Old House Gardens & Exteriors

Old House Gardens & Exteriors

Classic Greenhouses & Conservatories

A conservatory or greenhouse was a must for the wealthy a century ago. Today you can spend a little or a lot.

Old House Gardens & Exteriors

Farmhouse Siding Repair

How one homeowner found a second set of siding hidden underneath vinyl.

Old House Gardens & Exteriors

Battling Wood Rot & Termites With Borate

Borate gets new attention as a less toxic safeguard against wood rot and wood-destroying insects, such as termites.

Old House Gardens & Exteriors

Creating Architectural Stone

Architectural stone, from base to cornice.

Old House Gardens & Exteriors

Arts & Crafts Door Options

Today, millwork companies are opening up to the look of early 20th-century Arts & Crafts doors.

Old House Gardens & Exteriors

Screen Door Repair Options

Wood-frame screen doors are a part of our collective summer subconscious. They mark the return of warm weather with their veil-like forms and announce every visitor as they spring shut with a slap.

Old House Gardens & Exteriors

Garage Door Design Guide

From the opening of the auto age, garage doors scored serious style points. Today, manufacturers offer a variety of period-perfect portals that evoke those eye-catching early designs.

Old House Gardens & Exteriors

Doors and Entrances by Design

Once houses moved beyond being merely dwellings, doors and entrances grew to become important expressions of architectural style.

Old House Gardens & Exteriors

A House for the Automobile

Old House Gardens & Exteriors

Expert Advice: Vestibules

Clues on the history and appearance of vestibules.

Old House Gardens & Exteriors

Décor for an Arts & Crafts Garden

If there’s one overarching goal that all gardens of the Arts & Crafts movement sought, it was to blend in.

Old House Gardens & Exteriors

Plants for the Arts & Crafts Garden

A brief overview of plants in an Arts & Crafts garden.

Old House Gardens & Exteriors

How to Grow Heirloom Apples

You can grow heirloom apples in your yard with a few simple steps.

Old House Gardens & Exteriors

Haddonstone (USA)

Classic landscape ornaments and architectural stonework. Designs include urns, planters, fountains, statuary, sundials, columns, balustrading, and chimney pieces.

Old House Gardens & Exteriors

Brass Light Gallery

Interior and exterior architectural lighting for your home and garden, in styles from Victorian to ’30s Modern. Select from 15 finish options. Made in USA since 1974. They also have a vintage/antique lighting department, and offer expert restoration services.

Old House Gardens & Exteriors

How to Create a Faux Bois Planter

If you’d like to try your hand at making your own piece, start small: with a planting container.