Small craftsman living room

The kids left, so designer Alix Day helped this Seattle couple create the perfect space to age in place.

If you want to learn how to enhance and embrace the history and soul of your old home (especially a craftsman house) then you are in the right place.

Name: Christian Doble and Alicia GburLocation: Pleasant Ridge, MichiganSize: 1800 Square FeetYears lived in: 7 years, ownedChristian and Alicia are both full-time creative professionals, and while they’ve both reworked homes before, this house—a 99-year-old Craftsman bungalow—is the first project together as a married couple. “It was this home that helped us realize our joint passions for restoring and designing spaces,” the couple explains.

A craftsman home is known for its incredible character and use of natural materials. Here are 10 features prominent in most craftsman homes.

This owner of this historic home wonderfully blends old and new. She says when decorating a historic home, you should keep a running list of items you’re looking for — and measurements: "You never know when you’ll stumble across the perfect fit."

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We have officially lived in our house a year! How has time gone by this quickly? Okay technically it was a year on April 21st, the day after we finished filming our pilot episode, since we moved in the very next day. But time got away from us and we forgot to post, so here we are. A year and two we

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Having moved around a lot growing up, Sam always dreamed of a place to call her own. This bright and happy mid-century Craftsman is it!

Even though everything in our house still feels very much like a work in progress, here's a peek at the progress we have made in our living & dining rooms.