Authentic Designs makes reproductions of colonial and early American lighting fixtures. We began by researching the originals which we found in historic New England inns, museums and private collections, and now recreate them in perfect detail.

The Envi is a super efficient wall-mounted electric panel heater that looks sleek in any setting and is an ideal heating alternative for any DIY renovation or historic home restoration.

Architecturally accurate metal roofing and siding; available in a wide range of colors including prints and vintage inspired patinas; LEED certification is available on some products.

A collection of architectural salvage played a role in the restoration of this handsome Shingle Style house.

The 1903 house in Memphis, Tennessee, is a boldly detailed example of the Midwest Prairie School genre on the familiar foursquare type. The well-preserved house never looked better than now.

In Portland, Oregon, a builder’s model spec house alluded to Prairie School design on the outside, but featured an ornate English interior. It’s been restored by a couple who added flourishes of their own.

We go way beyond beauty shots to explain fabrication of counters natural and manmade.

Bungalow-era baths were of the “sanitary white” persuasion. Not so the bathrooms built after the mid-1920s! Bright color and Jazz Age glamour continued through the 1930s. By the mid-40s, white tile was back.

Prairie style books recommended by OHJ editors.

Prairie School houses were a phenomenon 1901–1919 that changed domestic architecture forever.

Endlessly inventive, Teens and Twenties lighting fixtures still appeal today.

A collection of architectural salvage played a role in the restoration of this handsome Shingle Style house.

The 1903 house in Memphis, Tennessee, is a boldly detailed example of the Midwest Prairie School genre on the familiar foursquare type. The well-preserved house never looked better than now.

In Portland, Oregon, a builder’s model spec house alluded to Prairie School design on the outside, but featured an ornate English interior. It’s been restored by a couple who added flourishes of their own.

Prairie style books recommended by OHJ editors.

Prairie School houses were a phenomenon 1901–1919 that changed domestic architecture forever.

In the storied city of Memphis, Tennessee, a defiantly beautiful neighborhood is not to be missed.

We were committed to doing right by this Prairie School house.

Facing tilted porch piers and baby-blue woodwork, a smitten owner brings the Arts & Crafts aesthetic to a 1921 bungalow in Seattle.

We go way beyond beauty shots to explain fabrication of counters natural and manmade.

The room is cold, there are telltale holes in the floor . . . where’d the radiator go?

How to combine art tile with production tile to create a unique installation.

Tables with metal tops rich in color and texture create effects from quilted copper to leathery.

Brownstone-faced buildings reveal their years readily. Many brownstone owners fight these ravages of age by giving their home's facade a facelift with patching techniques and, in a few cases, replacing the stone in kind.

Sanding is boring—and a lot of work. Depending on the project, you might be attached to a vibrating, dust-generating machine for hours on end. But it’s so important to success on certain projects—furniture and wood floor repair, paint prep—that once I get started, it becomes (sort of) fun.

How to successfully add a hot-water zone to a steam-heating system.

We have a solution to decreasing noise pollution inside an old house.