Electrical Parts

Open up the space, add smart lighting and sharp design, then, watch a humdrum house become a real humdingerby Nancy McCoy, Peter Judge

Trade association launches online resource devoted to electrical safety and education

Cleverly designed boxes can get you out of trouble quickly during rough-ins and retrofits

Adding circuits for a new bedroom and bath offers lessons in rough electrical work and integrating new and old wiringby Clifford A. Popejoy

by Marc Massa

With common-sense wiring and the right hardware, you can replace an existing light fixture with a breeze in almost any room in the houseby Clifford A. Popejoy

by Richard A. Olsen

With an assortment of tools, a few tricks, and a little luck, you can make electrical cable go where you didn't think it couldby Charles Bickford

A box-bay window brings light into a bath that includes a sliding medicine cabinet and curved mahogany trimby Alan Jencks

by Mike Guertin

Two remodeled bathrooms showcase strategies that make small spaces feel roomy, without big changesby Russell Hamlet

Eight signature design elements transform a brick ranchby Daniel S. Morrison

Specialty testers and code issuesby Clifford A. Popejoy

Replacing an old surface-mount fixture with recessed lights is an easy upgrade that you can customize with different trim kitsby Clifford A. Popejoy

If the kitchen's a long way from the service entrance, a subpanel can add convenience and save energyby Clifford A. Popejoy

Beadboard tile, period fixtures and picture-framed medicine cabinets are just the startby David Bentley, Elizabeth Churchill

Structured wiring can link the phones, computers and TVs in your house right now, and who knows what else in the futureby Jerry Heesen

Code now requires a four-slot receptacle to provide both 120 volts and 240 voltsby Rex Cauldwell

Careful testing is your hedge against frayed insulation, faulty splices and missing ground wiresby David E. Shapiro