OHJ September 2015

Products of the Week

Cast-iron, nickel-trimmed Victorian cookstoves with the convenience of the 21st century.

Victoria + Albert Baths is a British brand with a worldwide reputation for creating beautiful freestanding tubs and basins.

Wallcoverings & Wallpaper

We're Bradbury & Bradbury Art Wallpapers; We specialize in 19th and 20th century wallpapers, reproducing historic patterns and also reinterpreting them with alternate colorings to offer our clients as many choices as possible.

House Tours

Left for ruin this Kentucky villa became unfit for living until one couple restored it.

Historic Places

Mount Gretna's wooded hills are home to the Pennsylvania National Guard's summer encampment, a church, a meeting camp, and the Pennsylvania Chautauqua.

Web Exclusives

Perplexing design decisions.

Interiors & Decorative Accessories

Bits and pieces stored in the basement found their way into a handsome bench for my back stairs.

Repairs & How To

Smelly old-bathroom odors? We can help.

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.

Digital

E-newsletters

Old-House Tips, Restoration Stories, & More

The best time to inspect and clean your gutters is before problems start.

Conserved and repaired, the panel is framed by the woodwork.

Restoration Projects

What we found behind the drywall helped us restore a focal point.

Interiors & Decorative Accessories

See how colors came together in Sears Harmony homes.

Repairs & How To

Although Stucco is a durable exterior surface, on occasion it needs to be repaired.

Interiors & Decorative Accessories

Design solutions for how to conceal (or find space for) the clutter of modern life.

Repairs & How To

A quick lesson on cladding.

Repairs & How To

Replacing a few damaged shingles or even a section of them is a one-person job.

Repairs & How To

Clapboards, shingles, and stone cladding are timeless, so it’s no wonder all three have made a comeback for houses built in this century. Just be sure any new materials match the quality of those on the house.