel bed like this Ethan Allen unit will accommodate children until they're ready for college. List price is $1,580 as shown. Skateboards make great shelving-simply mount one or more on the wall with shelf brackets. Skis or oars are ideal ...More…

The Instant Extra Bedroom

This Old House — After: The new wall affords Michaela Hardy and Cara Hardy privacy without total isolation. Before: Michaela and Cara's beds were tucked under the sloping ceiling side by side. Nearly 16 feet wide and 16 feet long, the attic room shared by Cara ...More…

Closet Control

This Old House — Growing up in the 1950s, architect Duo Dickinson clearly remembers what lay inside his father's closet. "He had about 12 gray suits, a few ties, some white shirts-and that was it," he says. But those days - when a closet could be outrigged ...More…

Bed Bug Battler's Checklist

This Old House — Battling the pest for a full month, I learned that even though there are ways to repel them, they travel in the walls from neighboring apartments to yours and-even if you live in an unattached house-can hitch a ride on visitors' clothing and used ...More…

The Principles of Smart Closet Design

This Old House — There are essentially two types of closets: those you can walk into and those you can't. Reach-in closets pose the biggest challenges, not the least of which are the doors used to access them. If there's room, a swinging door is the best option .. ...More…

Making Sure the Paint Tint is Right for a Room

This Old House — Worried about buying the wrong color? According to the University of Massachusetts's Product Stewardship Institute, consumers waste almost $1 billion a year on paint they can't live with, either tossing it or painting over it. Since colors tend .. ...More…

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