This Norwegian house has a history as storybook as its vernacular architecture.

A serial restorer turned preservation consultant spent 20 years bringing back the 1861 Governor Curry Mansion—a tall order, as the Italian Villa in Portland, Oregon, had been added to, moved, and abused.

A bungalow built from a pre-cut kit sold through a catalog.

A couple embarks on the restoration of a Sears kit bungalow, aiming to reverse a mid-century Colonial-style remodeling. Replacing one wall with a period colonnade lets light flow front to back.

The makeover of an abandoned 1940 Spanish Colonial in Tucson involved saving original elements, removing a poor 1980s addition—and then adding three towering round rooms!

A new Arts & Crafts-style house made by craftspeople satisfies the desire for detail.

With generous living space yet a focus on the outdoors, an undistinguished cottage is rebuilt in the Craftsman tradition.

A well-crafted, enduring style: 1882–1940.

Beautifully imagined and carefully edited, the 1886 house is a Victorian Revival jewel box, all in 1700 square feet (and that includes the basement).

Fake siding and popcorn ceilings didn’t faze restoration veterans who saw the inherent charm of this Craftsman bungalow-style Colonial Revival House in northwest Oregon. They set about making it right again.

This restored Mediterranean Revival gets a new lease on life, thanks to owners intent on protecting its architectural past.

Interior designer Tammy Connor and architect Yong Pak restore its original integrity to a 1939 Philip Trammell Shutze house.

Grace and authenticity characterize a French Creole home designed by Historical Concepts for a couple’s transition to downsized living.

Ferguson & Shamamian Architects renovates a 1927 Georgian-style home in New York’s Westchester County.

From its rediscovery in the 1930s to becoming the quintessential American vacation house in the 1950s, the A-frame represented the fun side of mid-century modern architecture.

Designer Sarah Blank brings a fresh perspective to a kitchen in Palm Beach, Florida.

For a French Norman-style manor on a Connecticut estate, architect Charles Hilton took inspiration from Marie Antoinette’s Hameau de la Reine at Versailles.

Haver & Skolnick designs an award-winning pool house for a gentleman’s farm in Connecticut.

Refreshing a neglected heirloom garden.

Newly built but using an antique vocabulary, this Connecticut farmhouse evokes New England’s colonial past while offering modern-day amenities.

Timeless in design and at one with the historic neighborhood—Atlanta’s Tuxedo Park—this English manor created by Harrison Design is an instant classic and a comfortable family home.

Architect Gil Schafer renovates an A-frame house in Maine as his tranquil coastal retreat.

Following the clients’ penchant, John Milner Architects looks to the English countryside for inspiration designing a new house with the massing and details of a traditional home.

A designer describes the process of rescuing a jumbled farmhouse.