Kitchens & Baths

Old House Journal’s articles on historical and period kitchens and baths. See retro kitchens, kitchen additions, and new old kitchens. Learn about stoves, kitchen cabinets, and retro appliances. Tour inspired old-house bathrooms.

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6 Ways to Hide Kitchen Appliances

Modern machines are the anachronism in a period kitchen—here are 6 ideas for disguising them.

Kitchens & Baths

Glasgow School in the Bathroom

A tutorial in bracing color and geometric, stylized forms.

Kitchens & Baths

A Period-Perfect Victorian Kitchen

A wonderful Victorian kitchen and pantries fit this 1861 house.

Kitchens & Baths

Mosaic Floor Tile Patterns for Floors

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

Kitchens & Baths

6 Tips for Tile on a Budget

Strategies for using art tile to best effect, with other ways to get artisan or custom looks for less.

Kitchens & Baths

A Palm Beach Kitchen

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

Kitchens & Baths

Period Appropriate Kitchen

Nods to history keep a brand-new kitchen anchored in an earlier era and period appropriate.

Kitchens & Baths

A Transcendent Bathroom in Ojai

A seamless addition allowed for this master bath, imagined as a ca. 1930 upgrade.

Kitchens & Baths

Cottage Style for a Kitchen

Nostalgic details belie the room’s efficiency and storage capacity.

Kitchens & Baths

Prairie School Kitchen

The new design for a kitchen follows Prairie School doctrine.

Kitchens & Baths

Revival Kitchen in Seattle

Strong color unifies a revival kitchen in a 1910 Seattle house.

Kitchens & Baths

Adding a Dormer for a Bathroom Makeover

After years of living with a tiny, haphazardly placed bathroom, a Portland, Oregon, couple makes way for a dormer to expand their space.

Kitchens & Baths

Revival Kitchen in a Queen Anne

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

Kitchens & Baths

Hiding Modern Amenities in Older Homes

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

Kitchens & Baths

Colonial Revival Vintage Kitchen

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

Kitchens & Baths

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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