Houses are packed with clues about their history. From floor to ceiling, if you look closely at the details, they may reveal when the house was built and how people lived in the space over time.

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." In a grand-but-homey 1906 Victorian in Rye, New York, a kitchen renovation became a study in ...

The Chaffinch House occupies a grand spot in the history of Easton, Maryland. The restored Queen Anne Victorian is one of some half-dozen to still exist in the downtown historic core and a crowning ...

It's not often I come across a kitchen that features a detail I haven't seen at least once before. Whether it's a unique color or a statement backsplash, there's usually something similar in other ...

I've seen many a beautiful kitchen in my time, but this one might just take the cake. It's got everything you could want, or at least, everything I could want: beautiful period detailing, rich wooden ...

Rooms: 15 rooms throughout the estate; fully remodeled kitchen; 2.5 baths in the main house; 3 bedrooms; south-facing sunroom; wrap-around porch History: Built by William Aldrich, a New York architect ...

The Local newsletter is your free, daily guide to life in Colorado. For locals, by locals. How do you add a bedroom, family room, laundry room, mudroom, and two bathrooms to an old house—without ...

The next homeowner of an authentic Saltsburg Victorian residence built in 1850 will have something most homes don’t — an original turret. A three-story brick home requiring some TLC is a new listing ...