Old House Journal New Old House 2022

The Original Restoration Magazine for people who are passionate about old houses to repair, rehabilitate, update, and decorate their homes; covering all classic American architectural styles,—from the earliest Colonial-era buildings to grand Victorians of every variety to Arts & Crafts bungalows and mid-century ranches.

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Timeless Design

WHAT MAKES A NEW OLD HOUSE? Authenticity, integrity, character, and timeless quality are words that bubble to the surface. New old houses are designed and built to last for ages. They evoke a sense of place and belonging. Craftsmanship and attention to detail are of the utmost importance. In this annual issue of New Old House, we feature homes that bring these words to life and share some of the best examples of traditional design around the country—from a Creole cottage and a Norman-style residence in the South to a stone farmhouse in Pennsylvania to a Palladian-inspired design in Florida. We visit a new home in south Louisiana by architect Everett Schram that ties into the area’s vernacular. He relied on Acadian, Creole, and West Indian influences to guide the final result.…

2 min

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Tile

GREEN WITH ENVY HARD WORKERS the blues Right at Home…

3 min

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A Modern Antique

A LOOK BACK to the vernacular artisanship evident in Florida’s Fernandina Beach inspired the design of a home on nearby Crane Island. “The heritage here is the work of great carpenters and boat builders,” says developer John Hillman. In particular, “We looked to a home on 10th Street in Fernandina Beach.” That early-20th-century residence had started as a couple’s home. When their children were born, a wing was added. When grandparents moved in, another wing was added. This new house on Crane Island—the 2019 Southern Living Idea House—honors old Fernandina in much the same way, as it’s “a brand-new house that looks like it was built over generations,” Hillman says. “We used changes in materials, mimicking additions that look as if they were added over time.” Hillman is vice president of sales…

3 min

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Taming a Brute

A LOS ANGELES COUPLE, making a move from their Brentwood (Los Angeles) home to apartment living, recently called on Robert A. M. Stern Architects (RAMSA) to smooth their transition. “We’d done a house on Martha’s Vineyard for them, and another in Brentwood, back in the 1990s,” says architect Randy Correll, a partner in the firm. “After 20 years, they decided to move.” One of their goals was to bring some of the character and warmth of the previous home’s French Provincial detailing to their new apartment—which is inside a Brutalist structure designed in 1958 by Austrian-born architect Victor Gruen. “It’s about 15 stories—a big, concrete building that covers the whole block,” Correll says. “It’s called Wilshire Terrace, and has a sculpted façade with double-height outdoor spaces.” Their 4,000-square-foot apartment—it’s actually three units combined into…

3 min

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Balancing Act

WHEN PLANNING THEIR NEW HOME in Landenberg, Pennsylvania, near the Delaware and Maryland borders, a family of five wanted it to encourage togetherness and emphasize entertainment and indoor–outdoor living. For its aesthetic, they desired an old Pennsylvania farmhouse exterior with a French country interior. Also on the wish list was maximizing the orientation of the house to take full advantage of sunrises and sunsets. Each priority suggested a duality—morning/evening, formal/informal, indoor/outdoor—and the family knew they needed a project team who could bring the right balance. They found the answer in principal architect Joseph Mackin Jr. and Jessica Fogle, associate principal, of Period Architecture. Rounding out the team: interior designer Renée deVignier Biery of deVignier design inc., along with COO John McMahon and field manager Bruce Lockerman of Dewson Construction. “This home is…

5 min

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A Farm Revisited

FARMLAND is in the DNA of Chicago landscape architect Doug Hoerr; he has an innate connection that goes deeper than rows of crops and bushels of produce. He knows about the syncopation of the land and how shrubs knit together to buffer the wind, while majestic shade trees stretch their limbs in open pasture. Farms are about how their entry drives allow us to glide into a scene, dropping hints of the immersion that will follow. Farms are defined by the fences and stone walls that segment space, sending us firmly and safely where we need to go, while protecting the livestock nurtured by the land. Having grown up on a Midwestern farm, Doug Hoerr (pronounced “hare”) knows the subtleties of farmland by heart. But every farm is different. Often, echoes…

5 min