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TUDOR ARTS & CRAFTS HOUSES
THE MELDING OF TWO STYLES WITH SIMILAR ROOTS, 1890–1920. By Patricia Poore
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May 2020
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TRANSITIONAL TUDOR
A UNIQUE MIX OF TUDOR REVIVAL AND ARTS & CRAFTS DESIGN, THIS 1912 HOUSE IN PORTLAND, OREGON, REMAINED REMARKABLY INTACT.
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May 2020
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RESILIENTS BOUNCING BACK
These floors continue to evolve, adapting recycled and natural materials for flooring that looks better and lasts longer.
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May 2020
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A TRIO OF MODERN MASTERS
COLLECTING BRUTALIST AND MODERN PIECES 1950–1970.
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May 2020
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Happy Kitchen for a Postwar Home
Most homebuyers would tear out a 1940s kitchen; this owner went in the opposite direction.
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May 2020
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BENCH with a Secret
Found beadboard covers an HVAC return, providing seating and future access.
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May 2020
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Bell Roof in Lanaudière
Two generations have contributed their talents to this picturesque house, built in 1920 and filled with old-fashioned charm: heavy beams, the ceilings, and a fieldstone fireplace.
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May 2020
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A Modern House of stone+glass
DEFT UPDATES TO THIS 1951 SEATTLE HOUSE BROUGHT OUT ITS BEST ORIGINAL FEATURES: WALLS OF GLASS, BURNISHED WOODWORK AND BUILT-INS, CURVING GLASS BLOCK, AND MODERN ELEGANCE.
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May 2020
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A CASE FOR PRESERVATION
A post-Civil war house in a historic district enjoys a dramatic reversal of fortune.
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May 2020
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A Bathroom – Art Deco & Barrier Free
Kathy Adamson had very specific ideas about what she wanted for her octogenarian mother’s bathroom.
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March - April 2020
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THE RESTORATION OF ancient Oaks
COMING HOME: OLD FAMILY STORIES AND LETTERS GUIDED THIS COUPLE AS THEY TOOK ON THE REFURBISHMENT OF A GRAND GREEK REVIVAL HOUSE BUILT IN 1856—BY HER THREE-TIMES GREAT-GRANDFATHER.
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March - April 2020
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the UNIVERSAL HOME
For many old houses, it would be difficult and prohibitively expensive to create accessibility throughout. That doesn’t mean we should ignore the commonsense principles of Universal Design when adding on or renovating—especially when it comes to the entry, kitchen, and bath.
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March - April 2020
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making their mark
LIVING IN AN OLD KENTUCKY HOUSE WITH A STORIED PAST.
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March - April 2020
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Lights, Going Up!
Industrial-chic, oversize wall sconces can be made from repurposed elevator indicator lights.
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March - April 2020
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FROM AWKWARD TO STYLISH
A bump-up in rear roof height, a new kitchen, and upgraded interior trim turned our charm-deficient house into a livable home.
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March - April 2020
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ARTS & CRAFTS FOR 100 YEARS
The bungalow retained its original integrity, so our upgrades had to follow suit, and last.
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January - February 2020
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AN AMERICAN HOUSE The Essence of Traditional Wills in Vermont
Nothing captures American tradition like the respectfully modest, perfectly proportioned houses of Royal Barry Wills, the mid-century New England firm that specialized in Colonial Revival homes and reintroduced Cape Cod style.
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January - February 2020
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Keeping the Chimney Well-equipped and Safe
Liners, dampers, fire brick, and chimney caps all play protective roles in fireplace safety and comfort.
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January - February 2020
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A NEIGHBORHOOD FOURSQUARE
Despite good bones, the house built in 1900“was in very poor condition,” says Aaron Pempel, who’d long wanted to restore a rundown house. “The first floor had been used as commercial office space without a kitchen or bath; the second floor was residential.”Indeed, the interior was a forlorn mash-up, made worse by the building sitting vacant. The Nike executive had discovered the abandoned house in the same Northwest Portland (Oregon) neighborhood where he and his wife, Kristen, and their son live.
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January - February 2020
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Radical Restoration
After a 1960s remodeling that succeeded in changing its very style, the Craftsman house in Portland, Oregon, was virtually unrecognizable. Then the right family came along.
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November - December 2019
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The Learning Curve
IT’S ONE THING TO LOVE AN OLD HOUSE, ANOTHER TO TAKE ONE ON. RESTORATION CAN BE INTIMIDATING; STILL, THE RARE SORT OF HOMEOWNER THRIVES ON THE WORK, TYPICALLY DESCRIBING THEIR CHARACTERFUL MONEY PIT AS “A FUN PROJECT.”
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November - December 2019
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To The Last Detail
When you buy an old house, you will have to remodel the kitchen. Old houses never have enough storage space. Bachelors don’t cook. Wrong, wrong, and wrong—at least at Sconehenge, David Berman’s 1910 Shingle Style house in Plymouth, Mass. When he bought the place, it needed a level of cleanup and restoration that meant a dumpster was parked outside for months. Yet he didn’t touch the kitchen’s old-fashioned floor plan. In fact, David sings the praises of his original kitchen “suite” as he serves his trademark ginger scones.
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November - December 2019
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Meet History In St. Louis
TIMES HAVE CHANGED since the 1944 release of the musical “Meet Me In St. Louis,” but the city is well preserved, full of fascinating buildings and neighborhoods of architectural interest.
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November - December 2019
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Incentives For Preservation
Not every old house is destined for restoration in full period style. But more can be saved from demolition if tax credits are used to justify rehabilitation costs.
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November - December 2019
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A Passion For History
BOB AND CAROL LEBEAU are Massachusetts transplants who moved to coastal Maine in the 1980s.
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November - December 2019
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Spanish Revival
It was a style craze that promised History, Luxury, and Leisure.
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October 2016
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For A Unique Backsplash
Embossed metal ceiling panels are perfect for this application.
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October 2016
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A Journal, An Old House & A Matter Of Time
As stewards of an 1867 Italianate mansion and carriage house in rural Vermont, we choose restoration over remodeling. After all, the fi rst owner is watching.
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October 2016
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Lights Divided, Truly And Otherwise
It should be understood that conserving old windows is the “greenest” option: they are endlessly repairable and easy to upgrade for energy effciency and comfort. For those buying new windows, find good news in recent aesthetic improvements.
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January - February 2018
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Stuff A Plumber Screwed Up
During renovation, we’d created a drain beneath new patio stone, and installed a hand-held shower for rinsing beach sand off kids and dogs. We shut the water off before frost each year, and all seemed well until my son gave the dog a pre-season, early spring bath. When he went to shut the water back off, he discovered a cascade in the crawl space under the shower. —Patty O’Donnell
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