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Can your counters, faucets, & toilets help you avoid the flu?

Can your counters, faucets, & toilets help you avoid the flu?

Boyce interviews an internationally known microbiologist about kitchen and bath fixtures and other products that aim to kill viruses and bacteria.

Fiber Cement Siding

Fiber Cement Siding

This durable option comes in as many siding styles as wood.

Septic System Basics

Septic System Basics

Essential requirements and advice for installing a new septic system.

Essential home reading: The New Small House

Essential home reading: The New Small House

A new book by architect Katie Hutchison explains how to shape the right small house for you.

A Primer On Screens

A Primer On Screens

Contractor David Jacknin explains what's available in screening for an insect-free porch.

New Furniture for Your Patio, Porch, or Deck

New Furniture for Your Patio, Porch, or Deck

Lydia discovers 8 fresh furniture finds for outdoor living.

Multi-Generation Homes

Multi-Generation Homes

Demand for new homes designed to meet the needs of more than a nuclear family is surging.

Kitchen Lighting Basics

Kitchen Lighting Basics

The key types of kitchen lighting and how to use them.

The ultimate conversation pit & other ideas by Eero Saarinen

The ultimate conversation pit & other ideas by Eero Saarinen

Saarinen’s Miller house still resonates: Boyce tours the iconic Mid-Century Modern home in Indiana and identifies design ideas that were way ahead of their time.

Framing a Window

Framing a Window

Vocabulary & tips for framing a window.

Front Door Choices

Front Door Choices

Pros & cons for using wood, engineered wood, fiberglass, or steel for exterior doors.

How To Plan A Renovation

How To Plan A Renovation

Design journalist Lydia Lee explains how she used stock house plans to decide on a remodel strategy for her home.

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