This Old House September 2015
CONDITION Acceptable, unmarked pages, reading and cover
wear, a few wavy pages
CONTENTS
The Color
Issue
Idea File
Before + After: Kitchen – Salvaged ingredients create a
comfort-food ambience in an updated cook space
Before + After: Back Porch – A craftsman gains a second
family-friendly hangout
Photoshop Redo – Three paint-color combos bring a Folk
Victorian’s details to life
Historic Hues – Paint-color inspiration from the homes of
former Presidents
Book Look – Creative strategies for using wallpaper, from
the pages of designer Sarah Richardson’s new book
Color! 50 Boosts Under $100 – Budget-wise ways to
energize your rooms
House Of Hard Knocks – With a little help from his
friends—and YouTube—a DIY newbie transforms his first home
Upgrades
Get This Look For Less – Colorful colonial library
Shopping – Graphic shower curtains
All About – Linoleum flooring
Home
Solutions – From fireplace mantel to handsome headboard; 10 uses for canvas
drop cloths; file-cabinet makeovers; colorful late bloomers; age furniture with
paint; wall-mounted organizer; colorful budget-friendly kitchen; and more
How-To
Projects
Paint Ideas – Add visual drama to any room with a
colorblocked wall scheme
Furniture Makeover – Five ways to dress up a plain
dresser—with vintage-look hardware as the muse
Weekend Remodel – Boost a boring brick façade’s period
style with louvered shutters; Tom Silva show you how it’s done
Ask This Old
House
Q + A – Tips for matching paint colors; build a short
stone wall; silence a popping floor; fix a dripping toilet; grow healthy grass
from seed; and more
Editors’ Picks – Six outstanding new products you should
know about
Norm’s Tricks Of The Trade – Hide nailheads when
replacing a course of shingles
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