Period Homes

Another architect doing great work in the South is Ken Tate from Louisiana.  Ken, who was born in Mississippi, studied at Auburn.  His work is spectacular.  Ken, as others I have covered, does...

http://periodhomes.blogspot.com/2010/04/another-deep-south-master.html

A talent I've recently found that is taking modern twists on classical designs to a new level is Ken Pursley out of Charlotte, North Carolina.  His work is outstanding.  Doing both renovations ...

http://periodhomes.blogspot.com/2010/03/modern-twist-on-classical-designs-part.html

Thank you Rhoda at Southern Hospitality blog for the nice feature today on her blog.  She featured the Southern Accents showhouse and had many nice things to say. If you'd like to see it, g...

http://periodhomes.blogspot.com/2010/03/big-thank-you.html

Of all the places I've traveled to in the United States, Santa Barbara is probably my favorite.  To be more exact, Montecito.  If you can say a city or town has "it", this place definitely does...

http://periodhomes.blogspot.com/2010/03/crazy-about-montecito.html

Fort Worth is known as cowtown -- where the west began.  While that puts images into people's minds of horses, cattle, ranches and cowboys (and we do have that) many do not realize the incredibl...

http://periodhomes.blogspot.com/2010/03/period-revivals-in-cowtown.html

I was recently going through my IPhone pictures and came across some that I never posted of the Southern Accents showhouse during construction that I wanted to share with you. Oak post and br...

http://periodhomes.blogspot.com/2010/03/what-i-should-have-posted-last-year.html

I've never posted pictures of my kids, but felt like this was a good time for a couple of reasons.  First, I'm extremely proud of all three of them.  Second, the black and white below was taken...

http://periodhomes.blogspot.com/2010/03/what-difference-year-can-make.html

My first memories of loving houses began as a child.  I cannot remember exactly at what age.  But I do recall my mother dragging me through house after house though.  She loves houses as well....

http://periodhomes.blogspot.com/2010/03/where-it-all-began-for-me.html

Several years ago, we were hired to design and remodel a 1940s clapboard, New England style house.  The house sits on the corner of a street in Fort Worth that has many period revival homes that...

http://periodhomes.blogspot.com/2010/03/french-eclectic.html

Before taking you upstairs, it's hard to not show you the stair hall.  Just off the entry and before the library, the stairhall is probably my favorite room in the house.  I never thought a ...

http://periodhomes.blogspot.com/2010/03/interior-of-southern-accents-showhouse_03.html

When I was first told that Joe Minton was being considered to be the interior designer for the Southern Accents Showhouse I wasn't sure what I thought.  I had seen many photographs of his work, ...

http://periodhomes.blogspot.com/2010/03/interior-of-southern-accents-showhouse.html

Although you may have seen the pictures on-line, I wanted to write a post about the 2009 Southern Accents Showhouse we finished in August of last year.  I have to say that I cannot be more prou...

http://periodhomes.blogspot.com/2010/02/exterior-of-2009-southern-accents.html

Okay, I've been flooded with emails about my post yesterday.  I guess I've struck a chord that makes me realize I'm not the only one that loves modern adaptations of classical and period revival...

http://periodhomes.blogspot.com/2009/01/modern-on-classical-designs-part-ii.html

Modern adaptations of classical architecture have their place.  It is very easy to completely destroy what started out as a great design.  I see it all the time on additions to old houses. How...

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As promised in my previous post, below are a few pictures of the interiors of some of our work over the past few years.  I hope you enjoy. The above picture is the entry hall of an Italian Re...

http://periodhomes.blogspot.com/2009/01/homes-weve-built-in-fort-worth-part-ii.html

Since starting my blog last month, I have had several emails asking for pictures of some of the houses we've built in Fort Worth.  My company does both remodeling of Period Revival style homes a...

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Mirrors are a great statement throughout a house and often overlooked in decorating.  It is usually in the finest homes you find outstanding French and Italian mirrors.  The French trumeau beca...

http://periodhomes.blogspot.com/2009/01/trumeaus-reproduction-or-antique.html

What is it about French and Italian houses that gets everyone so excited?  Although I've only written a handful of posts, the ones on French and Italian designs get, by far, the most response. �...

http://periodhomes.blogspot.com/2009/01/reader-poll-your-favorite-italian.html

With all of the feedback I've gotten from readers about the homes of Hollywood stars, I thought I'd give some insight into the architectural details that these homes from the 1920's an 30's would...

http://periodhomes.blogspot.com/2009/01/details-of-spanish-colonial-house.html

Since the 1920's, Hollywood stars have been known as the style setters for society.  This was (and is) true when it comes to their homes as well.  Wallace Neff, the well known architect to the ...

http://periodhomes.blogspot.com/2009/01/hollywood-house.html

While designing a house in the Italian Renaissance style is not an easy task, with all of the proper details and scale, furnishing one can be difficult as well.  With a little research, hard wor...

http://periodhomes.blogspot.com/2009/01/interior-of-italian-renaissance-house.html

Italian Renaissance style architecture is found throughout the United States in early 20th century houses.  To me, the Italian Renaissance house, with it's low-pitched roof (usually covered in c...

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When I first met with Larry Boerder to discuss the design of the 2009 Southern Accents Showhouse, I explained my love of Cotswold architecture and how I would like to incorporate it into...

http://periodhomes.blogspot.com/2008/12/design-influence-for-2009-southern.html

While the main focus of my blog is the design of period revival houses, from time to time I'll offer insight into what would be appropriate for the interior of these houses as well.  When I come...

http://periodhomes.blogspot.com/2008/12/furniture-for-french-house.html

In the 1920's a developer by the name George Woodward was a busy man building and developing in the area of Chestnut Hill in Philadelphia.  Woodward began developing very modest homes years earl...

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