Clare M. Alexander

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Kitchen Counters & Backsplashes

Vermont Verde Antique is an acid resistant, stain resistant, hardy, durable, low maintenance rich green serpentine stone perfect for kitchen and bath counters, shower enclosures, fireplace surrounds, and floors.

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HVAC & Retrofit Systems

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.

Authentic Designs

Early Lighting: Colonial-1860

Authentic Designs makes reproductions of colonial and early American lighting fixtures. We began by researching the originals which we found in historic New England inns, museums and private collections, and now recreate them in perfect detail.

Owners Hall Cannon and Miles Refo revived Sir Heaton Rhodes’ “Daffodil Day” tradition of inviting the public to view the lodge and grounds during peak blooming season.

Historic Hotels

Architecturally speaking, there’s not much that can compete with the majestic natural beauty of New Zealand’s South Island. But Otahuna Lodge, a seven-room luxury hotel set amidst the rocky hills south of Christchurch, is a prime contender.

The Story Inn, historic hotel

Historic Hotels

Catch a few winks with the spirit world by checking into one of these historic hotels where reports of paranormal activity abound.

Savannah, Georgia

Historic Neighborhoods

These 8 walking tours scattered across the country will give you a glimpse into the paranormal past of some classic historic neighborhoods.

With a tiled island and backsplash, leaded glass windows, and custom-made cabinets, the kitchen is sympathetic to the Spanish Colonial Revival house.

Old-House Kitchens

Salvaged tile, leaded glass windows, and vintage lighting transform a Spanish Revival kitchen from eyesore to showstopper.

Green Motawi tiles and a new mantel and bookshelves made of salvaged fir replaced the subpar arrangement that the owners inherited with the house.

Arts & Crafts Houses

After a remodel on this 1927 Arts & Crafts farmhouse missed the mark, a pair of Oregon homeowners stepped in to take it in the right direction.

Interior walls were removed from the room's previous configuration to open up the space and make it sunnier.

Period Bathrooms

Thanks to some lucky finds and a dose of ingenuity, a Colonial Revival bathroom is transformed into a light-filled, period-appropriate retreat.

The pastoral Spring Green landscape, awash in fall color.

Midwestern Historic Sites

In keeping with the house’s other Regency colors, the columns on the front porch were painted to resemble verdigris.

The Hotel del Coronado's iconic red roof.

Historic Hotels

A black-and-white marble floor is a classic touch in an eclectic Foursquare kitchen.

Old-House Kitchens

Inspired by family memories, a Chicago homeowner combined several period treatments for a kitchen that appears to have evolved over time.

An incongruous solarium marred the front of the 1920s Mediterranean Revival house; TEA2 Architects built a more appropriate version on its footprint while also adding more interest to the façade.

Reworking an unsightly sunroom addition returned character and class to a lakeside Mediterranean Revival house in Minneapolis.

Mission West Kitchen & Bath

Interiors & Decor

Find the best places to shop in Pasadena, California.

The Planetary Court at Florida's Koreshan State Historic Site, which housed the seven women who were administrators of the settlement.

Historic Places

Former religious colonies can be a wealth of historic architecture. Here are 6 worth a visit.

18th-century farmhouse

A Pennsylvania couple turns back the clock on their 18th-century farmhouse by removing multiple layers of misguided updates.

Volunteers from Youthworks help Cornerstones Community Partnerships restore the Gutierrez-Hubbell House, a 19th-century adobe hacienda.

Historic Neighborhoods

These 6 communities are leading the next wave of preservation with fresh approaches to getting people involved.

The kitchen in the Coffin House contains little more than a large cooking fireplace and a built-in cupboard for holding dishes.

Old-House Kitchens

When you're trying to replicate period details in your kitchen, house museums offer a wealth of sleuthing opportunities.

California bungalow, dining room

Arts & Crafts Houses

A Pasadena couple revives a worn-down and remuddled California bungalow with the help of a savvy design duo.

A vintage postcard depicts one of the Grove Park Inn's massive stone fireplaces.

Historic Hotels

We've curated 7 of our favorite Arts & Crafts fireplaces across the country.

The hotel's first restoration, in the 1980s, uncovered the magnificent painted-glass skylight in the lobby.

Southern Historic Sites

Thanks to proper proportions and careful attention to matching materials, the new front addition (at right) looks as if it’s always been part of the Tudor house.

Groovy wooden signs mark the streets in Arapahoe Acres.

Historic Neighborhoods

The Boston Avenue Methodist Church is one of Tulsa's most beloved Art Deco icons.

Historic Neighborhoods

Although they purchased their Foursquare in St. Paul, Minnesota, in 1990, homeowners Bill and Muriel Anderson didn't make any interior-design changes until their son's wedding was approaching in 2006.

The pedestal sink and toilet are original to the bath in this 1872 Italianate; Patrick and Joyce added new period-style flooring, lighting, and accessories.

Period Bathrooms

The husband-and-wife team behind Fine Artist Made shows us how focusing on the basics can lead to gorgeous, understated period bathrooms.