The Times picks up on an interesting trend: People wanting the charm of the old with the convenience, cleanness and reliability of the new. There’s now a magazine riding this trend called New Old House and designers and contractors offering off-the-shelf kits to build your own. While we fantasize about designing and building our own country house some day almost entirely our of architectural salvage, the homes described in the article sound more like new houses with a few old details (like radiators and floors) thrown in. Not our bag, but then again there are times we certainly can relate to the desire not to have to deal with the many headaches that a real old house can present.
The New Old House [NY Times]