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How to Build a Console Cabinet July 30, 2021
Jenn Largesse Using pocket-hole joinery and plywood from the home center, This Old House DIY expert Jenn Largesse shares the steps she used to turn a complex build into an easy assembly This article appeared in the Fall 2021 issue of This Old House Magazine. Click here to learn how to subscribe. Why do we […]
Jenn Largesse
Concord Country Cape: New Meets Old July 30, 2021
Michael Svirsky A bold modern addition shakes up a traditional Cape in a historic Massachusetts town This article appeared in the Fall 2021 issue of This Old House Magazine. Click here to learn how to subscribe. Shown: Architect Andrew Sidford’s design for the renovated house marries the 1880s Cape with a modern extension that features […]
Ted Cushman
Vibrant Blooming Plants for a Late Summer Garden July 27, 2021
By August, most perennial gardens are fading away. But with a little planning, you can tailor your plantings for a strong end-of-summer show Color to Last iStock Once the dog days of summer hit, flower gardens generally start looking tired. Colors wash out, edges brown, blossoms become fewer in number. But Catherine Mix needs glorious, […]
Jeanne Huber

Before & After Photos: 14 Months In! July 23, 2021
Note: This post was born from an updated Before & After page that we heard people were having trouble finding (since it wasn’t at the top of our blog feed). So here it is, forever immortalized as a chronological post. And now, since we’ll continue to update our Before & After page over time, we […]
YoungHouseLove
Building An Easy Privacy Trellis (With 2 Pieces Of Wood + 1 Planter Box) June 7, 2021
BRB, just changing the name of this blog to “Solving Problems With Plants.” And I know we promised a huge pool post, but the pool is still very much in progress. Hopefully it’ll be done next month and we can write one big breakdown with approximately 473 photos. But back to how plants can not […]
John Petersik
A Simple DIY Outdoor Plant Shelf To Disguise Ugly Utility Boxes April 15, 2021
When we shared pictures of our front porch last fall, we said that our decorating strategy out here was basically “plants and more plants.” It helps visually connect the porch to all of the greenery surrounding our house and – as we’ll show you today – it’s also helping us hide some less-than-pretty parts of […]
John Petersik

Before and After: A Summery Bungalow in Topanga, California, Redone by an LA Designer July 30, 2021
The song that looped in my head while admiring this California project was The Mamas and the Papas’ “Twelve Thirty.” That was inspired by LA’s Laurel Canyon in the 1960s, and this redone bungalow is in Topanga, but still: Both evoke for me laid-back, retro California summer. The bungalow is the work of LA-based designer […]
Annie Quigley
Wax Atelier in London: Purveyors of Beautiful, Natural Wax Products July 30, 2021
In an industrial estate in Barking, East London, Lola Lely and Yesenia Thibault-Picazo are busy reinventing the medieval craft of chandlery. “We are very proud to bring manufacturing back to an area that once had a strong heritage of producing everyday goods for London,” explains Lola. “Wicker baskets, matches, soap, pencils, paint tins and toys […]
Nell Card
Kitchen of the Week: Rethinking Perfection in a Cabinetmaker’s Own Kitchen in Maine July 29, 2021
Ben Block has hand-crafted countless kitchens all over the state of Maine via his company, Block Brothers Custom Cabinets, based in Northport. But the one he sent our way this spring is by far his most personal: his own family kitchen 25 minutes away in Morrill, Maine. The project began when Ben and his then-fiancé, […]
Annie Quigley