Old House Journal - 16 Dez 2025
UPDATING A PRAIRIE-STYLE HOUSE RESTORING A WYOMING BUNGALOW GREAT SOURCES FOR CRAFTSMAN HOMES
THE APPEAL OF BUILT-INS
HOW TO
BOLD 1920S DECO BATHS
New Insulation for Old Walls
Designing Built-In Living Spaces
Just the Way It Was
TOOLS + MATERIALS
KNOW-HOW
OLD HOUSE DIYer
INSPIRED + TIMELESS
A Bungalow Out West
KITCHENS + BATHS
Art Deco B&W Baths
UNMUDDLING
ON THE COVER
ASK OHJ
WINDOW SHOPPING
PRODUCT SHOWCASE
CONTRIBUTORS
BRIAN D. COLEMAN, MD / Seattle, Wash. / bricoleman@aol.com
TIM LEAHY / Middletown, R.I. / kirbyperkins.com
JUSTIN FINK / Plainville, Conn. / finkandson.com
WILLIAM WRIGHT / Seattle, Wash. / bill@williamwrightphoto.com
Contributors in this issue
MONARCHS FOREVER
Arts & Crafts Colors
LAMP SPECS
Bordering on Roses
Patterns in Amber
Stickley News
Green and Pink
Celadon Subway
Butterfly Pillow
From the Archives
A Burst of Poppies
Leaves of Green
Metalwork
For Your Gate
Art Deco Dimmer
Parisian Influence
A Pure Spiral
Authentic in Brass
Kit and Kaboodle
Bigger Bungalows
ASK OHJ
a cure for the flue
ashes to ashes, brick to dust
SEALING AN AIR LEAK NEXT TO A CHIMNEY
COZY, PRIVATE NOOKS
INGLENOOKS & MORE: DESIGNING BUILT-IN LIVING SPACES
KITCHENS & BATHS:
MOMENTS
designing built-in living spaces
custom inglenook
STUDY WITH A WINDOW SEAT
CUSTOM BED alcove
Victorian Update
proJeCt soUrCes
2. A PRACTICAL MUDROOM ENTRY
BE INSPIRED…
OLD-HOUSE INSULATION
RESTORE: NEW INSULATION FOR OLD WALLS
TOOLS + MATERIALS
OLD HOUSE DIYer
KNOW-HOW
new INSULATION FOR OLD WALLS
What’s in my walls?
Balsam Wool
INSPECTOR'S TRICKS
Vermiculite
Urea-formaldehyde Foam
THE PRO TIP
What’s in my walls?
Cotton Batts
Fiberglass
Rock Wool
out WITH THE OLD
foam UPGRADE OPTIONS
what about spray foams?
extruded polystyrene (XPS)
EXPANDED POLYSTYRENE (EPS)
Polyisocyanurate (polyiso)
FOAM SOURCES
FIBERGLASS
cellulose
blown-in UPGRADE OPTIONS THE MOST COMMON APPROACH
SOURCES FOR BLOWN-IN INSULATIONS
Realistic Flames
Ageless Fire Aid
Fireproof Beauty
Sun and Stag
Arched Cap
FinishingSecrets FOR FURNITURE-GRADE TRIM
STEP 1: Sand
For flat stock and cabinets,
STEP 2: Stain
THE SECRET TO DEALING WITH BLEMISHES: WET SANDING WITH STAIN
STEP 3: Fill the grain
STEP 4: Topcoat
Matching Old Mouldings
build your own SANDING BLOCK
^ FINISH WITH SANDPAPER
COMPATIBLE
“JUST THE WAY IT WAS”
ART DECO B&W BATHS
A BUNGALOW OUT WEST
Just the way it was
The Dream Kitchen
“The laundry room
a bungalow Out West
ENTRY THROUGH A SUNPORCH
a refinishing secret
BACK TO ORIGINAL
BREAKFAST NOOK
OLD AND NEW
art deco baths in black & white
BOLD art DECO
OPEN SPACE
Cobre
Dutch Tile
Clay Squared to Infinity
Arroyo Craftsman
Christie’s Wood & Glass
Arts & Crafts Period Textiles
Bassett & Vollum Wallpapers
Brockwell Incorporated
David Heide Design Studio
Kennebec Company
Old California Historic Lighting & Home Décor
Forbo Flooring
Nostalgic Warehouse
Pasadena Craftsman Tile
Heritage Tile
Motawi Tileworks
Melton Workroom
Keith Rust Illustration
Sundial Wire
Rebekah Lazaridis Home Illustration
The Persian Carpet
Ragsdale Home Furniture
Vintage Doors
Unico
L. & J.G Stickley
L. & J.G Stickley
Pewabic Pottery
Allied Window, Inc.
Chadsworth Columns
Ǽratis
The Color People EVERYONE DREAMS IN COLOR
Alameda Shade Shop LLC
Buckley Rumford Company
Ǽratis
Ǽratis
Arch Angle Window & Door
Renovators Supply Manufacturing
Howard Products
Sheldon Slate Products
Shuttercraft
Driwood Mouldings
Innerglass Window Systems
Plaster Magic®
The Iron Shop
Crown Point Cabinetry
Two Iconic Home Brands, One Digital Destination
Vermont Soapstone
Zwick Window Shade Co.
Vintage Woodworks
Specialty Stainless
Timber Build
Victorian Society of America
A BETTER ADAPTIVE REUSE
Perfecting the art of craftsmanship.
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