High above Fifth Avenue, John B. Murray
reimagines a 1926 penthouse with symmetry, light, and a plan attuned to modern living.
Period Homes is the definitive architecture magazine for professionals specializing in the design, construction or restoration of classic homes. Browse our Buying Guides to find unique, hard-to-find architectural products and services, including antique hardware, wood & metal windows, classic lighting fixtures, architectural salvage, door hardware, bathroom fittings, and more.
Elements like a turret, variegated brick, and clay roof tiles give character to this French Norman style home in Greensboro, North Carolina, by Grenfell Architecture.
Neumann Lewis Buchanan Architects used Ludowici clay tiles in variegated colors on Le Baron Farm, a new Virginia farmhouse for a French equestrian.
Atlanta-based TS Adams Architects designed a home for a family in Lafayette, Louisiana that looks like a grand French Provence estate with history.
ART Architects created a new farmhouse on working farmland in the Vermont countryside for a Boston-based family that’s simple and modern yet timeless.
Secure your spot at the Traditional Building Conference in Cape May in June 2026. Enjoy two days of expert seminars, networking, and curated tours.
Robert Orr Architects gives a historic Greek Revival property in Connecticut’s Essex Village a major restoration and renovation over the course of a decade.
Read how Haver & Skolnick Architects renovated and restored an addition to a 95-year-old Tudor Revival house in Connecticut, combining the old and the new.
Details and photos of a Lowcountry house in Palmetto Bluff by architect Michael M. Franck—a new build with classic southern charm.
Stock and custom room interiors for residential and commercial projects. Embossed moldings, raised-panel doors, mantels, bookcases, door surrounds, pre-fabricated raised-panel wall sections.
If your home is your castle, your garage door is a key drawbridge. When properly secured, it protects your vehicle or other items stored inside and the rest of your…
Created in partnership with the UK’s National Trust, the collection features eight new children’s wallpaper designs inspired by archived materials at the National Trust.
The best sources for period- inspired decorative moldings.
Period-inspired light fixtures for traditional design projects.
Moore-Merkowitz Tile creates appropriate surfaces for historical and traditional applications.
Goodwin and Co. supplies top-notch heart pine and cypress for projects around the country.
Traditional building materials and products for the period home.
We visit with manufacturers who make traditional and classical porch components.
James Doyle Design Associates creates a landscape design for a historic home—a 1740s saltbox farmhouse—with vegetable gardens, patios, and a pool.
A new home in L.A.’s suburban Brentwood, designed by MLK Studio with architect Bobby McAlpine, is a fresh approach to a classic style.
A kitchen design solution in Houston accommodates a 6-burner range, maximizes prep space, & increases functionality.
A renovation by designer Erika Jayne breathes new life into a Maryland townhouse kitchen.
A West Village townhouse designed by Carnegie Hall’s original architect recaptures its Gilded Age glory.
A new home design in Bethany Beach, Delaware, frames the Atlantic, perfectly.
A respect for authenticity reveals itself in this remote Big Sky, Montana cabin, built in the tradition of U.S. Forest Service Housing, where family now gathers. Built in the early…
Time-worn but full of potential, the 200-year-old parsonage in Dorset, England is coaxed into humble splendor by Pentreath, author of An English Vision. To architectural designer and decorator Ben Pentreath,…
