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.
The Envi is a super efficient wall-mounted electric panel heater that looks sleek in any setting and is an ideal heating alternative for any DIY renovation or historic home restoration.
Architecturally accurate metal roofing and siding; available in a wide range of colors including prints and vintage inspired patinas; LEED certification is available on some products.
How appealing is this vintage Victorian cottage bathroom, all in green and white?
Exposed to the harsh elements, window boxes and siding often need to be repaired and restored.
The Portland family wanted to live someday on Lake Oswego. When they stumbled upon a 1927 shingled cottage with Arts & Crafts stonework, it felt like home.
Style notes for a room that's comfortable when it's traditional.
Architect Geoffrey Mouen designs a simply sweet getaway cottage in Rosemary Beach, Florida.
Plain-spoken and sturdy, the ca. 1900 house wants to be Arts & Crafts inside. With period colors and Morris-designed wallpapers, a delighted owner has played up the natural chestnut woodwork.
Saved from its derelict condition, the plucky cottage became a vacation home for a family who enjoy the rugged joys of coastal Maine.
A small cottage kitchen in Maine gets a timeless makeover.
Many stories are told by this much-evolved house, which features original Georgian period woodwork as well as later additions.
With new owners, a lakeside summer cottage becomes a year-round sanctuary.
Architect Stuart Disston of Austin Patterson Disston Architects designs a breezy, beautiful guest home in Westhampton, Long Island.
This Victorian-era house with a bold exterior boasts paneled walls, art glass, and custom colors inside as well.
Once a beach shack in Westport, this home was transformed by its owners—with river stones and a good eye for restraint—into a vernacular beauty.
Easy and casual, this 1890 Victorian cottage is all-American with a nautical theme.
A renovated French Creole cottage offers the best of old and new on Florida’s Apalachicola River.
An addition to a Gothic Revival Cottage keeps the original house as the prominent view with a clear delineation between the original building and the new one.
A dealer in antiques found the perfect cottage-size home for herself and her collections, then set about creating a comfortably eclectic interior.
This makeover of a Pasadena cottage, built and rebuilt on an old stone foundation, kept its original character.
The main house has a High Victorian formality, but this guest house next door shows a country sensibility.
Based on California’s coastal beach cottages from the 1930s, architect Stephen Giannetti designs his home in Santa Monica—and his wife, Brooke, an interior designer, adds the finishing touches.
