Month after month, we've chosen our favorite bloggers to highlight in the Bob Vila's Thumbs Up competition—and you've voted for your favorites to win. So this month, we're looking back at all of the ...

January is the month to take stock, plan ahead, and start fresh: Our “Must Do” projects for this month include adopting some home-focused goals and resolutions for 2025, tackling minor maintenance ...

Vila reveals his honest thoughts on modern-day home improvement TV shows Bob Vila’s name quickly became synonymous with home improvement and DIY all throughout the ‘80s via This Old House, but riches ...

Ernest Hemingway loved Cuba. He lived there for 20 years — a third of his life. It’s where he stored his most prized collections and wrote his two most famous novels: For Whom the Bell Tolls and The ...

It has been exactly 25 years since the launch of This Old House with Bob Vila as host, and more than 15 years since he left the show. Still, for most Americans, the two remain synonymous. "I was at ...

Bob Vila found a nice surprise.“We had a discovery,” he tells the camera crew that just arrived. “I would love to get some ‘B-roll’ of it. I’m not exactly sure how we’ll fit it in, but I’m sure we can ...

For me, 1979 was a big year. I bought my first newspaper, the purchase of which included a farmhouse that needed lots of work. It had an old console TV, so I was able to watch Bob Vila’s first season ...