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E27 | Scandinavian Modern | Summer Special

Season 42 Episode 27 | 23m 12s

This Old House follows the renovation of a Cambridge, Massachusetts 1887 two-family house becoming a bright, open Scandinavian-style one-family. In this Summer special we compress the efforts to restore this beauty into one episode. Follow the action as our team takes this old house from rundown to remarkable.

Aired: 07/07/21 | Expires: 07/24/21
Funding for THIS OLD HOUSE is provided by The Home Depot and Renewal By Andersen.
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