The Concord Cottage

In one of their more unlikely projects, the TOH TV crew transformed former animal quarters into in-law quarters.

Transforming a backyard barn into a home for Mom and Dad

Bringing water, gas, and electricity to our Concord project house.

Smart ways to update a home for the not-so-young.

A simple recipe for Concord grape jelly manages to unite Yankee frugality with the New York immigrant experience

How do you turn a cramped barn loft into a comfy bedroom?

For the Concord Cottage, the TOH crew figured out how to make the most of a small space.

How the 200-year-old vine at the Concord Cottage got its name, and why it mattered that we save it.

Designing for older occupants means considering how they will live in it now and what they'll need if mobility becomes an issue

With work finished on the Concord Cottage, there was only one thing left to complete the job: Jackie Buckley had to call it home

The family suffers a loss as the Concord Cottage project nears completion

The interior of the Concord Cottage is a marvel of traditional decor, universal design, and hidden storage everywhere.

We asked for a lesson in how to light a home for aging parents — and we got a wakeup call about our own eyesight.

Twice a year, TOH makes sudden TV stars out of the owners of its project houses. This fall, a family in Concord steps forward for its few months in the spotlight.

There are a lot of rules about how to set up homes for the elderly or disabled. Just don't talk to Jackie Buckley about them.

A line on a page (or on the lawn) can turn into a three-dimensional landscape that makes everyone happy

What do you do when a 100-year-old grapevine is in the way of your planned parking court? Leave it right where it is

Think it's easy to dig a hole? Think again.

A week before the TOH crew arrived, when things in Concord were still relatively quiet, Janet Bernard talked about her parents, the barn behind her house, and how our fall 2003 project came to be.