Mary Ellen Polson, Author at Old House Journal Magazine

Articles From This Author

Repairs & How To

For First-time Home Buyers

What do you need to know if you’re a first-time home buyer?

Windows, Doors & Shutters

Shop Tour: Innerglass Window Systems

A closer look at Innerglass Window Systems.

Repairs & How To

Smart Houses With Throwback Intelligence

Some of the “smartest” features for managing heating, cooling, hot-water, and other household technologies make room for the best features of the past.

House Tours

Vermont Farmhouse

Using a cache of salvaged finds, the homeowner, architect, and contractor together rescued a tumbledown farmhouse in Vermont.

Interior Paints & Stenciling

Authentic Colonial Colors

Prussian blue gets all the ink, but true Colonial-era colors, although diverse, have an earthy quality.

Porches

The Porch Roof

A porch without a roof is merely a deck. Besides, the porch roof is an important defense against the elements.

Wood Repair & Refinishing

Shop Tour: Abatron

We take a behind-the-scenes look at Abatron.

House Tours

New York Mountain Camp

A New York mountain camp built in 1885 evolves once more.

Articles From This Author

For First-time Home Buyers

Shop Tour: Innerglass Window Systems

Smart Houses With Throwback Intelligence

Vermont Farmhouse

Authentic Colonial Colors

The Porch Roof

Shop Tour: Abatron

New York Mountain Camp

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Abatron

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