Description
Contents: Cottage Charmer (Opening up the layout – and the ceilings – turn a simple 19th-century house into an airy abode for two lifelong friends); Practical Magic (A once-hardscrabble lot is now a blooming paradise, thanks to the hard work and fanciful imagination of a pair of horticultural pros); Grown-Up Getaway (A modest ranch in a bucolic Southern California beach town gets an indoor-outdoor upgrade); Read This Before You Install Central AC (Feeling the heat? Bone up on the basics before you commit to a new whole-house cooling system) Departments – Home Solutions (Pegboard update; no-mow lawns; help container plants keep their cool; boost your fridge’s efficiency; and more); Before + After: Kitchen (A pro chef’s reno is light and airy yet packed with smart storage); Paint Ideas (Use stencils to re-create the look of lushly patterned wallpaper); Clean This House (Learn the dos and don’ts of maintaining your wood floors); Budget Redo (An organized laundry room that’s easy on the eyes for just $232); Shopping (Raise your backyard-BBQ game with stylish outdoor dining chairs); Fix It (How to restore a wood window’s damaged muntin); Cooking With Fire (The grilled kebab is a no-muss, no-fuss shortcut to a full meal); Photoshop Redo (Design tweaks turn an awkward Cape into a balanced farmhouse); TOH TV (Get to know the eight apprentices who will learn on the job, alongside our TV pros, this summer); Weekend Remodel (LED-lined tape simplifies adding undercabinet lighting); Ask This Old House (How to connect a rain barrel to a downspout; avoid a bubbled clear finish; prune roots without harming a tree, and more) In Every Issue – Letter From This Old House; Reader Mail; Directory; Save This Old House
Issue: July – August 2017
Condition: Very Good