If you’re looking for more neighborhood charm than big-box blank, head to this genuinely old-fashioned — in the good ways, like atmosphere and customer service — nuts-and-bolts corner hardware store in Chestnut Hill, where it’s been a neighborhood staple since 1913. In addition to services like on-site screen and storm-window repair, key cutting, and paint and cement consultation, Kilian’s earns DIY-paradise status thanks to shelves stocked with items as choosy as Philadelphia-style barn gate hinges and as necessary as glass doorknobs.
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