Old House Journal

The Original Restoration Magazine for people who are passionate about old houses to repair, rehabilitate, update, and decorate their homes; covering all classic American architectural styles,—from the earliest Colonial-era buildings to grand Victorians of every variety to Arts & Crafts bungalows and mid-century ranches.

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A Modern Antique • A new home on Florida’s Crane Island takes cues from early-20th-century houses in Fernandina Beach.

Taming a Brute • RAMSA slips a French Provincial interior into a Brutalist apartment building in Brentwood.

Balancing Act • A couple with strong preferences collaborate with their architect, designer, and builder to realize this beautiful and timeless country home.

A Farm Revisited • On a long, lean spit of land in Rhode Island, a farm’s roots are redefined.

Cued Up • Looking to the past, an architect and an interior designer create a updated cottage on Fishers Island.

Philadelphia STORY • Architect Douglas Wright brought this Rittenhouse Square apartment back to its former glory. But he had to start over, as the prewar building had lost its integrity.

BUILT for the ages • AUTHENTIC DETAILING AND REGIONAL FORMS WEAVE THIS RIVERSIDE HOME INTO THE RICH FABRIC OF ANNAPOLIS ARCHITECTURE.

Bayou Bliss • Architect J. Everett Schram infuses a new family home with centuries-old Creole soul—giving a nod to vernacular traditions and a tip of his hat to 20th-century Louisiana architect A. Hays Town, who embraced reclaimed materials and the look of age.

YEARS IN THE MAKING • Merry Wood, a Norman-style residence with three gables, a tapering tower, and a porte-cochère, in Atlanta’s Buckhead district, propels history forward with a subtle sensibility that makes it right at home with the 21st-century lifestyle of its owners. • It was designed by Atlanta-based Harrison Design for clients who bought the four-acre property in the Tuxedo Park neighborhood and then spent a decade deciding on the details for their dream house.

SUBURBAN RENEWAL • INTERIOR DESIGNER TIFFANY LEBLANC STRIKES A BALANCE BET WEEN THE HISTORICAL INTEGRITY OF A LATE-19TH-CENTURY VICTORIAN AND THE COMFORT LEVEL OF THOSE WHO CALL IT HOME.

ATLANTA ENGLISH COTTAGE • For a pair of empty nesters, architect Tim Adams designs a new home that looks to the past, marrying English architecture to vernacular interiors in an ingenious plan that captures the river views.

OUTSIDE the box • Sometimes strict rules and regulations, including size restrictions, spur innovative architectural inspiration. Moor, Baker & Associates Architects P.A. had an opportunity to apply out-of-the-box solutions when the firm was commissioned to design a single-family house for a client in the DPZ CoDesign New Urbanist community of Windsor, in Vero Beach, Florida.

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