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An addition creates an ample gourmet kitchen and exciting outdoor spaces while giving this Seattle home a much-needed face-lift.

Combining no-nonsense joinery with Baltic-birch plywood and concealed cup hinges in a contemporary kitchen.

During a recent kitchen-remodeling project, I installed a faucet that includes a spout that pulls out to become a spray nozzle. Every time I pulled on that spout, its hose…

Frequent cleaning and periodic refinishing are the best ways to ensure a long and happy life for these vulnerable creatures.

Not long ago, my wife let me know that she'd lost a pearl earring down the bathroom sink. It's a good old pedestal sink, with emphasis on the old. As…

Laying new shingles over old might avoid the cost of a tearoff, but you still have to replace the vents and flashings.

A level may be a mason's best friend, but to cover up an unsightly set of concrete steps, an experienced eye takes over.

Q: The engineers at our office have an ongoing debate about what causes the horizontal crack commonly found around the tops of brick masonry chimneys. Some argue that it’s related to…

When my wife and I purchased a new door for an outdoor structure we were building, it arrived unpainted. My wife drew the task of finishing the door, and once…

Mike Guertin details 2 reliable methods for extending the eaves on a house to shed rainwater better.