What’s Old Is New: Revelatory Remodeling

These inspired additions, updates, and overhauls use historic buildings as raw material for new ways of living.

Kanban kenchiku (signboard architecture) marks an important record of shifting early-20th-century Japanese tastes.

Whether you love midcentury modern or are (still) obsessed with checkerboard everything, we found some smart gadgets that’ll mesh with your aesthetic.

Do you really need an app for your icemaker? Probably not.

The Nigerian designer makes new forms using old techniques, keeping traditions alive in the process.

A ’70s residence in upstate New York by Charles P. Winter gave Cook and his wife the perfect starting point for a sensitive 20-year renovation.

Haddock Studio preserves an apartment’s Victorian details while updating its interiors with custom furniture, an industrial kitchen, and a chiseled marble sink.

The owners of Home Union in Brooklyn updated an ’80s-vintage prefab that now hosts a who’s who of modern design.

Riley Haakon and Caroline Burke experimented with wood finishes and an open layout to turn the trailer into a home-on-wheels.

In France, artist Eva Claessens transforms a crumbling ruin into an ethereal home and studio.

The creator moved south for a chance at a more affordable life—and found it in the former home of (among other things) the secret society Ordo Templi Orientis.

Ernesto Kut Gomez restored its 1800s brick buildings and added new ones to create a sanctuary.

This miniature yarn-making tool was given to her by a weaving center she works with in India, which uses full-size versions to keep up their centuries old traditions.

Derek and Venea Meyer use desert-inspired design elements, indoor/outdoor architectural details, and organic forms to envelop their energy-efficient home.