Modern Colonial Interior Design: 7 Stunning Upgrades That Turn a Dated House Around (and 3 Costly Mistakes We Almost Made)

Muneeb Ahmed

/ October 6, 2026

We bought a 1962 colonial with sagging screen doors and a living room that looked frozen in 1988. Burgundy walls, brass everything, carpet nobody asked for. My husband wanted to gut it entirely. I wanted to keep the bones. Our designer, Priya, walked in during