Remember sunken living rooms, wood paneling, and brass bathroom fixtures? Home design trends come and go like the fashion ...

HGTV stars Ethan and Elizabeth Finkelstein share their best tips and advice for buying and renovating an old house.

We bought a fixer-upper in Canada without seeing it in person. Renovations cost a million dollars and took a toll on our ...

A good example is knob and tube wiring. This once-popular way to wire a home isn’t inherently dangerous, but the fabric sleeve that encases the wires is prone to failure. Phased out during the ...

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How the home is wired may impact your ability to get home insurance. Try to avoid knob-and-tube wiring. You’ll also want to check all the faucets to ensure there’s hot water and adequate pressure.

When they rewired the house, they used switches normally meant for the older knob-and-tube wiring. Other updates made the home more functional. The older house had five bedrooms but no primary bedroom ...