Historic Home

This 800-square-foot home is a 150-year old cottage that was originally built as a farmhouse on a large farm in Bermuda.

Even though most of the home has been updated, the original architectural details are still on full display.

See inside this 200-year-old Queretaro, Mexico, home that features ingenious designs and excellent craftsmanship.

Architect and interior designer Anand Sheth plays around with saturated paint colors in unexpected ways.

Designer Michelle Sturgis’ cottage needed love when she and her husband purchased it, but they made sure to keep all the charming details like the original brick wall, railings, doors, and more.

Shop owner Marissa Wege, who owns Au Sable store, says she had the colors for her gorgeous modern kitchen “decided before anything else.”

Teresa Golpe is a Spanish interior designer who moved to Portugal three years ago with her husband, creating this bright, warm, spacious, chic, and sophisticated home in Lisbon.

"Walking into our current house was like walking into a dream," admits designer Nadia Ramadan. The tall ceilings, woodwork, and built-ins work beautifully with all of the bold design choices and DIY projects that she and husband, Tariq, have incorporated over the past five years.

"We were inspired by Australia and the American Southwest when designing and decorating. The area feels like a mix of Byron Bay and Tucson, so we wanted the home to reflect that.," explains designer Travis Wayne.

Emily Gershen and Dion Harris have owned this Detroit house — built in 1928 and featuring intricate plasterwork and original stained glass windows — for a year and a half. They share their home with their young son, Milo, and another baby on the way! (Along with two fur babies, Goose and Birdie.)

Alexander and Jesse avoid newer luxury buildings, "preferring brownstones and buildings with more historical character. So when we were looking in Charleston we prioritized spaces in old, classic Charleston homes. Our building was built in 1840."

Artist John Neary worked with design firm Parini Design to restore this house, built in 1960 and designed by Michigan-based architect Paul Moffett. The structure was stabilized and the interior was fully modernized with a nod to its mid-century past.

"We moved from a converted church to a converted school house," says Rachel Hill, who shares this home with her husband. "We both love the character that comes with an old building which is brought back to life and repurposed as a home."

Because this mid-century modern house hadn't been looked after, Samantha and her husband Dave had the opportunity to update areas for their own needs and "not feel bad about tearing down a recently renovated kitchen or bathroom. It was truly a blank canvas."

Julie and her fiancé fell in love with the original details of this house, like the original hardwood and arched doorways. And when it came to furnishing it, they got thrifty: "Our home is about 80% secondhand and 20% new items."

Carrissa Leary is the founder of the Instagram-based vintage furniture company, Hendrix and Willow. She shares this large rental house with her two kids, her two dogs, and a ton of stunning vintage furniture and decor pieces.

Jason Odd and Kristina Sostarko are both visual artists and the founders of Inaluxe, and their art studio is based at their home, this 1950s four-level house in Australia's Grampians Region they purchased six years ago.

Simon is the founder and director of FLOOR_STORY and Emma is the founder and creative director of trifle*. So when it came to designing and filling up the Victorian house in Walthamstow Village they purchased 13 years ago, there was no chance these two incredibly creative people would end up with a boring home.

The entire home is full of historic architectural details, from original herringbone wood floors, original dog-bone tiles in the bathroom, mirrored cabinet in the kitchen, gorgeous crown moldings on the walls, and the high ceilings, which Jessica says make the studio feel spacious.

Alexandra Bennett, who was previously the owner of the Minneapolis-based contemporary quilt studio, Louise Gray, hired Victoria Sass, founder of the interiors firm Prospect Refuge Studio, to update their single-family house in Minneapolis.

Ross and Marianna Popejoy's home blurs the line between indoors and outdoors after their thoughtful, intentional renovation of this 1900 worker's cottage in East London.

Deniz is the founder and principal interior designer at Studio Kaya, and she lives in this home with her husband, son, and dog.

Designer Laurel Harrington has filled her Mill Valley cottage with a ton of color and cheerful furniture designs.

Built in 1920, this rental rowhome's builder-grade renovation stripped it of its original character, but renters Bryce and Stefan have been on a mission to "inject some love and character back into the space."

Becky Bloom's historic 1924 Chicago bungalow has a purple living room, orange fireplace, green kitchen, floral bedroom, and a lot more color and DIY pattern!

The moment you walk in this home's door, you’re greeted by a giant gold cage, setting the tone for a glamorous, luxurious, comfortable, Hollywood regency-meets-1970s opulence style space!

Janelle and Spencer's apartment is in an old Victorian house (built in 1883!) that’s been broken out into units. Their space has a ton of character, including original molding and ceiling medallions, chandeliers in every room (even the kitchen and bathrooms), a working fireplace, a large verandah, and big, lovely bay windows not overlooking someone else’s condo balcony.

Megan and Alex bought this 1,800-square-foot, ranch-style house in Austin three years ago. Megan is just the right person to style a house from the 1970s because of her passions for retro styles, thrifting, and history, which she explores on the popular blog Mid-century Millennial.