Diary of an Old Home

A couple restores a Victorian estate on Long Island with whimsical style.

An architect and designer couple breathe new life into a century-old icon.

A couple turns a prairie-style craftsman into a modern and sustainable gem.

An 1800s Connecticut colonial gets a revival as a home and creative space.

An 1800s island homes legacy lives on with generations of family friends.

This 1830s eyebrow colonial in Hudson Valley, NY had been abandoned for 40 years before its current owners discovered it. The couple fell in love with the surrounding land and undertook heavy renovations to preserve the homes simple charm.

The legacy of this couples 1800s Greek Revival mansion is extensively documented through books, photographs, and newspaper articles; they honor the history by incorporating some of the original elements while adding in their maximalist design style.

Using her background in theatre and love of set design, Reagan Leslie mixes traditional and contemporary design elements to update her 1908 tudor revival in Peoria, Ill.

City transplants renovate their 1860s former rectory in the Berkshires.

Old home enthusiasts renovate their 1912 foursquare farmhouse home.

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On a whim, a couple moves from Texas to Michigan, and purchases a thoughtfully preserved 1926 English Tudor in the historic Jewell Colony on the island of Grosse Ile, making it their own. The home features a unique sunroom with in-ground garden beds.

A couple moves from Brooklyn, New York to Minneapolis, Minnesota, where they are raising their daughter. They renovate a 1918 Pre-Craftsman with a bold aesthetic, partly inspired by the wallpaper left by the houses previous owner.

Chris and Christienne embrace the rural lifestyle and restore an 1830s Greek Revival farmhouse in Meredith, New York, where they are raising their two year-old daughter; the couples style is often inspired by their combined British and Trinidad.

A couple renovates their 1929 federal colonial in Portland, Oregon, with a focus on making it as family friendly as possible; they choose to remove the wall between the dining room and kitchen to create more shared space and encourage togetherness.

A woman preserves a 1770 Dutch Colonial in Poughquag, New York, leaning into the imperfect; as a single woman of colour, she finds ways to relish being the odd one out in the rural community and fills the home with pieces that look and feel like her.

First-time homebuyers move from their New York City apartment to a spacious 1920s Tudor Revival in Maplewood, New Jersey; drawing from natures palette, they designed their house to incorporate earth tones with vibrant pops of colour.