Diary of an Old Home

A homeowner continues her family legacy of preservation with a Victorian-era brownstone in Brooklyn, New York, her grandmother began restoring in the 1980s. Full of rich history and ornate details, she works to modernize the home for today's living.

A couple honored their 1924 prairie-style home with a clinker brick facade by focusing on modernization and sustainability while keeping in mind the house's history as a hub of the Albina neighborhood in Portland, Oregon.

A culinary couple leaves their hectic lives in New York City for the sleepy Catskills town of Bovina, NY. They purchase a 1,000-square-foot home that was once a barrel-making workshop and carefully transform it into a minimalist yet cozy homestead.

After starting a successful design and build company, a Portland, Oregon couple bought an iconic 1904 Colonial revival home on a busy corner. They've preserved and designed it in a way that honors its past and brings warmth with their signature style.

With numerous home restoration projects under their belts, a designer and architect couple at Hendricks Churchill apply a thoughtful design to their forever home: a historic, 19th-century New England farmhouse in Sharon, Connecticut.

A couple purchased a neglected Victorian-era estate in Oyster Bay, Long Island, in 2018. As they tackle renovations with a whimsical style, they discover the home once belonged to an abolitionist couple, the McCouns, and later, the Roosevelts.