When a collector of valuable blue-and-white Cornish ware came upon a stone former schoolhouse in Pennsylvania, he had the interiors designed to accommodate the colours he had long coveted. Renovated Schoolhouse Decorator Bennett Weinstock was antiquing in New Hope, Pa., with an old friend from Philadelphia's Main Line, when they ...

Holiday House While just 10 years old, this home is modelled after one of the 100-year-old "Holiday houses" sprinkled throughout the Texas Hill Country. Built by German-American farmers and ranchers who came to town on Saturday for supplies and spent the night for church the next day, Sunday houses were ...

It was the imperfections of an old house that sold a couple on buying it. Their goal then was to fill it with period furnishings. Antique Cupboard Even though Lucia Ginesin likes every style from "Biedermeier to Bauhaus," she is happy to live in a house without "a single straight line ...

Judi Boisson spent five years thinking about what she really wanted and needed in an addition to her 1880 Victorian home in Southampton, N.Y. She has owned the house since 1984, and lived in it full-time since 1990, when she switched occupations, from running her beloved antiques shop to designing her own line ...

Tom Pryor's century-old house in Kansas City, Mo., was one of many built for liverymen who delivered the city's newspapers. Tom Pryor's century-old house in Kansas City, Mo., was one of many built for liverymen who delivered the city's newspapers. Upon purchasing his house in a historic neighbourhood of Kansas City, ...

Theresa Smith has honed her distinctively elegant salvage style through years of antiques shows — and it all comes together in her Glendale, mobile home. A double-wide mobile home on two acres of land offers a home base for Theresa and Craig Smith, who travel nearly half the year for their antiques ...

Susan Oostdyk has a knack for salvaging old things. When she started her vintage textile business some years ago, it was a way to marry her love of old fabric with frequent trips to flea markets in France. She bought American quilts and textiles, too, and soon expanded into a shop and upholstery business. ...

Sophisticated, serene, yet kid-friendly, the weekend home of interior designer Victoria Hagan doesn't sacrifice a bit of style. Exterior of Hamptons Home The well-manicured homes and sparkling beaches of the Hampton's make it the summer community of choice for many New York City dwellers. It's also where Victoria Hagan met ...

In Southwest Harbor, Maine, a 19th-century family house is opened up as a stylish destination for travellers. Diane and Jay Speakman are fairly new to the Maine lodging scene, but Rice Cottage has been part of the Southwest Harbor landscape since 1874. Jay's great-grandfather, who ran the town's general store, once ...

Childhood memories are a continual source of inspiration for interior designer Alexandra Stoddard. Stoddard Home Alexandra Stoddard grew up in the countryside and her earliest memories are of her mother's garden. "Ever since I was a little girl, my favourite colours have been those I associate with flowers ...

A dreamy, pure white palette graced with pink and green accents makes an ideal backdrop for a home filled with treasured vintage and roses finds Elegant White Dining Room As owner of The Faded Rose, a home furnishings boutique, Patti Silverman lives and works among the things she loves most, ...

Designer Annie Selkie and Jennifer Vreeland applied country principles to a New York City apartment. Take one boxy, nondescript dwelling. Apply a serene palette of robin's-egg blue and linen white touched with accents of red and brown. Layer on warmth with natural wood, textiles, and leather. Keep the ...

Exterior Autumn is Christine Hoffman's favourite season. She was married in October, four years ago to Steve Sollien, here in Black River Falls, Wisc. Christine baked 14 pies, wore a $4.99 Pendleton jacket over a sparkly dress, and danced the day away in red cowboy boots. Steve wore ...