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.
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Crown Point Cabinetry
Crown Point Cabinetry offers custom cabinets for period style kitchens, baths, offices, laundry rooms, home bars and more. Styles include Shaker, Arts & Crafts, Early American, Victorian and Transitional.
Vintage Doors
Bring beauty and value your home with heirloom-quality REAL wood doors by Vintage Doors. Meticulously handmade by expert craftsmen in your exact size and style—to be loved and respected for generations, just like the olden days. Hand-crafted wood product line includes: screen doors, storm doors, Dutch doors, French doors, louver doors, pantry doors, interior doors, exterior doors, entrance units, three season porch enclosures, pet doors, arch top doors, round top doors, custom doors and more.
DIY Clock-Face Table
Repurposing a vintage clock face preserves it in a way that’s, well, timeless.
Easy Distressed Finishes
With a distressed finish you can paint it on, wipe it off; sand, glaze, or crackle it.
DIY Reclaimed Wood Wall
Bungalows and ranches—not to mention any later additions to older houses—may have rooms that are bland boxes of drywall. Wood adds character.
Tabletop Patina
Tables with metal tops rich in color and texture create effects from quilted copper to leathery.
Protecting Your Lungs During Repairs
What to do to protect your lungs and prevent yourself from breathing in dust and fumes.
A Unique Stair Railing Made of Repurposed Materials
Part of a prized collection of old tools becomes a very cool stair rail.
Editors' Picks: Architectural Salvage Projects
Five unusual projects might inspire you to head to your local architectural salvage yard!
Editors’ Picks: Vintage Tile
We take on vintage tile as our editors highlight new and classic articles.
Finding Sophisticated Architectural Salvage
It’s trendy to repurpose five-panel doors as headboards, and to up-cycle vintage hard-shell suitcases into dog beds. For restorers, the best use of architectural salvage is to replace missing architectural details that should never have been lost in the first place.
A Fix for Foul-smelling Paint
The case of the foul-smelling can of paint, and a fix.
Repurposing Architectural Antiques
From transforming antique doors into a fireplace surround or building a shelf using salvaged corbels and fence boards, we show you six different ways to breathe new life into old items.
Prepping Plaster Walls for Paint & Wallpaper
Calcimine, old papers, peeling paint! Preparing the plaster substrate is the key to a good paint or wallpaper finish. In an old house, it’s not always an easy job: surprises likely lurk behind the recent latex and that floral vinyl upstairs.
How To Repair Stained Glass
Vintage stained glass windows often need repairs. Learn tips and tricks so you can restore your stained glass.
Copper Window Vanity
Repurposing a round, exterior copper window to be used as a mirror frame took some imagination.
DIY Faux Finishing
Faux finishing once was practiced by every house painter and many householders, who used inexpensive materials and simple techniques involving glazes, sponges, rags, and crumpled paper.
The Restoration and Repair of Historic Stained and Leaded Glass
Learn basic preservation and documentation issues facing owners of buildings with leaded glass while also learning about common causes of deterioration and presents repair, restoration, and protection options.
Repairing Historic Flat Plaster Walls and Ceilings
Plaster in a historic building is like a family album. The handwriting of the artisans, the taste of the original occupants, and the evolving styles of decoration are embodied in the fabric of the building. From modest farmhouses to great buildings, regardless of the ethnic origins of the occupants, plaster has traditionally been used to finish interior walls.
A DIY Floor in Wood Paint
Although there was some labor involved, this solution to a problem floor was inexpensive and remarkably effective.
Cleaning a Good Paintbrush
Keep your paintbrush good as new with these brush cleaning tips.
Sprucing Up the Entryway
Nothing is more welcoming for family and guests than being greeted by a shipshape entry. Freshen up with these three doable projects: Hang an elegant door knocker, fix a sticky door, and perk up the trim.
Salvaging Vintage Stained Glass
This project involved fitting salvaged, antique art glass into panel doors that would slide into wall pockets. Art glass can, of course, be fitted into any panel door.
