EH Spring/Summer 2013

Products of the Week

vermont verde

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.

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A hardworking and resilient garden was created to compliment this 1850s New England farmhouse.

Scenic painting embellishes the top rail of a ca. 1820 armchair. Photo: David Bohl/Historic New England

Paint-decorated furniture brought colorful fancy to rooms, and is still made today.

Frankly modern in function, the new kitchen has a traditional look: a stove “hearth,” beautiful millwork, and a furniture-like island.

Old-House Kitchens

A timeless look comes from using black and white to evoke classicism as well as the early 20th century.

Authentic details of this house in Haverford, Pennsylvania, include the graceful staircase. The tall-case clock was made by Daniel Christ of Kutztown ca. 1790.

Built near Philadelphia during the height of the Colonial Revival, a stone house becomes more authentic with talented owners.

A colonial-style tavern grate creates a pass-through to the dining room. The long grain box is antique. Historical colors are from Old Village Paint.

Decorative painting adds color, detail, and narrative to a new house built by artists Hope and Fred Angier in Maine.

Caleb Pusey House, stone house

Northeastern Historic Sites

A look into the rich history of Eastern Pennsylvania's stone houses and buildings.

A collection of early American furniture adds to the ambience of what was once the all-purpose main room. Notice the large cooking fireplace and the original, wide-board floors.