Catherine Lundie

Catherine Lundie is a happily incurable old house addict. Lundie is the editor of Restless Spirits: Ghost Stories by American Women, 1872–1926. She holds a PhD in English with a specialization in 19th Century American culture and literature.

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Kentucky Federal Home

tramp art picture frames, tramp art house

Interiors & Decor

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Colonial-era fireplace

The primary street-side facade is little changed since the house was built in 1924.

A hand-painted pastoral fireboard by Lisa Curry Mair of Canvasworks Designs complements a mural by the same artist.

Fireplace & Mantel

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arched glass door

Located on Lake Superior in far north Minnesota, North House Folk School is a haven for Northern crafts. Courses are offered year-round.

Repairs & How To

Banister-back chairs, each unique, are by Adam Mathews. The dry sink decorated with a tulip and unicorn pattern was adapted from an 18th-century Berks County dower chest by Oley Valley Reproductions.

Located on Lake Superior in far north Minnesota, North House Folk School is a haven for Northern crafts. Courses are offered year-round.

Midwestern Historic Sites

Built right on the lake, the old cottage (bottom) was badly rotted. Handsome windows and new fiber-cement siding (top) improved its looks.

Arts & Crafts Houses

A historic streetscape in the village, with the Winston-Salem central business district in the background.

Southern Historic Sites

Arts & Crafts naturalism: A warm beige on the coved ceiling gives way to a soft, tertiary green on walls in a 1911 Foursquare. Photo: William Wright

Interior Paints & Stenciling

Wood carvings from Architectural Products by Outwater.

Wainscoting, Paneling & Trim

Organized by color and in perfect context, primitive boxes and containers in varying shades of blue turn a cornflower-blue hutch into a breathtaking showpiece. (Photo: Jessie Walker)

Pottery, Artwork & Glass

The author wanted shallow cupboards on either side of the stove to create an old-fashioned cooking alcove; resting on the countertop, cupboards also hide small appliances.

Old-House Kitchens

Millwork for kitchen

Kitchen Furnishings & Appliances

In the dining room of an early house in Maine, exuberant folk stenciling displays a wealth of patterns inspired by nature. Photo: Brian Vanden Brink

Interior Paints & Stenciling

art tile fireplace

Fireplace & Mantel

In high-style Georgian homes, raised-panel shutters often reflected floor-to-ceiling room paneling, like these reproductions from Americana.

Interiors & Decor

The owners of this 18th-century Georgian home used a medium shade of a deep, pigment-rich color on walls, and a darker shade of the same color on trim, for a historically correct tone-on-tone effect. Photo: Gross & Daley

Interior Paints & Stenciling

Crown Point Cabinetry used a custom-blended milk paint for these Shaker-inspired cabinets.

Interior Paints & Stenciling

Federal mantel

Fireplace & Mantel