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Old House Journal's tours of beautiful old houses in a variety of styles including Arts & Crafts, Greek Revival, Mid-Century Modern, and Queen Anne. Also see inside historic old-house sites, restorations of Frank Lloyd Wright homes, and learn basic terminology of old-house architecture.
This cira-1900 Queen Anne house in Portland boasts a wide veranda, a tower, pocket doors and an abundance of original detailing. Take a look at how this couple restored this historic home using art wallpapers, vintage textiles, antique lighting fixtures and a variety of period-appropriate antique decor.
The farmhouse built ca. 1820 retains its historic ambiance—and the farm is active once again.
The Bellamy-Ferriday house is a prominent Georgian-period home in the Colonial Revival taste.
Downsizing and moving into town, this homeowner, an accomplished gardener, kept things simple.
Architect Marc Rueter designs a new Greek Revival style house on a farm in rural Michigan.
This early regional house style caught on like wildfire, and Cape Cod design is arguably one of the most recognizable house styles today.
The Queen Anne, a favorite of American house styles, features exterior ornament and complex color schemes.
Help for one of the biggest decisions homeowners have to make: choosing paint colors for the outside of your house.
Fueled by a passion to restore the house’s classic Craftsman lines, two home owners commenced renovation and, in the process, uncovered multiple mysteries.
It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to bring back a great old house. In the case of this 1909 chalet-bungalow, it took two!
A New England Saltbox reproduced in Michigan holds a cherished collection of antiques along with handcrafted work by today’s designer-craftspeople.
Facing tilted porch piers and baby-blue woodwork, a smitten owner brings the Arts & Crafts aesthetic to a 1921 bungalow in Seattle.
In Portland, Oregon, a builder’s model spec house alluded to Prairie School design on the outside, but featured an ornate English interior. It’s been restored by a couple who added flourishes of their own.
The restoration and artful decoration of the St. Benedict house in England.
Brent Hull takes you on a visual tour through the history of the Georgian era during a visit to a home inspired by Drayton Hall.
Brent Hull walks you through the history of the Colonial Revival style—what makes this style unique and still popular today.
Brent Hull discusses the Arts and Crafts movement, a revolution that embraces simple and honest architecture, as he explores a bungalow house in Texas' Fairmount Historic District.
Exotic wallpapers are just one surprise in this playful Art Deco apartment.
Light-filled Modern with sensitive corrections that inspire easy living, a 1971 home by the Northwest builder and Eichler fan Robert Rummer is rescued from a ’90s remodeling.
This historic Pittsburgh house was built in 1947. WIth its window wall and open plan, it lives large at just 1170 square feet.
Attention to original details helps bring a Frank Lloyd Wright kitchen back to life at the Willey house.
Heartwood Fine Windows & Doors offers custom-made, high-quality wood windows and doors for classic homes
A central heating and cooling system using "aspiration" technology to warm and cool homes evenly and quietly with flexible small ducts that weave through ceilings, walls, and even floors.
Classic-style door hardware, engineered for new construction or historic renovation, lacquer-coated, solid brass, patterned after original antique hardware, passage, privacy, mortise lock, or dummy sets and cabinet hardware and accessories.
