This year’s STBA and SPAB Conference will take place online over three days focusing on key issues affecting the traditional built environme...

First of all, allow me to apologize for the long time between posts; it has been a busy year with no shortage of distractions both at home a...

Editor’s Note: Charlotte and Michael Gintert are proud to call Akron, Ohio their home, and those of us who have followed their journey as...

Similar treatment. Totally different plan. I recently came across this Toronto Star story about two couples in Canada who were involve...

Sadly, this summer ended up being far less productive than I had hoped. Reviewing my “to-do” list of items that needed addressing, it seems ...

Let me first come clean and explain that I am not really a wine enthusiast. I do drink and enjoy it at times; usually at a meal, when pair...

A Tudor Revival interior that embraces its unique details and original woodwork. Courtesy Stonewood, LLC I was heartened to see a story ...

When I first created this website, I wanted to have someplace where I could talk about the kinds of houses and buildings I loved, remember...

When talking or writing about Tudor Revival homes here in The States, it’s clear that in terms of quality, they clearly run the gamut—from b...

The following story is somewhat of a “catch up”—since the process of improving and finishing our basement has involved years of procrastinat...

Decorative plaque - provided by TudorArtisans.com - USA If you are interested in architectural and interior design of the Tudor and Eli...

Sometimes a fence is more than just a fence. When I built our house back in 1992, I needed something to help “enclose” the small space creat...

If you love traditional Old English homes, there can be no doubt you will run into some type of stucco or exterior plaster at one time or ...

One of the more gratifying things one can do is to be able to put knowledge to good use, and I was able to do exactly this last weekend as I...

Normally, planning authorities don’t look favorably upon building plans when they include significantly remodeling an older structure in o...

Where does the time go? I remember reading about Longwood Manor’s impending demise back in 2007, as the Akron Beacon Journal reported tha...

It's hard not to be inspired on a beautiful morning...especially after the summer we've had so far. Plenty of rain has kept ever...

To some, the very thought of using one material to simulate another is a vile concept; the quest for “truthfulness” in every aspect of bui...

Although a great many of the "McMansions" that have sprung up across the landscape are to be rightly reviled for their gross and o...

.     IMAGE CREDIT: WWW. WALTERSARCHITECTS.COM Ellen Leslie's work takes her all over the UK, researching all kinds of old ho...