OHJ October 2013 - Restoration & Design for the Vintage House | Old House Online

OHJ October 2013

Products of the Week

crown point kitchen

Kitchen Cabinets, Counters, & Backsplashes

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.

marvin windows timber frame

Marvin Windows and Doors offers customized, high-performance windows and doors.

Shuttercraft exterior shutters

Family owned manufacturer of top quality red cedar, mahogany, basswood, poplar, and red oak shutters for interior and exterior, and providers of full painting services, a large selection of exterior hardware and endless cutout design.

1930s bathroom illustration

Bathroom Furnishings & Fixtures

Mid-20th-century bathrooms displayed a rainbow of hues, as evidenced by these vintage advertisements.

vintage-inspired vessel sink

Repairs & How To

A DIY vessel sink that's perfect of old houses.

Vernacular Greek Revival details on a 19th-century house are echoed in a telescoping addition, which steps back and down. The garage is half a flight below the house (with a playroom above). A new family entry creates a transition to older, more formal rooms. Design by Frank Shirley Architects, Cambridge,Massachusetts.

Repairs & How To

An addition should enhance the house and the neighborhood—as well as the resale value of your home.

Gloucester's picturesque Good Harbor beach.

Northeastern Historic Sites

Visitors to Boston often head south to Cape Cod, but there’s year-round attraction to the North Shore with its art and maritime heritage.

Always avoid inadvertent damage! Never use harsh chemical cleaners to unclog an old bowl—these products can etch and discolor the surface, resulting in permanent damage or even burnout.

Bathroom Furnishings & Fixtures

Keep your vintage toilet in tiptop shape with these 5 tips.

The Old Louisville Historic District stretches over 45 blocks, with 1,400 structures.

Historic Neighborhoods

We unearth the old-house treasures of this genteel Southern city.

Mail slot

Repairs & How To

Suburban bungalow

Tudors and Colonials were among the idealized styles of the first half of the 20th century.

Built as a summer residence in 1830 on Boston’s North Shore, the house has a wide center hall.

In this 19th-century Massachusetts Federal house, layers of history are on display.

Restoring an entry door

Repairs & How To

This new breed of paint strippers gets the job done, but it may take a little longer.

Repairs & How To

They're better for the environment, but how are they at removing paint? We put the newest breed of strippers to the test.

1895 Victorian house

Contests & Giveaways

The path to the front door is decoratively laid in brick. Windows at right open into the conservatory; French doors at left lead to the living room.

A 1920s Tudor house blends vintage charm and cozy furnishings.

Early bathroom suites, like this 1885 J.L. Mott example, were designed to look like furniture, with fixtures encased in heavy, often carved, wood. (That's the toilet, front left.)

Bathroom Furnishings & Fixtures

A timeline of the toilet's evolution can help you make the right selection for your old house.

A balanced polychrome paint scheme (top) enhances the house’s handsome details, which were dulled by the previous black and white (bottom).

Old House Gardens & Exteriors

Black and white is classic, but it didn’t bring out the best in our Italianate.

Arts & Crafts-style address numbers add instant style to a bungalow entryway.

Repairs & How To

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