Salt box house interior

A fun fact about saltbox houses is that the name was inspired by wooden salt storage boxes, which look like miniature versions of the actual homes. These salt boxes were common in Colonial kitchens. #HouseDesign #Architecture #SaltBoxHouse

It is a Colonial style of architecture which originated in New England. Saltboxes are frame houses with two stories in front and one in back, having a pitched roof with unequal sides, being short and high in front and long and low in back. The front of the house is flat and the rear roof line is steeply sloped.

“We knew we wanted a saltbox house,” says Elizabeth Burry, standing in the kitchen of her Trinity summer home. “We both love saltboxes.” She and her husband also like open concept floor plans, and so while the home looks like a saltbox on the outside, it abandons the traditional layout of a central staircase with […]

Cozy Dining, Foyer Pass Through Photo 3 of 12 in The Salt Box by Alpha Genesis Design Build, LLC. Browse inspirational photos of modern homes. From midcentury modern to prefab housing and renovations, these stylish spaces suit every taste.

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And why is it called a saltbox to begin with?

Everything you need to know about a saltbox style house, including its history, key design characteristics, and the story behind its unique saltbox name.

January 16, 2017Two decades ago, when legendary Manhattan-based interior designer Robert Couturier, a native Parisian, met his now-husband, the Connecticut-born historic preservationist Jeffrey Morgan, their tastes were poles apart. “I didn’t know much about American decorative arts,” says Couturier, famed for creating grand-scale, lavishly decorated interiors on four continents. “Jeffrey said he wanted to show […]