Shingle Style

An earnest upside-down saltbox is updated with a gracious entry, a shingled seaside style, and windows toward the oceanby Rob Lambert

A new cottage makes the most of a narrow lakeside lot with charming details outside and comfy nooks within

This massive entryway above a Rhode Island beach was inspired by nature, but built by handby Chris Ermides

A new cottage makes the most of a narrow lot with charming details outside and comfy nooks withinby Arleta Chang

Curves and a comfortable floor plan reinterpret two traditional stylesby Richard Buchanan

A change in a ranch's ridgeline transforms a suburban house without disturbing the neighborhoodby Frank Riepe

Cross-gabled windows and a two-story gallery funnel light into the heart of the houseby Peter Conard

Turning the kitchen to the south, toward the family room, did more than improve the viewby David Amory, Sukie Amory

Birch-bark ceilings, a sleeping porch and plenty of fireplaces harken back to an earlier eraby Diana P. Grater

Separate buildings are arranged to create privacy and inviting outdoor spacesby David O'Neil

Beadboard tile, period fixtures and picture-framed medicine cabinets are just the startby David Bentley, Elizabeth Churchill

A steep roof gives the exterior an angular, dramatic shape; traditional materials keep the house groundedby Michael McKinley

A modest renovation transforms hodgepodge of revival styles into a coherent shingle-style designby John Ineson, Elizabeth Ineson

On a shingle-style house, aluminum soffit vents just won't doby Robert Wills

Woven corners are a good-looking and low-maintenance alternative to corner boardsby Oliver Govers