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KITCHENS & BATHS

Learn about old house kitchens and baths in these articles from Old House Journal.
A Kitchen Story

From baking cookies with our mothers to preparing dinner parties for friends, no room in the home seems to evoke precious memories quite like the kitchen. Find out how you can share the story of your own kitchen and become part of Historic New England's America's Kitchens project.
A Kitchen Story

Amazing Baths

If you're looking for bathroom design inspiration, you just might find it in these period-perfect fits for three different architectural styles.
Amazing Baths

Amazing Baths Photos

Carefully matched fixtures create a warm, period feel.
Amazing Bath Photos

Anatomy of an Old-House Kitchen

Want to re-create a period look in the heart of home? Tap the past for inspiration, and duplicate details with faithful reproductions.
Online Exclusive: Find inspiration in other house-museum kitchens.
Anatomy of an Old-House Kitchen

A Perfect Fit

Ah, the kitchen,the fatal flaw of this house, the reason it sold so much lower than other houses on the street.
A Perfect Fit

A Tale of Two Sinks

The right sink for your old-house kitchen can take many forms. Here's a look at how two old-house owners tackled the sink dilemma.

Bathroom Break: Refreshing a Colonial Revival Bath

Thanks to some lucky finds and a dose of ingenuity, a Colonial Revival bathroom is transformed into a light-filled, period-appropriate retreat.

Online exclusive: Read about other amazing old-house discoveries in our special archive.
Bathroom Break: Refreshing a Colonial Revival Bath

Bungalow Kitchens




Coming Clean: History of the Bathtub

An inside look at the evolution of the common bathtub can help you choose the right one for your old house.
Coming Clean: History of the Bathtub

Counter Points

The workhorse of kitchens from any era, countertops have come in a wide range of materials over the past 150 years, presenting a wealth of historical options for today.
Counter Points

Everything for the Kitchen Sink

Advice on putting your counter accoutrements in historical context.

Glass With Class

How to bring the structural glass kitchens of the early 20th century back to their original glory.
Glass with Class

Half Baths & Tiny Toilets

Compact equipment can help make petite powder rooms a reality.
Half Baths and Tiny Toilets

House Museum Kitchens Through the Ages

When you're trying to replicate period details in your kitchen, house museums offer a wealth of sleuthing opportunities.
House Museum Kitchens Through the Ages

In Living Color

The bathroom goes from austere to eccentric.
In Living COlor

Kitchen Cabinet Revolution

Uniform kitchen cabinets didn't exist before the 1920s, when they strategically appeared thanks to a design army's maneuvers for greater efficiency.
Kitchen Cabinet Revolution

Kitchen Classics

Vintage appliances add the perfect touch to a period kitchen.
Kitchen Classics

Kitchen Confidential: Creating a New Old Kitchen

Three turn-of-the-century kitchens get revamped with cleverly disguised modern amenities and thoughtful period touches.
Kitchen Confidential: Creating a New Old Kitchen

Kitchen Lighting in Context

Looking at the evolution of kitchen illumination can offer bright ideas for picking period fixtures today.
Kitchen Lighting in Context

Kitchens and their Cookers

The rise of the range from an 18th century innovation to an essential appliance has helped define the look of kitchens in any era.
Kitchens and Their Cookers

New Light on Old Kitchens

How to achieve an improved quality of light while maintaining or restoring the period ambiance of your kitchen
New Light on Old Kitchens

New Old Kitchen Photos

Old kitchens with new flair.
New Old Kitchen Photos

Playing with Matches

Finding the right replacement tile for a bathroom doesn't have to leave you feeling burned; knowing your options and keeping them open can spark matches that seamlessly fuse the old with the new.
Playing with Matches

Restoring a Frank Lloyd Wright Kitchen

Attention to original details helps bring a Frank Lloyd Wright kitchen back to life.
Restoring a Frank Lloyd Wright Kitchen

Sink Fairy

The search for an Art Deco green sink
Sink Fairy

The Full Range of Cookstove Issues

Getting the right stove in the right place in old-house kitchens.
The Full Range of Cookstove Issues

The Virtual Kitchen: Computer-Aided Kitchen Design

Planning an overhaul of your historic kitchen? Get some help from an unlikely source: your computer.
Online Exclusive: Check out other homeowners' remodeling solutions in our roundup of old-house blogs.
The Virtual Kitchen: Computer-Aided Kitchen Design












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