HeartWood Fine Windows & Doors
Heartwood Fine Windows & Doors offers custom-made, high-quality wood windows and doors for classic homes
adaptive reuse
Products of the Week
Unico System
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.
Nostalgic Warehouse
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.
An Old Firehouse Converted Into a Home
A couple finds an unconventional place to live—with space for working at home, and in a historic neighborhood.
An Old Schoolhouse Converted Into a Home
Ultimate salvaging: a schoolhouse becomes a home.
How to Shop for Architectural Salvage
The opportunities for acquiring architectural salvage have never been better.
A Gothic Schoolhouse Becomes a Home
A long-time collector of Gothic invites us to his home, a converted schoolhouse done in Arts & Crafts taste.
Converting a Stone Barn into a House
This 4,000-square-foot barn is part of a historic three-building complex that includes an 1816 stone house and an 1851 schoolhouse.
Spacious Kitchen in a Converted Barn
A luxurious kitchen area was designed from what was once just a collection of appliances in an open space.
Converting a Grange Hall into a Home
A handsome building in desperate need of rescue provides an open-plan interior.
How to Convert Unique Buildings into Houses
Adapting non-residential spaces like fire stations, barns, and churches into family-friendly homes can be challenging. These 7 lessons from those who have done it can benefit any old-house owner.
