Interiors & Decor

Interiors & Decor

6 Arts & Crafts Furniture Essentials

Furnishing a Craftsman-style home? These iconic furniture pieces are at the top of every collector’s list.

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9 Reproduction Lights for Old Houses

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Where to Shop in Portland, Oregon

Find the best places to shop in Portland, Oregon, for architectural salvage.

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Nifty & Gifty: 20 Unique Gift Ideas

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Expert Advice: Choosing an Interior Paint Palette

Have you ever thought you’d solved a paint scheme dilemma with one of those chips from the paint store that has four or five gradations of the same hue? You put one on the walls, another on the trim, perhaps—daringly—a third for accent. Then, before the paint’s even dry, you find yourself dissatisfied?

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9 Gifts for Old-House Lovers

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Decorative Ceilings That Inspire

Classic decorative ceilings are typically embellished with color, striping, cast plaster ornaments, corner fans, borders, specialty papers, or murals.

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Custom Looks in Lighting

By adapting interchangeable parts, swapping out shades and finishes, or even ordering a unique fixture, you can get custom lighting that fits your house—and budget.

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Guide to Antique Pottery and Tableware

Even restoration purists countenance the use of reproduction tableware, as so little of the original remains: treen (woodenware) was soon replaced; pewter got melted down; pottery and porcelain broke.

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Affordable to Affluent: Carpets for the Early Home

Carpets and rugs vary greatly in style and in cost. Here we take a look at various floor coverings in early homes.

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Tips for Using Trim

When we make buildings, we fashion raw materials into tectonic elements. Much like cotton and wool are carded, spun, and woven to create clothing, trees are transformed into lumber, and stones are shaped into blocks.

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Guide to 20th-Century Windows

At the turn of the 20th century, window designs took off in new directions to fit the cutting-edge houses of the day.

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Lighting Early Homes

Today’s reproduction lighting is more authentic than ever.

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For Fireplace & Stove

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Old House Heating Made Pretty

From hot-air vents to radiators and decorative baseboard heater covers, visible parts of heating systems can be made more appropriate to your old house.

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How To Buy Antiques on eBay