house love: for fans and lovers of old houses

We want to see your old house!
Do you have photos or a house story to share? Check out the "Your House" link.

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Looking for advice about house rehabbing? Got a question for Ron or Jill?
Visit the"Q & A" link.

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Take a tour of our house, from inside to outside, before and after--at the"our house" link.

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We've spent the last seven years visiting architectural warehouses, historic houses, online sites, etc. For a complete guide to these and other resources: "resources"

This Old House visits Ron and Jill!
Over 1.5 million readers enjoyed Ron and Jill's story in This Old House magazine and in its online edition. The online article was one of the most-read home-decoration stories on the web for four weeks straight. Read a behind-the-scenes account of the day the THIS OLD HOUSE photography team visited Ron Tanner and Jill Eicher's house for the big feature in the magazine: "TOH mag"

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Seven years ago, Jill and I bought an 1897 Victorian brownstone in Baltimore. It was such a wreck, it had been on the market for a year--the kind of place people would take one look at and say, "No way." A notorious fraternity had owned the house for ten riotous years and had trashed it. heat gun

Jill and I knew immediately that it was our dream house but neither of us knew a thing anything about rehabbing a monstrous wreck. This web site chronicles the work we did, the hardships we endured, and the successes we met. Read more →

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read about renovation, a love story

Read the story of Ron and Jill's adventure.
We had been dating for only a few months when we bought our monster wreck. Everyone said, "You're crazy--your love will never survive the chaos and stress of trying to save a ruined house like that!" They were almost right. See
"Renovation: the book"

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Kerri Russell
What does Keri Russell have to do with our old house? Find out.