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FROM CARRIAGE HOUSE TO A RESIDENCE
On Boston's North Shore, a historic estate building becomes a home.
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lighting+ hardware
ELECTRIC-ERA lighting comes in all styles, from traditional reproductions of antique fixtures to whimsical new forms and space-age interpretations.
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wall & floor tiles
TILE IS, OF COURSE, found throughout the house, not just in the kitchen and bath.
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a transitional HOUSE IN ST. LOUIS
From the Romanesque arch on the exterior to the staircase and mantels inside, this welcoming house boasts beautiful details. Today’s owners have been excellent stewards of all the original Victorian elements while decorating with a nod to American Arts & Crafts design. Chief among their accomplishments has been the painstaking refurbishing of all the oak paneling, stairs, and mantels.
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TIMELESS 1920s COLONIAL REVIVAL
A suite of rooms is outfitted by a history- inspired company celebrating 50 years.
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lasting quality FOR HOUSES WITH CHARACTER
THE BEST HOMES ARE COMFORTABLE AND PERSONAL. A SUCCESSFUL RENOVATION DOES UPDATES WITH SENSITIVITY.
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furniture & decorative accessories
ONLY A VERY SMALL NICHE of old-house owners will create true period rooms.
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kitchens & revivalbaths
HOW TO DESIGN a kitchen that will still look good and function well in 20 years? Rely on timeless materials.
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walls & ceilings
WHATEVER THE PERIOD, once you have discovered the decorated walltime-honored paint techniques and printed papers, embossed surfaces, ornamental plaster, carved wood, white walls may come to feel like the absence of finish.
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A NAUTICAL COTTAGE BATH
A tranquil new bathroom uses color and texture for seaside appeal.
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flooring
FLOORS ADD CHARACTER to a house and should be considered early on during design or renovation.
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curtains to carpets
TRADITIONALLY, window drapery was the most significant and costly use of fabric.
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house & garden details
A HOUSE BUILT OF related components speaks eloquently. When you understand the architectural style, whatever you add will look “as though it’s always been there.”
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FURNISHING A MIDWEST FOURSQUARE
With well-proportioned rooms and period details, a familiar house type shines again.
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restoring RESTMERE
A historic music festival provided clues as this Italianate villa, designed by Richard Upjohn, was brought back from the brink.
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May - June 2025
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outside IN
The Arndt family found the mid-century house of their dreams-and life immediately got brighter.
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May - June 2025
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19th century millwork A RIOT OF ORNAMENT IN WOOD
Gingerbread meant overdone, at one point in time: a word for superfluous details on houses so over-embellished they resembled the decadent sweets of medieval royalty, or fictional fairytale cottages.
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May - June 2025
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Is Yours a MAIL-ORDER House?
Suspect your house is from Sears or another catalog company? Ready to do some research and forensic sleuthing?
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May - June 2025
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When Planting Near the Foundation
Trapped water and even water vapor-any kind of moisture, from rain and snowmelt to high humidity usually has a negative impact on materials, particularly wood.
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May - June 2025
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English Arts & Crafts sensibility at Rumford Hall
It was twenty years ago that a friend told Jeanne Farewell and Monty Denneau about a unique property in New York's Hudson Valley.
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May - June 2025
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Something to Come Home To
Tweaks that up your curb appeal and make you smile. By Mary Ellen Polson
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May - June 2025
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OUR RENAISSANCE FOURSQUARE
We were happy to finally get the chance to restore this unique home.
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May - June 2025
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Carpenter's Friends
For the skilled and discerning woodworker.
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May - June 2025
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NEWEL RENEWEL
To bring back a longneglected staircase, the owner resorted to gently stripping, cleaning, and refinishing the newel posts and balustrade.
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May - June 2025
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uncovering the charm
An eye-popping restoration followed when the owners removed faceless aluminum siding to find a handsome brick exterior with original details intact.
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March - April 2025
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A Touchup for Knotty Pine
More than a simple cleaning, this process removes grime and a tired finish while preserving the mellow quality of vintage knotty pine.
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March - April 2025
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Quick Fixes
Do it fast but do it well.
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March - April 2025
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the KITCHEN UPFRONT
When this 1880s Philadelphia house was built, the kitchen was undoubtedly in a different location.
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March - April 2025
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MORE THAN A HOUSE MOVING
even good smells can be too much Homeowner Jeremy Stock insisted that he and Danielle not only needed a stove vent but that they'd need a very efficient one that would vent steam, smoke, and smells to the outside.
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March - April 2025
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A Pattern Match
The discovery of a patch of historic linoleum led to the re-creation of an 1890s-style floor, using paint and vinyl.
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