In the Pacific Northwest, a unique house with a stone chimney and tower and board-and-batten siding nestles in a fir and hemlock forest above a secluded ravine. It’s a whimsical mix of Swedish and Norwegian details rendered in a rustic Arts & Crafts style.
Colonial Revival style defines this classic New England farmhouse by Patrick Ahearn in Massachusetts.
Sections of a Victorian Gothic fence found at a salvage yard were repurposed for a unique bed.
An otherwise all-white room gets boundless energy grounded by a colored floor.
In an old house or one built in a revival style, default to the look of early 20th-century bathrooms with white fixtures.
Renovation DIY and old-house restoration, traditional styles, period kitchens, historical decorating, period gardens, from colonial and Victorian through Arts & Crafts and Mid-century Modern: all from Old-House Journal magazine and special-interest titles Old-House Interiors, New Old House, and Early Homes.
Enjoy modern comfort while preserving the charm of your original windows. Indow window inserts press inside your window frames without a mounting bracket to give you all the comfort and efficiency of high-end replacement windows.
Complete system to air dry shower stalls using blasted air thru a series of nozzles integrated into the ceiling of the shower stall.
Browse the digital version of OHJ's annual special publication featuring authentic, high-quality, historical, and hard-to-find items.
Browse the digital version of OHJ's annual special publication featuring authentic, high-quality, historical, and hard-to-find items.
Owners steeped in Colonial-period history finish the restoration of a 1760 house that served as an inn during the Revolutionary War.
Five very specific fixes can make life more comfortable this winter.
A couple planning to downsize instead took on the restoration of a large, important house built in 1796: “We’d done a series of renovations, but nothing could prepare us for this project.”
Aesthetic Movement architecture & design at the Winchester Mystery House.
Come into this old farmhouse in New York’s Hudson Valley to find rooms inspired by those described in 19th-century novels. Owner James Coviello is a reader, a traveler, a collector of curiosities, and an appreciator of times past. He’s also a talented fashion designer whose work, like his house, is vintage-inspired and detail-oriented.
Innovations in home energy technologies make it easier to find better comfort while saving money on fuel costs.
Converting a 1910 Shingle Style house with no air conditioning to one with a whole-house system was not something I took lightly. I have spent my life restoring old houses. If HVAC was in my future it had better be efficient and virtually invisible.
Owners steeped in Colonial-period history finish the restoration of a 1760 house that served as an inn during the Revolutionary War.
A couple planning to downsize instead took on the restoration of a large, important house built in 1796: “We’d done a series of renovations, but nothing could prepare us for this project.”
Aesthetic Movement architecture & design at the Winchester Mystery House.
Come into this old farmhouse in New York’s Hudson Valley to find rooms inspired by those described in 19th-century novels. Owner James Coviello is a reader, a traveler, a collector of curiosities, and an appreciator of times past. He’s also a talented fashion designer whose work, like his house, is vintage-inspired and detail-oriented.
As I returned to fine-art painting, restoring an old schoolhouse was an aid to creativity.
With an artist’s eye, curated collections, and a whole new palette for rooms inside, Gwen Jones fine-tunes a handsome 1916 bungalow.
Sometimes, what is retained is as important as what is renovated or added. Small things and the right details in a cottage renovation can bring back the joy.
Five very specific fixes can make life more comfortable this winter.
Innovations in home energy technologies make it easier to find better comfort while saving money on fuel costs.
Converting a 1910 Shingle Style house with no air conditioning to one with a whole-house system was not something I took lightly. I have spent my life restoring old houses. If HVAC was in my future it had better be efficient and virtually invisible.
Copper-clad wood window sashes from an iconic building find new uses.
Antique windows are one of the enchanting architectural elements that set an older home apart. While I’m an equal opportunity lover of all old windows, my expertise comes from restoring my 1886 Victorian, which has double-hung sash operated on ropes and pulleys.
Chip, strip, reglaze: then stow on a unique shelf system.
Old clocks are a popular collectible; commonsense guidelines keep things ticking.
Made up of mismatched vintage windows, this she shed is a sunny retreat.
