Brian D. Coleman, Author at Old House Journal Magazine

Articles From This Author

Architectural Salvage Projects

DIY Phone Niche

A phone niche is useful today for keys, tablet—or telephone.

Architectural Salvage Projects

Painting Furniture

A self-taught artist transforms old furniture into unique, practical art, using paint.

Architectural Salvage Projects

DIY Dog Beds

How to make your own dog beds out of old chairs.

Interiors & Decor

Late-19th-Century Furniture Makers

A trio of Victorian-era favorites, now highly collectible.

Kitchens & Baths

1882 Queen Anne Victorian Master Suite

If the bedroom in your 1882 Queen Anne Victorian has a gilded ceiling, what is the bathroom like?

House Tours

What if you bought a Victorian farmhouse and, endeavoring to learn about the period, became entranced? You might design Aesthetic and Rococo parlors, a Sheraton Revival dining room, and a kitchen with Anglo–Japanese notes.

Arts & Crafts Houses

A Preserved Tudor Revival

A unique mix of Tudor Revival and Arts & Crafts design, this 1912 house in Portland, Oregon, remained remarkably intact.

House Tours

Modern Stone & Glass House

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.