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This Old House: Maintaining a Historic Washington Home

Historic homes add to Washington’s beauty, but they’re not always easy to maintain. Designers suggest how to keep them fresh. Plus—tools to keep on hand and repairs that older homes typically require.
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This Old House: Maintaining a Historic Washington Home
(Clockwise) Photographs by Kevin Allen, Doug Stroud, Angie Seckinger, and Helen Norman.

➜ 6 Updated Spaces in Historic Washington Homes

➜ 8 Common Maintenance Problems in dc homes

➜ How to Uncover Your Home’s History

➜ 8 Tools Every Washington Homeowner Should Own

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Marisa M. Kashino joined Washingtonian in 2009 as a staff writer, and became a senior editor in 2014. She was previously a reporter for Legal Times and the National Law Journal. She lives in Northeast DC with her husband, two dogs, and two cats.