I'm Kevin O'Connor, and welcome back to "This Old House" and to our project here in Essex County, New Jersey, where, as you ...

While replacing their water heater, the first-time homeowners found something unexpected behind a curtain in the laundry room. They discovered a loose wire that seemed to run from the washing machine ...

Discover 12 practical skills boomers learned growing up that can still save you money, from sewing clothes to cooking and simple home repairs.

Plan a wooden hook display around your necklaces, then add a simple chain holder for dangling earrings.

As the weather calendar flips into winter, a lot of grunt work shows up. Mundane tasks like salting and shoveling snow off driveways and windows become inevitable; no matter how annoying they can be, ...

The biggest gadget at South Koreas answer to CES came with a front door, a robot vacuum tucked into a kitchen drawer and a ...

Buying an older RV can look like an incredible bargain. A used motorhome or travel trailer might sell for only a few thousand ...

Festive sales are a good time to buy home appliances, especially when brands and retailers start competing with bank offers, exchange benefits and limited-period discounts. A product that has been ...

Doing the laundry won't feel like such a chore with these luxurious design ideas ...

We surveyed our editors on their favorite home and garden purchases of 2026 and are bringing you the best of the best: the Home Improvement Awards!

The humble ballot drop box is finally getting its flowers. Long the last refuge of the procrastinator, the 324 metal crates scattered across Oregon now look like pillars of democracy. Earlier this ...

A pressure washer (or power washer) is an ideal tool for quickly removing stains, mud, and decomposing leaves from decking, walkways, patios, and steps. Consumer Reports tests a new batch of models ...