Bungalow-era baths were of the “sanitary white” persuasion. Not so the bathrooms built after the mid-1920s! Bright color and Jazz Age glamour continued through the 1930s. By the mid-40s, white tile was back.

To replace nondescript space in an old house, an architect designs a hard-working “modern Craftsman” kitchen for a friend who has strong ideas about design and function.

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

How appealing is this vintage Victorian cottage bathroom, all in green and white?

Despite remodelings and our expectation of modern function, the old-house kitchen is a favorite space, often exuding atmosphere.

These examples show it’s possible to combine old and new to create a traditional yet comfortable kitchen.

A McKim, Mead & White house gets some thoughtful kitchen and bath updates.

Barnes Vanze Architects designs a real cook's kitchen for a Mid-Atlantic Mediterranean.

A keen regard for period details by a Seattle homeowner resulted in this kitchen design.

From cabinets and flooring to tile, lighting, and hardware, it’s the details that usher a white kitchen into the right decade. Keep in mind that white hasn’t always meant bright white, either.

The master bath was enlarged and re-imagined for an existing Shingle Style house.

Remaking the kitchen in a 1912 English Arts & Crafts house.

A no-style bathroom gets an affordable makeover, courtesy of reclaimed and salvaged materials and good design. No need to gut the room.

Bathrooms and kitchens have very specific lighting requirements, but who says task lighting can't be beautiful as well as functional? Vintage fixtures, period reproductions, and subtle contemporary lighting keep the design spot-on.

Mosaic floor tile patterns, from simple to elaborate, can be a great fit for old-house bathrooms.

There’s a reason why resilient flooring types and ceramic tile are the go-to floorings for utility areas in the home.

Ingenious ways and means for storing items in early homes teach us about beauty with utility.

Inside an addition to an old house in Pennsylvania, this new but timeless kitchen is a simple room with all of its details well-considered.

Incorporating repurposed elements kept a modern room warm and in sync with the 1905 house.

Designing and outfitting a Victorian bath that looks just right.

A reader's question about failing grout prompts a spot-on tutorial from a tile expert.

Hiding the appliances was standard practice for period-inspired kitchens, but that’s no longer the case. Market innovations allow you to choose among multiple approaches in your design.

These spectacular bathroom designs offer utility along with beauty.

A light dusting won't cut it in this most hardworking of rooms.