Past work

Homes with history, brought back to life

Every project here started with a house that had good bones and needed someone to help it become a home again. Here's how we got there.

120+

Historic homes consulted

$2.4M

In renovation budgets managed

94%

Projects completed on budget

10+

Years specialising in historic homes

53 Miller Rd
Victorian · Full renovation
Hudson Valley, NY2025

53 Miller Rd

An 1887 Victorian that had been through three decades of well-meaning but mismatched updates. The goal was to strip back the noise and let the original architecture speak — while making it genuinely liveable for a family of four.

$340K

Total budget

11 mo

Project duration

4%

Under budget

The Hartley Bungalow
Craftsman · Kitchen & living
Northampton, MA2024

The Hartley Bungalow

A 1921 Craftsman bungalow with a kitchen that had been gutted in the 1980s and never properly replaced. The owners wanted to restore the period character while adding the function a modern family needs.

$85K

Total budget

14 wk

Project duration

60%

Reclaimed materials

The Alderton House
Colonial Revival · Living & dining
Litchfield County, CT2024

The Alderton House

A 1930s Colonial Revival that had been used as a rental property for fifteen years. The new owners wanted to restore its dignity and make it feel like a family home again — without a full gut renovation.

$120K

Total budget

16 wk

Project duration

$12K

Saved vs. replacement

Park Slope Brownstone
Brownstone · Full floor renovation
Brooklyn, NY2023

Park Slope Brownstone

The parlour floor of an 1895 Brooklyn brownstone — original tin ceilings, marble fireplaces, and pocket doors intact, but decades of paint and neglect obscuring all of it. The owners wanted it restored to its original grandeur.

$280K

Total budget

8 mo

Project duration

1895

Original features preserved

11 Maple Lane
New England Farmhouse · Full renovation
Berkshire County, MA2026

11 Maple Lane

An 1840s New England farmhouse that had been in the same family for four generations. The owners — the first to take on a full renovation — wanted to honour the building's history while finally making it warm, functional, and liveable year-round.

$420K

Total budget

14 mo

Project duration

1840s

Original features preserved

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