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Classic-style door hardware, engineered for new construction or historic renovation, lacquer-coated, solid brass, patterned after original antique hardware, passage, privacy, mortise lock, or dummy sets and cabinet hardware and accessories.

Classic retro appliances from G.E. and Hotpoint

Frank Lloyd Wright Homes

Attention to original details helps bring a Frank Lloyd Wright kitchen back to life at the Willey house.

A narrow two-oven model from the new, smaller ‘Companion’ line by Aga Cookers.

Kitchen Furnishings & Appliances

So many choices, it’s hard to decide: antique or reproduction, European or modern?

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Repairs & How To

We go way beyond beauty shots to explain fabrication of counters natural and manmade.

Old-House Kitchens

Despite remodelings and our expectation of modern function, the old-house kitchen is a favorite space, often exuding atmosphere.

Believe it or not, this is a new vacation home in Kentucky. Construction was with modern materials to meet all codes, but reclaimed materials are used to convey history.

Old-House Kitchens

These examples show it’s possible to combine old and new to create a traditional yet comfortable kitchen.

Old-House Kitchens

From cabinets and flooring to tile, lighting, and hardware, it’s the details that usher a white kitchen into the right decade. Keep in mind that white hasn’t always meant bright white, either.

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Kitchens & Baths

Bathrooms and kitchens have very specific lighting requirements, but who says task lighting can't be beautiful as well as functional? Vintage fixtures, period reproductions, and subtle contemporary lighting keep the design spot-on.

Old-House Kitchens

There’s a reason why resilient flooring types and ceramic tile are the go-to floorings for utility areas in the home.

The room mixes painted and unpainted wood for an evolved feel that looks more like furniture than a modern kitchen. The beams were salvaged.

Old-House Kitchens

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.

Old-House Kitchens

Incorporating repurposed elements kept a modern room warm and in sync with the 1905 house.

Minimize the impact of a built-in dishwasher by hiding it behind a panel matching the rest of the cabinets.

Kitchen Furnishings & Appliances

Hiding the appliances was standard practice for period-inspired kitchens, but that’s no longer the case. Market innovations allow you to choose among multiple approaches in your design.

Warm climates lend themselves more readily to the concept of the outdoor kitchen. However, ventilation is still key when planning an alfresco space.

Old-House Kitchens

Dos and don’ts of designing an outdoor kitchen.

With their natural patina, the soapstone countertops beautifully complement buttermilk-color cabinets.

Old-House Kitchens

Situated at the rear of a 1760 Cape, a fitting addition holds a practical kitchen filled with hand-planed cabinets.

Refrigerator drawer in an old-house kitchen

Kitchen Furnishings & Appliances

Modern machines are the anachronism in a period kitchen—here are 6 ideas for disguising them.

Another task on the Selenys' kitchen to-do list is to re-chrome their vintage Chambers stove.

Kitchen Furnishings & Appliances

Find someone near you who can restore your vintage stove or refrigerator with this state-by-state directory.

A linoleum floor with a confetti pattern and a simple border is a cheerful complement to this 1940s kitchen.

Kitchen Furnishings & Appliances

The hardest-working surface in the house deserves good cover.

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.

Old-House Kitchens

Never out of style…that can be said of Windsor chairs or a blue-and-white color scheme—and of this recent kitchen in an 1868 Greek Revival house.

The bench cushion is covered in old-fashioned toile. Beyond is the laundry area.

Old-House Kitchens

A reader’s “fun and festive” kitchen is a delightful place for baking and taking care of family.

Kitchen Furnishings & Appliances

The workhorse of kitchens from any era, countertops have come in a wide range of materials over the past 150 years, presenting a wealth of historical options for today.