The Old House Blog

Searching for the ideal wood flooring, windows or simple accents for your old home can lead you to many interesting places. There are the antique stores where old molding is stacked in a dusty corner. There's the auction house where you can find that perfect door--at a staggering price, perhaps, but perfect nonetheless. There is the warehouse or junkyard where it appears whole houses were taken apart and then left ...

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You've polished those old hardwood floors, painstakingly restored the original windows and scoured antique shops for the perfect furnishings. Your old house might be as historically accurate as you can make it on the inside, but what about the outside? When it's time to upgrade the exterior of a historic home, many homeowners will go with vinyl siding colors and styles that are meant to mimic the look of old clapboard. ...

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Among all of the celebrity homes that have hit the market lately, few stand out as a historic gem. This one in Connecticut, however, is definitely worth a look. "The Cotton Tavern" sits on 40 acres of what is commonly referred to as the "Quiet Corner" of Connecticut, where the population is surprisingly low. The Federal-style house was built around 1770, and has been added onto over time whenever the ...

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