Kitchens & Baths

Kitchens & Baths

Revival Kitchen in a Queen Anne

With the look of a butler’s pantry full of built-ins, it’s family-friendly.

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Hiding Modern Amenities in Older Homes

Design considerations for hiding modern amenities and creating credible period homes.

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Colonial Revival Vintage Kitchen

See a vintage kitchen with two pantries in this Colonial Revival home.

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1882 Queen Anne Victorian Master Suite

If the bedroom in your 1882 Queen Anne Victorian has a gilded ceiling, what is the bathroom like?

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Ideas from an Edwardian Bathroom

With gleaming tile and salvaged parts, an Edwardian bath is full of ideas to borrow.

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Vintage Sinks

If you’re lucky enough to have a vintage sink in your kitchen, it’s probably one of the things you treasure most about the house.

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Happy Kitchen for a 1940s Postwar Home

Most homebuyers would tear out a 1940s postwar kitchen; this owner went in the opposite direction.

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Hickory in a Retro Kitchen

Bold choices work well in this Victorian Revival upgrade.

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Classic Tudor Kitchen Addition

Architect Donald Lococo uses a minimalist aesthetic to tie a new gabled wing to a classic Tudor.

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A 1910-1930 Kitchen

When you buy an old house, you will have to remodel the kitchen. Old houses never have enough storage space. Bachelors don’t cook. Wrong, wrong, and wrong—at least at Sconehenge, David Berman’s 1910 Shingle Style house in Plymouth, Mass.

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Light Cottage Renovation

Sometimes, what is retained is as important as what is renovated or added. Small things and the right details in a cottage renovation can bring back the joy.

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Buying Kitchen Cabinets

The specs are confusing, quality and pricing all over the map. Here’s a stab at untangling the choices.

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Guide to 20th Century Bathroom Tile

When it comes to restoring the tile in a period bathroom, which style is appropriate for your home’s style and era? A look at the evolution of styles, colors and uses for home bathroom tile in the 20th Century.

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The History of the Bathtub

An inside look at the history and evolution of the common bathtub can help you choose the right one for your old house.

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Well-Decorated Vintage-Style Bathroom

In an old house or one built in a revival style, default to the look of early 20th-century bathrooms with white fixtures.

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Instant Design from the Past

Original sources are credible—and charming.