Authentic Designs builds historically accurate period lighting fixtures by hand in our rural Vermont workshops. Our bespoke designs include Colonial, Federalist and other Early American designs, Victorian, Art Deco, Arts & Crafts and Mid-Century.

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.

Prussian blue gets all the ink, but true Colonial-era colors, although diverse, have an earthy quality.

A homeowner with a penchant for early antiques invites a preservation consultant in to help her unscramble a house initially built with architectural salvage.

The timeless approach to decorating that’s also known as Traditional.

Connecticut’s Phelps–Hatheway House has both Colonial and high-style Federal rooms. During the winter holidays, the house is appropriately decorated with balsam and fir, pinecones and berries.

The preservation of an 18th-century house in Maine has been life-changing for a couple who found their best possible place.

The keeping room of old became the family-friendly living room; a sunroom and electric kitchen fed 20th-century desires. Like the original Colonial dwellings he interpreted, Royal Barry Wills houses have stood the test of time. This one in North Carolina has been beautifully restored.

Nestled into a New Hampshire hillside, the handsome Colonial fits right in—though it was built in 2006, from an authentic house plan.

Whether the house is a Colonial or Romantic Revival variation, shutters help add a touch of elegance while enhancing color (or contrast) to the exterior.

Learn about the Parson Fisher House Museum in Blue Hill, Maine.

Visit colonial-era homes in the Old South of Shepherdstown, West Virginia.

This idyllic town in northwest Connecticut boasts plenty of well-preserved old houses.

Many stories are told by this much-evolved house, which features original Georgian period woodwork as well as later additions.