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6 Ideas for Elder-Friendly Design Smart ways to update a home for the not-so-young |
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A Cottage in Concord Transforming a backyard barn into a home for Mom and Dad |
This Old House Dan Di Clerico |
Unlimited Access Today's powder room can someday become a full-function, wheelchair-accessible bath. |
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Barn Storming The new TV project will turn a backyard storage shed into a cozy cottage |
This Old House Max Alexander |
Pop the Top! How do you turn a cramped barn loft into a comfy bedroom? |
This Old House Bruce Irving |
Home to Stay A family redesigns a barn from 1894 into a house for their mother-in-law. They plan for the future by making it more accessable-ready for the elderly. |
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Pushing Ahead As work on the Concord Cottage nears completion, the TOH crew figures out how to make the most of a small space. |
This Old House Joseph D'Agnese |
The Bonus Bath Advice on how to add another wash-up-and-shower space -- without actually adding on. |
This Old House Duo Dickinson |
Powder Room Plus Typically the extra bath is all business, designed for utility rather than aesthetics. Surfaces need to be durable, easily cleanable, and able to accommodate towels, laundry, and other incidentals. Here are some design tips for making the space easy to maintain and pleasant to use. |
This Old House Roseann Henry |
Packing It All Into the Landscape Plan The challenge: creating a landscape plan that visually separates two dwellings while keeping the overall property integrated. |
This Old House Leslie Plummer Clagett |
Going Solo Design ideas for separating tubs and showers. |
This Old House C. J. Hughes |
Creating a Bath from Scratch How one couple added on a luxurious master bath without sacrificing the modest scale of their cottage home. |
AskMen.com Michael Estrin |
How to Increase the Value of Your Home While the price of your home is largely determined by market conditions, there are steps you can take to maximize the value of your home. |
This Old House Mary Jo Peterson |
A Bath to Grow Old With Bathroom design features for meeting the demands of the aging. |
This Old House Danny Flanders |
Special Addition Adding a great room to this 1908 house was the easy part of this project. The real challenge was making it look like it was there all along. |
This Old House Ashley Womble |
A Step Up Raising the floor was the first move in updating this second-story bath. |
This Old House C.J. Hughes |
Sharing the Master Bath Without Sacrificing Your Privacy Your varsity soccer player wants to soak her muscles in your jetted tub, but you want to get ready for bed. Here's a Solomon-like solution for that. |
This Old House Roseann Henry |
Can You See Me Now? We asked for a lesson in how to light a home for aging parents -- and we got a wakeup call about our own eyesight. For anyone over fifty, the most important thing in lighting design is safety. |
American Journal of Nursing October 2006 Marjorie Cook McCullagh |
Home Modification Nurses can be involved by assessing patients' living quarters and recommending specific modifications. |
This Old House Zachary Gaulkin |
Making the Pieces Fit Some help with solving the bath design puzzle |
This Old House Elaine Martin Petrowski |
Making Baths Work Finding the opportunities and avoiding the mistakes when planning a new bath |
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The Complete Half Bath Here's what you need to know to freshen up a powder room, or even add one from scratch. |
This Old House Elaine Martin Petrowski |
Small-Bath Smarts Even cramped spaces can be funtional and beautiful. |
This Old House Deborah Baldwin |
Comeback Story: A Rebuilt and Reborn Historical House A circa-1901 house rises from the proverbial ashes with its original spirit intact -- and more period charm than ever. |
This Old House Megan Baker |
They Gut-Rehabbed a Bath for $877 An opened-up layout and all new finishes and fixtures take a full bath from dreary to cottage-charming |
This Old House April 2006 C. J. Hughes |
Don't Split Your Bath. Zone it. How a shared space was divvied up into his and her spheres, then unified with a turn-of-the-century treatment. |
AskMen.com Karin Eldor |
Turn Your Pad Into a Spa Who says you can't bring the benefits of a spa into your home? Start by designating one room in your place as a "quiet room" -- basically, your room for chilling out and lounging. |
This Old House Max Alexander |
Dig This! Bringing water, gas, and electricity to the Concord cottage |
This Old House Nancy Beiles |
Outdoor Showers A place to rinse off outdoors is a no-brainer for beach dwellers. But it's also great for cleaning up grimy gardeners, sweaty Little Leaguers, and muddy mutts. Here's how to hook up one of your own. |
This Old House Sallie Brady |
How One Couple Almost Doubled the Space and Light in Their Bath The finished product has an extra-long vanity, a two-person shower, and a pair of dressing closets. |
This Old House Duo Dickinson |
Room for Two An architect's strategies for shared baths that work |
This Old House June 23, 2015 Karen Ziga |
3 Tips for Tackling a Small-Bathroom Redo Get the look of a full makeover in your bath without the cost of one. |
This Old House Nov/Dec 2012 Scott Omelianuk |
On To-Do Lists: A Home Owner's Work Is Never Done I've got to tell you, compared with the satisfaction of finishing a project myself, calling someone in to do it for you ranks right up there. Did it cost us more? Of course, but it also let us recognize that everyone needs a break from the DIY grind. |