Built-in bookcases, buffets, nooks, and benches—all up for reimagining with reference to the best 20th-century models.

Tips on maintaining a rustic wood interior.

Appreciating an iconic Colonial design vocabulary.

Reformed Gothic style is a blend of medieval, aesthetic, and Arts & Crafts.

Polychromy is the art of using many colors in decoration or architecture.

Inspiration for interior color palettes and polychromy (use of many colors) may come from period books, which often included color plates.

With a distressed finish you can paint it on, wipe it off; sand, glaze, or crackle it.

Hand-painted and wood block-printed wallpapers surround us with historical scenes, both real and imagined, or they can bring the panoramic outdoors to rooms inside.

See our English Country style essential bookshelf.

For your bungalow, imagine a cozy chair in the mellow light of a mica lampshade.

It's comfortable, personal, and surprisingly American.

Tracing the California roots of modern contemporary style and Joseph Eichler's impact.

An otherwise all-white room gets boundless energy grounded by a colored floor.

Window treatments confer privacy while giving rooms a décor boost. Here’s our guide to the best window embellishments for old houses.

Use our comprehensive guide to locate an architectural salvage store near you, or to browse the websites of stores across the country, many of which sell their wares online.

An old-house library is filled with books—and history.

Exotic wallpapers are just one surprise in this playful Art Deco apartment.

A vocabulary introduces art deco history, influences & motifs.

Side tables and small occasional tables in early America were portable, versatile, and delightfully varied in style.

Ideas from every era for old-house kitchen shelving.

Prairie School houses were a phenomenon 1901–1919 that changed domestic architecture forever.

Endlessly inventive, Teens and Twenties lighting fixtures still appeal today.

Equip the kitchen’s prep area with classics past and present.

Mediterranean color meets Craftsman design in a joyfully restored house in Portland, Oregon.