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Video: Introducing the 2019 HOUSES Awards Winners

Here's a look at the winners in all six categories of Fine Homebuilding's annual design awards: Best New Home, Best Remodel, Best Small Home, Best Energy-Smart Home, Best Traditional Home, and Editor's Choice.
Focused Remodel

A 1950s ranch house benefits from a strategic redesign by the team at SHED Architecture & Design.
Best Remodel 2019: A Greek Revival is Born Again

Within the existing footprint and with respect for its historic character, an 1850s home is revived from disrepair and reconfigured with a modern floor plan.
Best Traditional Home 2019: House of Tudor

A blandly-styled, ho-hum home is gutted and reborn.
Readers’ Choice 2019: Timberline Transformation

A dated ranch house adopts energy-efficient upgrades, building-science strategies, and an open floor plan.
How to Frame an Arched Doorway

Plywood and ripped-down studs provide solid backing to create drywall arches.
Podcast Episode 170: Is There Really a Skilled-Trade Gap?

One listener wonders why he's not seeing much demand for experienced carpenters in his part of the country.
A Room Transformed

This elegant living room space had “a long road to travel” to get to its current state. The designer puts it this way . . . “You know those silly…
Podcast Episode 168: Should You Share Your Trade Secrets With Other Craftspeople?

Today's building pros are more willing to swap stories about their crafts than their predecessors were. Is that good or bad for business?
Classic Farmhouse… Views from inside and out.

This view of the North side of the farmhouse is one of my favorites. It shows the volume of the building and also feels like a timeless moment. …