Built in 1908 by a founder of the American Stove Co., this grand Beaux-Arts house became an irresistible project of the heart.

Architecture and opulence of the American Renaissance, 1885-1930.

A historic homestead has original paint decoration and a story to tell.

A bump-up in rear roof height, a new kitchen, and upgraded interior trim turned our charm-deficient house into a livable home.

COMING HOME: Old family stories and letters guided this couple as they took on the refurbishment of a grand Greek Revival house built in 1856—by her three-times great-grandfather.

Commonsense Universal Design tweaks for entry, kitchen, bath, and additions.

A jewel of the Fairmount Historic District in Fort Worth, Texas, this chalet–bungalow has the quintessential Arts & Crafts interiors with period lighting, pottery, and Stickley furniture.

Nothing captures American tradition like the respectfully modest, perfectly proportioned houses of Royal Barry Wills, the mid-century New England firm that specialized in Colonial Revival homes and reintroduced Cape Cod style.

Converted to commercial use and finally left vacant, this 1900 American Foursquare is once again an asset to the streetscape, its restored façade painted a jaunty mallard green.

The bungalow retained its original integrity, so our upgrades had to follow suit, and last.

Arts & Crafts-era streetcar, historic neighborhoods, Dallas–Fort Worth, Texas.

Architect John Ike looks to the repertoire of the Arts and Crafts movement during the restoration of a Shingle Style house in upstate New York.

Re-imagining traditional New England Colonial style, architect Patrick Ahearn has created a home that is welcoming and snug—and that offers a true sense of place—for a family west of Boston.

An unkempt Craftsman-era house in a Santa Monica enclave gets a modern overhaul for a growing family—with careful preservation of the past.

With a desire for a house that was traditional on the outside yet contemporary inside, this family of four turned to architect Wade Weissmann, and wrote their own chapter in the evolving architectural story of Lake Forest, Illinois.

Designed with a casual attitude in mind, this island family home is all about rest and relaxation.

Jones & Boer Architects designs a pared-down new-old farmhouse for a Maryland family.

Now a rambling country retreat, this family compound in Alabama started as a tin-roofed cabin. With a sleeping porch and bunk house, it retains a down-home charm.

A 1930 development house with good bones but little detail is transformed, by Period Architecture, into a much larger dwelling with new amenities and period appeal.

A young family makes refreshing changes to a historic house and carries its story forward.

Period Architecture moves a 1770 Georgian house in historic Greenwich into the 21st century.

Architecture and neighborhoods in the gateway to the West.

When Gerry and Shirley Fisher moved to St. Louis in 1991, they had already restored two early-20th-century homes in Oklahoma City, and they were game to take on another project.

After a 1960s remodeling that succeeded in changing its very style, the Craftsman house in Portland, Oregon, was virtually unrecognizable. Then the right family came along.