Vermont Verde Antique
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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Products of the Week
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.
Authentic Designs Colonial Lighting
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.
A Restored 1920s Arts & Crafts Bungalow
Facing tilted porch piers and baby-blue woodwork, a smitten owner brings the Arts & Crafts aesthetic to a 1921 bungalow in Seattle.
The Relocation and Restoration of a Late-18th-Century House
With disarming respect and gratitude, a history-minded couple describe their relocation and restoration of a late-18th-century house.
A Victorian Homestead
A decrepit homestead was theirs to interpret in Victorian fashion when this couple stepped up to save it (and the barn) from ruin. Now it’s exquisite.
The Restoration of St. Benedict
The restoration and artful decoration of the St. Benedict house in England.
A Beautiful 1912 Bungalow Restoration
In a glorious if lengthy reversal of misfortune in Santa Barbara, California, the 1912 Bungalow was restored by dedicated owners who fell in love with this period.
OHJ Serial Restorers
For OHJ’s 45th anniversary, we visit four restorations done by devoted readers who are serial restorers.
Designing the Victorian Bath for Today
Designing and outfitting a Victorian bath that looks just right.
Restoration of an 1881 Italianate
Top-notch restoration for an 1881 Italianate, inside and out! Respectful owners create comfortable rooms, a period-inspired kitchen—and even removed a boxcar addition.
How to Add Central Air
In this video, see how with The Unico System it is possible to add central air and keep your high ceilings, crown molding, arch ways and closets.
A Unique Kitchen Island
Cleaned up and repurposed, an old French dental-tools cabinet is nifty and functional in the kitchen.
After 40 Years with No AC, Watch How SpacePak Changed this Family’s Life
Plaster House? Not a Problem.
Watch SpacePak 101 to Learn the Many Benefits of a Small Duct High Velocity System
See what a difference it can make.
Why Preservationists Choose the Unico System
From Hemingway's Home to Lincoln's Cottage.
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.
Foursquare, Years to Go
Near Philadelphia, energetic owners re-interpret a transitional house, rescuing it from bad taste, layers of paint, and other disasters.
Reviving a Rundown Victorian
How a dilapidated Victorian house in a historic town became our forever home.
A Preserved 1883 Brownstone
Across the river from Manhattan, a mansard-roofed townhouse built in 1883 gets the superlative treatment, guided by a preservation-minded designer.
Saving a 1906 Gambrel House
Gutted and back on the market, the gambrel house showed promise.
Restoring an American Foursquare
In the University section of Burlington, Vermont, an unusual 1899 brick American Foursquare got a new lease on life, thanks to a dedicated owner.
Smithers & Son Silversmith
Original designs, reproductions, and restorations of silver pieces including hollowware, presentation silver, baby gifts, and communion sets.
LimeWorks.US
Limeworks has simplified Natural Hydraulic Lime and sand mortars into a matching system that anyone with a good eye for color can use to repoint and repair applications and make colored stuccos for new “green” building designs including straw bale stucco and plaster systems.
Editors' Picks: Restoration on a Budget
Our editors highlight new and classic articles on how to make the most of a limited restoration budget.
