Modern Renovations of Period Homes

Some of our favorite renovation stories involve recasting period architecture into modern residences, and these seven projects give historic structures a new history to call their own. Slideshow

When Londoners Anthony and Gillian Blee encountered the ruins of an aging mill in southern France, they knew they had found their fantasy. Built in 1822, the old mill was uninhabitable. A careful renovation oversaw the structure's transformation into a modern home with old-world charm.