Cast-iron, nickel-trimmed Victorian cookstoves with the convenience of the 21st century.

Victoria + Albert Baths is a British brand with a worldwide reputation for creating beautiful freestanding tubs and basins.

We're Bradbury & Bradbury Art Wallpapers; We specialize in 19th and 20th century wallpapers, reproducing historic patterns and also reinterpreting them with alternate colorings to offer our clients as many choices as possible.

It should be understood that conserving old windows is the “greenest” option: they are endlessly repairable and easy to upgrade for energy efficiency and comfort. For those buying replacement windows, find good news in recent aesthetic improvements.

Options for blocking exterior noise keep improving: no need to replace original, single-glazed windows. Secondary glazing can go inside or out.

Adding insulation to an old house means choosing the right product—for the right place.

In The Garden: Add texture, prevent weeds, do away with mulch.

Near Philadelphia, energetic owners re-interpret a transitional house, rescuing it from bad taste, layers of paint, and other disasters.

How a dilapidated Victorian house in a historic town became our forever home.

One of the real pleasures of owning an old house is that the landscape around it has reached maturity. To revive or enhance hardscape elements from the land’s past history, expect to do some sleuthing.

Do you frame from the heart, or frame for the room? In a word, the answer is yes. Here are some picture framing guidelines.

Near Philadelphia, energetic owners re-interpret a transitional house, rescuing it from bad taste, layers of paint, and other disasters.

How a dilapidated Victorian house in a historic town became our forever home.

The Portland family wanted to live someday on Lake Oswego. When they stumbled upon a 1927 shingled cottage with Arts & Crafts stonework, it felt like home.

Across the river from Manhattan, a mansard-roofed townhouse built in 1883 gets the superlative treatment, guided by a preservation-minded designer.

Gutted and back on the market, the gambrel house showed promise.

This ca. 1804 Federal example has come alive with the addition of period wallpapers. The Captain Elias Davis House is a remarkable survivor that’s now part of the Cape Ann Museum in Gloucester, Massachusetts. Recently it was repapered with block-printed designs by Adelphi Paper Hangings.

To mitigate the formality of a house on Lake Placid, G.P. Schafer Architect turns to classical design and vernacular forms for inspiration. The result is a comfortable, casual, and gracious house on the shore.

In Black Mountain, North Carolina, craftsmanship holds sway, giving a new cabin all the warmth and integrity of an old house.

It should be understood that conserving old windows is the “greenest” option: they are endlessly repairable and easy to upgrade for energy efficiency and comfort. For those buying replacement windows, find good news in recent aesthetic improvements.

• By Mary Ellen Polson

Options for blocking exterior noise keep improving: no need to replace original, single-glazed windows. Secondary glazing can go inside or out.

• By Mary Ellen Polson

Adding insulation to an old house means choosing the right product—for the right place.

• By Mary Ellen Polson

Who knew we shared fasteners through a party wall?

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Two easy methods for silencing annoying squeaks in your hardwood floors.

• By Lynn Elliot

Repurpose salvaged cabinet knobs by turning them into a row of handy hooks.

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The case of the foul-smelling can of paint, and a fix.

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From transforming antique doors into a fireplace surround or building a shelf using salvaged corbels and fence boards, we show you six different ways to breathe new life into old items.

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