This Old House

Colonial Reviver

SUCCESSFUL DO-IT-YOURSELFERS share an important trait: a steadfast confidence that whatever they put their hand to will turn out well in the end—even if it takes a few attempts to get it just right. It’s an attitude that Jaime Costiglio has embraced since the first time she lowered the blade on her miter saw, 10 years ago. “That’s the great thing about DIY,” she says. “You always have the chance to do it over to get it exactly the way you want it.”

Since 2013, Jaime has fearlessly finished and furnished her family’s saltbox-style farmhouse to make it, well, just the way she wants it. For Jaime and

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