Old House Journal - 12 Aug 2025
period homes
+ designing with art tile
HOW TO
stylish kitchens made for the house
RESTORE
INSPIRE
DESIGN
Restore a Wood Window Sash
On a Victorian High
Tiled with Personality
Brookside Evolved
INSPIRED + TIMELESS
KITCHENS & BATHS
Mastery of Restraint
KNOW-HOW
TOOLS + MATERIALS
SUCCESS!
OLD HOUSE DIYer
DO THIS, NOT THAT
ASK OHJ
UNMUDDLING
WINDOW SHOPPING
ON THE COVER
CONTRIBUTORS
PRODUCT SHOWCASE
PETER GEDRYS | East Haddam, Conn. | petergedrys.com
RAY TSCHOEPE | North Wales, Penn. | ohjeditor@aimmedia.com
MARY ELLEN POLSON | Bearsville, N.Y. | mpolson@aimmedia.com
BEN BRUNICK | Yankton, S.D. | chalkstonewoodworking.com
Contributors in this issue
Custom “Invisible” Storm Windows®
Allied Window, Inc.
NOUVEAU BENCH
+ BENCH SPECS
Make a Statement
A Sumptuous Shower
Victorian Spiral
Flowers and Furbelows
Petals From the Past
Field of Poppies
Rustic Trio
One Man's Windsor
Latch and Catch
Bright and Early
New England Look
Aged Tin Chandelier
Screen Extraordinaire
LEXINGTON, VA / $899,000
PHILADELPHIA, PA / $695,000
RUTLAND, VT / $399,500
YARMOUTH, NS / $599,900 CAD
PARIS, K Y / $439,000
Gothic Overtones
BEST BATH FOR A FLAPPER GIRL
HANDMADE ART TILE
TILED WITH PERSONALITY: ARCHITECTURAL STATEMENTS
KITCHENS + BATHS
Tiled with Personality ARTISANAL BEAUTY
Tiled with Personality ARTISANAL BEAUTY
AT THE HEARTH
bring on THE SHOW
ADDING LIFE TO A WHITE KITCHEN
a splash of color
MAKE A PLAN
new INSPIRATIONS
Maine Addition
Maine Addition
BE INSPIRED…
FIXING WOOD SASH
KNOW-HOW: FABULOUS FINISH FOR AN EXTERIOR DOOR
TOOLS + MATERIALS
DO THIS, NOT THAT
OLD HOUSE DIYer
ASK OHJ
RESTORE A WOOD WINDOW SASH
RESTORE A WOOD WINDOW SASH
TAKE CARE WHEN REMOVING THE SASH
steam THE SASH TO REMOVE THE GLASS
make a simple STEAM BOX
one easel, FOUR SCRAPERS+TWO EPOXIES
Scrape it bare, then repair
reinstall THE GLASS
glaze it, then leave it alone
right stuff for windows
I do recommend painting sash with an oil-based primer,
Made to Order Windows
Naturally Rich
Hand Held Magic
Absolutely Brilliant
Extra Glazing
Fabulous Finish for an Exterior Door
RECIPES FOR SUCCESS
ASK OHJ
HINTS
Mortar for Old Masonry
THICK as a brick
JUMPING AT SUBSTITUTES
USE TRADITIONAL METHODS
Regarding Porch Details
HOME TEMPLE
MASTERY OF RESTRAINT
ON A VICTORIAN HIGH
BROOKSIDE EVOLVED
ON A Victorian High
ON A Victorian High
GLASS RESTORED
DOUBLE PARLORS
COLOR HARMONY
FURNISHED KITCHEN
ENVELOPED
mastery of RESTRAINT
PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS
DESIGNED TO FUNCTION
making room
Brookside evolved
PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS
Brookside evolved
ONCE A DAIRY BARN
Allied Window, Inc.
Acorn Manufacturing
Durham’s® Rock Hard® Water Putty
Austin’s Glazier’s Putty
Alameda Shade Shop LLC
Hollander Historic
Ǽratis
Architectural Components
Brouns & Co.
Mon-Ray® High-Performance Secondary Glazing Windows
Sutherland Welles Ltd.
Lehmann Glass Studio
Innerglass Window Systems
MyOldHouseFix.com
Shuttercraft
Iconic Windows
Magnetite Windows
Melton Workroom
Ǽratis
IR Paint Stripper
Zwick Window Shade Co.
Ball & Ball
Clay Squared to Infinity
Chadsworth Columns
Bassett & Vollum Wallpapers
Ǽratis
WindowInserts.com
Heritage Tile
Dutch Tile
The Color People EVERYONE DREAMS IN COLOR
Franmar
David Heide Design Studio
Driwood Mouldings
Historic Housefitters Co.
Crown Point Cabinetry
E.T. Moore Manufacturing
Preservation Products, Inc.
SunShield – By Howard Products
The Persian Carpet Streatham Park (PC-53A)
Pasadena Craftsman Tile
Kennebec Company
Period Lighting Fixtures
Nostalgic Warehouse
The Iron Shop
Motawi Tileworks
Vermont Soapstone
Vintage Doors
Unico
Vintage Woodworks
Sheldon Slate Products
Whidbey Millhouse
W.F. Norman Sheet Metal Mfg. Co. LLC
L. & J.G Stickley
Timber Build
THE ALL-IMPORTANT PORCH
“Remuddling”
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