Hand-sanded and hand-finished solid white oak, cherry, and mahogany cabinets, dressers, tables, chairs, beds, and armoires.

A central heating and cooling system using "aspiration" technology to warm and cool homes evenly and quietly with flexible small ducts that weave through ceilings, walls, and even floors.

Classic-style door hardware, engineered for new construction or historic renovation, lacquer-coated, solid brass, patterned after original antique hardware, passage, privacy, mortise lock, or dummy sets and cabinet hardware and accessories.

A soggy lawn gets a makeover to match an early 20th-century Georgian Revival home.

Design your garden around the style of your house.

Large southern plantation homes often lacked lavish outdoor spaces, but ones that did sport elaborate gardens tended to be designed in a geometric manner that complemented the classical and formal lines of the house.

The digitalization of trade brochures and other useful documentation for home & building preservation has never looked so good.

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

Which type of wood flooring is best for old houses? The answer depends on where you plan to use it.

There’s a reason why resilient flooring types and ceramic tile are the go-to floorings for utility areas in the home.

Produce artful floors with ages-old techniques and some paint.

With a light touch, a Connecticut big house–little house configuration is restored after a fire. “Good old noncombustible plaster is what saved the historic house,” says the interior designer.

This family was on a mission to revive and protect the historic 1809 structure.

Home sweet gnome? This 1923 house in Los Angeles exemplifies the fairy-tale subset of Historical Revival homes of the early 20th century.

Refurbishment of this Prairie School house took a team.

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.

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

• By Lynn Elliot

An electrical cable no-no.

• By Editors

An aesthetically and historically appropriate use of reclaimed wood serves a kitchen.

• By Brian Campbell

Stoops and entry steps are ignored until they fall into disrepair. That’s when it becomes clear just how essential they are to appearance and safety. A stoop with missing or broken steps is not only a hazard, but also affects curb appeal.

• By Mary Ellen Polson

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?

• By Editors