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Restorations

2020 Best Remodel: Two Structures, Two Treatments

A restored Massachusetts farmhouse receives a modern addition inspired by traditional New England barns.
Keep Craft Alive: Michael Burrey, Preservation-Carpentry Instructor

Educated in early colonial architecture and period-appropriate design, this instructor of preservation carpentry at the North Bennet Street School is teaching a new generation of craftspeople how to stabilize endangered buildings and recreate historical details.
Rotten-Sill Repair

Old-house experts share a safe, conservative approach to fixing a failing timber-frame sill beam.
Podcast 201: Broken Bricks, Unloved Concrete, and Portable Tablesaws

The FHB editors offer suggestions for repurposing a concrete slab, protecting brick from rock salt, switching from a shop saw to a portable, and more.
Back to Plumb and in Plane

Creative framing and trim details straighten out the kinks during the remodel of a crooked old timber-frame farmhouse in Vermont.
10 Tips for a Budget-Smart Kitchen Remodel

A dogged DIYer shares ideas for where to save when taking on a renovation project
The Tale of Two Kitchens

Pillar & Peacock help steer the renovation of a historic estate’s cooking quarters.
Mid-Century Eichler Revamped

Lewis Builders balances classic details with modern livability in this complete makeover of an iconic Southern California house.
Barn Reborn

Nea and Michael Poole transform a storied hay barn into a residence of distinction.
Reproduction Period Homes

Edward and Linda Sunderland talk about what it takes to replicate Colonial-era houses.