Kitchens & Baths

Kitchens & Baths

12 Ideas for an Arts and Crafts Bathroom

Kick-start your Arts & Crafts bathroom restoration with these stylish, period-friendly takes on the bungalow bath.

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?

Kitchens & Baths

1920s Kitchen Done Right

A keen regard for period details by a Seattle homeowner resulted in this kitchen design.

Kitchens & Baths

1920s-40s Baths

Bungalow-era baths were of the “sanitary white” persuasion. Not so the bathrooms built after the mid-1920s! Bright color and Jazz Age glamour continued through the 1930s. By the mid-40s, white tile was back.

Kitchens & Baths

1950s Kitchen

The real-estate agent apologized for the old kitchen, but the new owners totally got it.

Kitchens & Baths

20th-Century Kitchen

Here are some fittings fresh as a new century, all well designed and crafted.

Kitchens & Baths

3 Appliance Options for Old-House Kitchens

Hiding the appliances was standard practice for period-inspired kitchens, but that’s no longer the case. Market innovations allow you to choose among multiple approaches in your design.

Kitchens & Baths

3 Ideas for En Suite Baths

It’s a rage in today’s construction: master bedroom and bath as a suite. Here’s how to do it, with period details, in a vintage house.

Kitchens & Baths

3 Ways to Design a Bath in an Early House

Several approaches are tried-and-true when it comes to designing a bathroom appropriate for the pre-1860 house. You sure don’t want to replicate “an original,” and authenticity isn’t high on the list here. The goal is simply to make the bathroom, whether new or remodeled, fit in.

Kitchens & Baths

4 Ideas for Timeless Baths

These spectacular bathroom designs offer utility along with beauty.

Kitchens & Baths

5 House Museum Kitchens to Visit

When you’re trying to replicate period details in your kitchen, house museums offer a wealth of sleuthing opportunities.

Kitchens & Baths

5 of our Favorite Retro Kitchens

See five of our most-favored retro kitchens.

Kitchens & Baths

5 Ways to Design a Traditional Kitchen

Dozens of ideas for creating a cozy, welcoming kitchen with a taste of the past.

Kitchens & Baths

6 Tips for Tile on a Budget

Strategies for using art tile to best effect, with other ways to get artisan or custom looks for less.

Kitchens & Baths

6 Ways to Hide Kitchen Appliances

Modern machines are the anachronism in a period kitchen—here are 6 ideas for disguising them.

Kitchens & Baths

6 Ways to Make a New Kitchen Look Old

Whether you’re going for a traditional or a more transitional look, adding the right elements can create a harmonious new old kitchen design.