Historic Design Consulting LLC assists homeowners, businesses and museums preserve, restore and interpret Victorian and Arts and Crafts era architecture. HDC offers a range of consulting and restoration services. We specialize historic paint colors, historic millwork and molding, research and architectural history, maintenance plans and preservation planning. We also offer hands-on restoration services, including window restoration, historic paints and finishes, restoration carpentry, plaster and masonry.
When we think about the American frontier, images of isolation, privation and strenuous labor can come to mind. Life on the frontier certainly was difficult and dangerous. A homesteader’s first year was often a frantic race to Read more…
A recent book by Fred Peterson titled Homes in the Heartland describes the evolution of the balloon-frame farmhouse in the upper Midwest. Peterson notes one characteristic of many, first generation farmhouses: an eclectic nature where they were built in Read more…
When people think of 19th century houses they often imagine grand Queen Anne homes with towers, elaborate porches and oodles spindles, brackets and fretwork. However, if you read through my blog you might have noticed that Read more…