What's not to love about old homes? Whether you're a sucker for a Stick Victorian or you're more of a midcentury modern fan, older houses are often full of vintage features that outshine today's ...

Old houses have made a remarkable comeback to a world they never left. Just look around. Historic home renovations of every ilk—from vernacular farmhouses to ramshackle Victorians—have gummed up ...

A Reddit user recently posted an image of a brass cylinder with a handle that moves back and forth. This device is a type of standing drain, often found in older plumbing systems. Acting as a trap or ...

Smart home devices last for years, but eventually you want to replace them, sub them out for something more useful or just clear out space and apps in your home. But before hitting the recycling box, ...

Melissa is a writer who focuses on home design, trends and projects. She covers content for a variety of sites to help readers navigate everything from finding the right interior color palette to ...

For most of the last 50 years, new homes have cost more than existing ones, nationally. Thanks to builder strategies, shifting home designs and a new construction glut the trend has flipped. Something ...

What do raising a young child and owning an old home have in common? For starters, the need to adapt. And if you're doing both at the same time, the adaptations multiply. Since having children many ...

Buying and renovating a historic home can be, well, an epic challenge. But for Betsy Sweeny, that’s part of the fun. “I’ve loved historic architecture since I was a little girl,” she confesses. And so ...

Developers are transforming clusters of old homes into micro restaurants to cater to the needs of surrounding neighborhoods. In Los Angeles, developers are converting old homes into restaurants, ...