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What can an old house uncover? 22 Jul 2013 | 07:05 am
There are many merits of choosing to move into a house that has a history over one that's new construction entirely. This is better for the world, as not as many materials are required, and most of th...
Vacation homes: A Bahamas escape points to past, present and future 17 Jul 2013 | 03:33 pm
When Miles Redd toured Pineapple Hill, a traditional plantation-style home on Lyford Cay in the Bahamas, with a Texas-based couple he was there to visit, he saw the potential immediately. As the creat...
Exploring the revolutionary history of Putnam Cottage 17 Jul 2013 | 06:55 am
When most of us think of Greenwich, Connecticut, the first thing to come to mind is an image of an idyllic town just a train ride away from New York City. Few people, when thinking of Greenwich, or th...
Breathing new life into a historic Houston mansion 15 Jul 2013 | 01:56 pm
When John Havens took his wife Terri - a New Orleans native - to visit Houston in 1999, he had an ulterior motive. Havens works for a firm that collects geological data that is often used by the oil i...
Inside the restoration of a Frank Lloyd Wright classic 9 Jul 2013 | 06:09 pm
Frank Lloyd Wright is undoubtedly one of the most celebrated names in American architecture. He began to gain popularity in the beginning of the last century, though continued to work until he was ver...
Let Wimbledon inspire your lawn 3 Jul 2013 | 07:02 am
Wimbledon this year has been filled with upsets, as several of professional tennis's superstars have lost out in the first rounds and failed to move on in the competition. But all of those surprises a...
Repurposing: How a forgotten railroad gave rise to a beloved park 28 Jun 2013 | 09:27 pm
The High Line was a short-lived train project that was constructed above-ground in the 1930s to avoid train accidents with automobiles. Though it was successful enough during its first few years in op...
On set: The real life location of Don Draper's childhood home 26 Jun 2013 | 05:51 pm
The season finale of the successful television series Mad Men ends with central character Don Draper showing his three children the house where he grew up. Rather than a nice home in the suburbs or sw...
What kind of fixtures complement historic lighting best? 25 Jun 2013 | 05:36 pm
Even the most elaborate designer lighting fixtures can't be used to brighten a room by themselves. While a piece of historic reproduction lighting from Scofield might serve as the focal point of the r...
Remaking an antique museum for hundreds of years in the future 24 Jun 2013 | 07:01 pm
Because of the current emphasis that's placed on green technology, it's common for people to assume that new construction is the best way to make use of the many different methods for keeping a buildi...
