
via antiquecaptainshouse.com

via antiquecaptainshouse.com

I found this renovation of a 1840′s Greek Revival in Salt Point, New York interesting – They added a series of flat roofed additions to the north side of the house – copying flat roofed additions in the area. “We [...]

Both images from Rue

from here Just a beautiful example of simple rustic meets Scandinavian modern. Hopefully our barn renovation will be as succesful! All images NYTimes

I have been enamored of Heaven On Main St since it appeared in the NYTIMES (and full disclosure Bovina is a stone throw away from our *nameless* hamlet – it is so close we share the same school district). I [...]

From this angle you can see how the enclosed porch has a separate roof and is a bump-out addition (with flared craftsman walls dating it to 1900-1930) that extends off of the original inverted porch. I am a big fan [...]

Forgive my silly title I had a hard time coming up with one The tub arrived safely in New York! Look at all the other free stuff I got – SCORE! A view of my parents Farm from the tub’s [...]

images from Elle Decor :Hidden Beauty Micheal Leva’s 1765 saltbox in Connecticut

Peter Vaugn’s 1802 Farm House Renovation ‘Farm Fresh’ -House Beautiful July, 2002
Here is just another renovation blog. Here is the story – I grew up on a farm in upstate NY and when I am in city I invariably miss the country. So my siblings and I often end up back [...]
This is just a little ‘illustration’ I did of the house facade in Photoshop to help me envision what the house would look like without the extended enclosed porch. I just couldn’t help but post it along with the floor [...]
Our house seems to be a hodgepodge of Greek Revival styles. It has the accentuated pediment of the earlier Greek Revival New England design but has the layout and window placement of the later ‘Midwestern Greek Revival farmhouse’. I don’t [...]
My father bought me this book this summer when we were out looking for furniture at the local antique /used furniture shops in the area. To Grandfathers House we Go – A Roadside Tour of American Homes By Harry Devlin [...]