Traditional Homes 139 Ideabooks

Sliding barn doors, a farmhouse sink and homey antiques make for an idyllic summer retreat for Glenn and Carter Breazeale and their two daughters. Though most of the year the family resides in Chattanooga, Tennessee, this woodsy Alabama refuge on the... more »

Bruce and Melanie Rosenbaum are fans of steampunk style, which blends elements of the steam-powered Victorian era and science fiction. Imagine an early-1900s lathe machine repurposed to create plasma light art. Or a ray gun made from Victorian-era pieces.... more »

Terry and Sue Minshull built their home in 1964 for $19,000. It was a stretch for the young couple, who weren't sure they could keep up with the $102 monthly mortgage payments. Forty-nine years later, they're still happy with their decision. Sue says,... more »

Built in 1909, this four-story Birmingham, Alabama, home's rich history, architecture and amazing craftsmanship immediately pulled in homeowners David and Atalie Whitley, who bought the house in 2009 after David noticed a for-sale sign on it on his way... more »

Once their children were old enough, art-loving couple Carla and Rinus van Lier reserved their Saturdays in the Netherlands for visiting museums and browsing nearby Belgian antiques shops and fairs. They fell in love with the art... more »

Kathryn Janes loves to hunt for fabulous vintage treasures for her house, and she has a very strict system that keeps her decorating habit on budget. Every year she makes a pilgrimage to the Round Top Antiques... more »

Seventeen years ago, Douglas and Kim Nichols sketched out the layout for their dream home on a sheet of paper. Six months later that rough sketch became their charming traditional-style home just outside Atlanta. Fast forward to present day,... more »

When a town's name is Watercolor, and it's on the equally tantalizingly named Emerald Coast in the Florida panhandle, you have a hunch it's going to be a testament to gorgeous design. And, dare I say, kudos to the town’s homeowner’s association, whose... more »

Expectant parents Jen Migonis and her husband, AJ, bought their home three years ago, wanting room for their son to play and grow in. The location, just a 15-minute walk to the beach, and a solid school system... more »

A trip back in time aided in the design of this new home in Denver's Washington Park area. A family was quickly outgrowing their bungalow in the neighborhood and had found a great lot a few blocks away. They had more or less nailed down the new home's... more »

Finding "the one" had double meaning for Auckland, New Zealand, native Nick Shaw. After relocating to Vancouver, he came across a heritage home in the Grandview-Woodland neighborhood with lots of charming historical details. "Finding beautiful... more »

The Sou'wester Lodge in Seaview, Washington, has a long history of housing creative freethinkers. When friends Thandi Rosenbaum and Anastasia Corya heard the seaside property was up for sale in... more »

This family has been farming the fertile land of Washington state's Skagit Valley for three generations. When they decided to renovate a dilapidated farmhouse on their property, they called architect Dan Nelson, who called in a colleague, landscape architect... more »

In 1981 a woman and her husband cruised by the historic plantation her family had owned for generations. She had heard many stories from her grandmother about the Central Texas home her family had lost during the Great Depression, and after seeing it,... more »