House Walk column takes readers inside some of Evanston’s most distinctive dwellings. We aim to showcase the history, style, ...

From the welcoming front porch, to the lovely, private backyard w/ deck, perennials and oversized 1 stall garage and large gardening shed. The front entry welcomes you with gorgeous, natural ...

The vast majority of home construction is done with fast- growing softwoods. What you’ll find at home centers (The prices listed are for an 8-ft. 1x6.) STANDARD PINE ($4) Eastern white pine is the ...

In one of the best examples of historic preservation combined with improving functionality, the beautiful quarter-sawn oak woodwork was restored and the building was made fully accessible. It now ...

What are oak gall wasps? Oaks, especially the native species Quercus robur and Q. petraea are the host plants for more than 70 species of cynipid gall wasp. It is the larval stage of these insects ...

In this article, we’ll show you how to cut out and assemble the square-edged moldings to make the window and door trim, baseboard, cove and plate rail you see with Craftsman style. Craftsman trim and ...

Main symptoms Dark caterpillars with white hairs, they move about in nose-to-tail processions. Silken webbing nests on the trunks and branches of oak trees can also be visible. The older caterpillars ...

One day, he even took his two grandsons dumpster-diving for a quarter sawn oak table. He was a self-taught master craftsman at his antiquing hobby. Many of these beautifully refurbished pieces ...

An Inland Empire city has approved a development project 450 feet away from the third oldest known living organism in the world — a sprawling, shrub-like oak tree that is more than 13,000 years old.

The massive oak, with the scientific name Quercus lobata, captured the hearts of local residents, arborists and others for decades, standing in for the thousands of Valley Oaks decimated by ...