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Period
Styling
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own showroom is an
adaptive reuse of an 1850's brick house, complete with
sloping floors, tin ceilings and the usual obstacles
like cast iron radiators and tall windows. We not only
know old houses very well, but we also truly enjoy working
with them, challenges and all. |
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If you
share our interest in old house history, click here
for a glimpse into the past life of our showroom building;
it was once the home of vaudeville stars!
24
South Street,
going
back a few years!
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Whether
you have a genuine old house, or are building a brand
new one, we offer a special expertise in architectural
theme kitchen design for clients interested
in creating a period look. From selecting cabinetry and
countertops, to faucets and moldings -- and everything
in between -- we can help you put together a great looking
new kitchen that suits both you, and your house.
| Georgian
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Federal
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Shaker
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| Greek
Revival |
Victorian
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Eastlake
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| Bungalow
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Arts
& Crafts |
Colonial
Revival |
English
and European Styles |
Contemporary
Styles |
Not
sure what style your house is? We can help you “read”
your house,
whether
it dates from Paul Revere to Post-Modern!
Favorites:
as part of our interest in old houses, we maintain an
extensive library, attend seminars, and tour old house
museums wherever we find them. Many of the molding combinations,
bracket designs, and other unique features to be found
scattered throughout our portfolio, are ideas that we
have adapted from one or another of these resources. Some
of our favorite places can be located via the following
links:
| Don't
miss the New
Hampshire Historical Society special
exhibit, sponsored in part by Vintage Kitchens:
America's
Kitchens, a new traveling exhibition
organized by Historic New England,
begins its national tour in New Hampshire. The
exhibition opens at the New Hampshire Historical
Society's museum on June 11 and runs through January
17, 2010.
America's
Kitchens showcases the important
role of kitchens throughout American history.
Based on extensive research and authentic historical
kitchens, the exhibition features recreated kitchens,
artifacts, photographs, and the personal stories
that bring them to life.
(Description
& illustration from the NHHS website) |
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Vintage
Kitchens is proud to be a supporter of
The
New Hampshire Preservation Alliance, the
state-wide organization whose goals are to preserve
New Hampshire 's historic buildings, landscapes, and
communities through leadership, advocacy, and education.
Historic
New England maintains over 35 properties
throughout New England, spanning from the Pilgrim Century
to the 20th Century, including many in the region from
Portsmouth , NH to Newburyport , MA . Historic New England
was formerly known as the Society for the Preservation
of New England Antiquities, or SPNEA for short.
With
our personal special fondness for Shaker design, it
is quite a treat to have Canterbury
Shaker Village so nearby, and so
beautifully preserved!
Portsmouth , NH is rich with architectural heritage,
and where better to begin than Strawberry
Banke.
Old
House Journal has long been a wonderful
resource for both ideas and supplies for old house aficionados.
Although they were recently sold to a large publishing
house, they still have a lot to offer—though perhaps
in a more mercantile package.
Brought to you by the folks who used to publish Old
House Journal, Old
House Interiors does a beautiful
job with, well, old house interiors!
The ultimate resource for historic property images and
detailed drawings is the Historic
American Building Survey collection
at the US Library of Congress, in Washington , DC .
Designed and built by the brothers Greene & Greene
in Pasadena CA , in 1908, the Gamble
House, complete with all of its wonderful
custom light fixtures and furniture, is a masterpiece
of design and craftsmanship in the Arts & Crafts
Style.
Designed by the famous Boston architect H.H. Richardson,
the Glessner
House is a triumph of late Victorian
residential design, foreshadowing the dawn of the Modern
Age. It includes an absolutely incredible collection
of original Eastlake Style furnishings—including several
pieces from the Glessner's summer estate in NH!
Old
Sturbridge Village, located just off the
Mass Pike in Sturbridge MA, is a ‘living' museum that
is carefully restored to recreate the authentic feel
of an 1830's rural New England mill village.
And if you time your visit to Old Sturbridge right,
you could easily spend a day browsing
one of the largest antique shows in the world,
just up the road in Brimfield , MA .
Located near the shore of Lake Champlain, just south
of Burlington, VT, the Shelburne
Museum not only contains over 30
beautifully restored old buildings, it houses one of
the finest collections of artifacts of Americana—from
country store items, to Amish quilts, to old hand tools.
: at the cutting edge of traditional design.
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