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Light-filled Craftsman Redo
For a dark kitchen in a 1914 Illinois house, the trick was anchoring white expanses with woodsy warmth.
2 min |
September - October 2024
Old House Journal
Sun Parlors & other bright spaces
Is there anything better than a New England sunroom in January? Big windows invite what daylight is available, your relief from the gloom. Plants survive the winter. If the room is insulated and weatherstripped and the floor is masonry or tile, passive solar gain radiates through the house. Sunrooms are, however, popular from Seattle to Miami. Architectural devices for bringing sunlight (and often ventilation) into a house include the orangeries and conservatories of the Victorian era, porches later enclosed to extend the season, and even purpose-built \"sun parlors,\" especially after 1915 or so. Here's a glimpse of these gracious amenities, with hints on furnishing, whether in porch or more elegant parlor mode.
4 min |
September - October 2024
Old House Journal
JUICY 1920S BATHROOM REVIVAL
Serial restorers redesign their tired baths in period style, with colorful tile and Art Deco touches.
2 min |
September - October 2024
Old House Journal
The Unabashed Maximalist- This home at the top of a San Francisco row house is a kaleidoscope of colors and textures. Every piece has a story to tell.
This home at the top of a San Francisco row house is a kaleidoscope of colors and textures. Every piece has a story to tell.
5 min |
July - August 2024
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Beat the heat - In this time of weather extremes and power disruptions, it's important to learn from the past as we think about the future.
In this time of weather extremes and power disruptions, it's important to learn from the past as we think about the future.
8 min |
July - August 2024
Old House Journal
A 1980s CONDO GOES RETRO VINTAGE
We needed the amenities of our modern condominium complex-but that didn't stop us from completely transforming it, in two period styles!
2 min |
July - August 2024
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art space
CREATIVE PROBLEMSOLVING BRINGS FINESSE TO A MINNEAPOLIS ROW HOUSE GUTTED IN 1979, BLENDING HISTORIC ELEMENTS AND MODERN USE IN 1200 SQUARE FEET.
3 min |
July - August 2024
Old House Journal
A SUMMER RETREAT PRESERVED in the Catskill Mountains
Theatrical and yet as cozy as a camp, the Victorian house that sat vacant for a decade was remarkably intact.
3 min |
July - August 2024
Old House Journal
Common Door Problems
An introduction for do-it-yourselfers to reading a balky door and taking steps to fix it
3 min |
July - August 2024
Old House Journal
Rescuing Old Furniture By Refinishing
Sometimes the finish is just too far gone and the old piece demands a refresh to make it attractive and usable. Here's one success story.
3 min |
July - August 2024
Old House Journal
Eastlake Galley
The 1886 house is a Victorian Revival jewel box, all in just 1700 square feet.
2 min |
July - August 2024
Old House Journal
Hideaway Bed Ideas, ca. 1930
This page comes from the catalog \"More Home in Less Space,\" published by the original Murphy Door Bed Company.
2 min |
July - August 2024
Old House Journal
BUNKS & built-in beds
Bunk beds and bedroom built-ins have lots of history-and they're not just for kids.
1 min |
July - August 2024
Old House Journal
THE Villa RENEWED
This house in Greene County, New York, has been faithfully restored, from its foundation and structure to exterior elements and trim inside.
2 min |
Renovation Lookbook 2023
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walls & ceilings
BY THE 1870s, the tripartite treatment was fashionable: walls divided into dado (or wainscot) below the chair rail, fill or field section, and frieze at the top of the wall.
2 min |
Renovation Lookbook 2023
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lighting + hardware
ANTIQUE, REPRODUCTION, or contemporary, lighting fixtures and lamps are among the most cost-effective ways to add drama or period style to a room.
2 min |
Renovation Lookbook 2023
Old House Journal
CRAFTSMAN PATINA
A smitten owner brings the Arts & Crafts aesthetic to a 1921 bungalow in Seattle.
2 min |
Renovation Lookbook 2023
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furniture & decorative accessories
PERIOD ROOMS are the goal of a very small niche of old-house owners.
1 min |
Renovation Lookbook 2023
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wall & floor tiles
TODAY WE FIND TILE from small studios . . . carved relief tiles, subway tile and mosaics, glazes matte and iridescent . . . plus encaustics and California revivals.
2 min |
Renovation Lookbook 2023
Old House Journal
A TRANSCENDENT BATHROOM IN OJAI
A seamless addition allowed for this timeless primary bath, which has been re-imagined as an upgrade dating to ca. 1930.
1 min |
Renovation Lookbook 2023
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CRAFTSMAN DETAILS IN A KITCHEN
An excellent layout and period motifs distinguish this midsize kitchen in a bungalow-era house.
2 min |
Renovation Lookbook 2023
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home design - HOUSES HAVE A PAST - AND A FUTURE, TOO
THE BEST RENOVATIONS TOE THE LINE BETWEEN NECESSARY UPDATES AND ENOUGH SENSITIVITY TO ASSURE DESIGN INTEGRITY.
2 min |
Renovation Lookbook 2023
Old House Journal
a farmhouse RESCUE
Using a cache of salvaged finds, the homeowner, architect, and contractor together rescued a tumbledown farmhouse in Vermont.
2 min |
Renovation Lookbook 2023
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period living with an artistic eye
Owner Deb Richards, who is quite at home in the past, continues to steward the 1740 New England house and its traditional garden.
2 min |
July - August 2023
Old House Journal
WHEN ALL IS (GARDEN) FOLLY
A ROMANTIC STONE RUIN PROVIDES INTEREST IN THE SMALL YARD
1 min |
July - August 2023
Old House Journal
INHABITING a fantasy
A bland old house, once home to musicians who were month-to-month, slowly morphs into a Victorian showcase born of its owners' imaginations.
5 min |
July - August 2023
Old House Journal
A Pocket Door from a Transom
Installed vertically, a transom window glazes a door that slides into the wall.
2 min |
July - August 2023
Old House Journal
Solving the Roof
After much research by the owners, a century-old Storybook home gets a 21st-century roof treatment.
3 min |
July - August 2023
Old House Journal
the case for SHUTTERS
Shutters may look relatively fragile but older wood shutters were built to withstand decades of weather, bearing up through hurricanes and hail, intense heat and piercing cold.
7 min |
July - August 2023
Old House Journal
A Nautical Cottage Bath
A tranquil new bathroom uses color and texture for seaside appeal.
2 min |