Ideas & styles
Style guides grounded in the houses people own here: what defines each look, which originals are worth keeping, and what to check before you open a wall.
Bathrooms
- Mid-century modern bathrooms
What made a 1950s and 60s bathroom look the way it did, which originals are worth keeping, and what to test for before you open the walls.
- Rowhouse bathrooms
What a turn-of-the-century rowhouse bathroom looked like in Baltimore and Richmond, which originals are worth saving, and how historic tax credits can help.
- Spa bathrooms
How a spa-style bathroom comes together: a curbless shower, wood and stone that handle water, a warm floor, a fan that clears steam, and the overlap with accessibility.
Kitchens
- Colonial Revival kitchens
What makes a kitchen feel at home in a Colonial Revival or suburban colonial house in Maryland and Virginia, and what to check before the old paint comes off.