J., Stephens Interiors
J. Stephens Interiors specializes in creating high-end residential interiors with an emphasis on a custom design that reflects the lifestyles and individual preferences of our clients.
Furniture
Ideas for furniture for Old House interior design, including antique and historic reproduction furniture, couches, chairs, beds and dining room sets.
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Tables for any Occasion
Side tables and small occasional tables in early America were portable, versatile, and delightfully varied in style.
How To Create Furniture Vignettes
Furnishing a whole room, let alone a whole house, can be daunting. Here’s how to ease in.
A Modern Solution for Furnishing Vintage and Historic Homes
See available options from Simplicity Sofas.
Corner Cupboards & Spoon Shelves
Ingenious ways and means for storing items in early homes teach us about beauty with utility.
Furniture History: Desks
Desks of any sort were uncommon before public education created greater literacy at the start of the 19th century. Here's a look at common early desks.
Sitting Pretty: Bench, Settle, Sofa
Seating for more than one? Here we have ideas out of history—practical and sometimes ingenious.
Center for Furniture Craftsmanship
The Center for Furniture Craftsmanship in Rockport, Maine, invites skilled amateurs.
Spool-turned Furniture
Although it has come to be associated with 19th-century opera singer Jenny Lind, the history of this furniture predates the Pilgrims.
The Love of Americana
The definition of “Americana” has shifted since a first wave of interest ca. 1820, but nostalgic collecting has always been diverse and tied to our enjoyment of artifact.
History of the Desk
Desks of any sort were uncommon before public education created greater literacy at the start of the 19th century. Here's a look at common early desks.
A Guide to Built-In Furniture
The array of built-in furniture that graced early 20th-century homes makes them eminently more livable—and charming.
Fancy Painted & Cottage Furniture
Paint-decorated furniture brought colorful fancy to rooms, and is still made today.
How To Buy Arts and Crafts Furniture
Well-constructed Arts and Crafts furniture is made using mortise-and-tenon joinery techniques and naturally strong woods. Here's how to determine which pieces are appropriate for your old house.
6 Rules for Displaying Collectibles
A common sense guide to displaying your collectibles.
Furnishing a Bedroom in a Colonial House
Unlike the kitchen, the bedroom is an easy place to indulge in historical decorating and furniture.
6 Arts & Crafts Furniture Essentials
Furnishing a Craftsman-style home? These iconic furniture pieces are at the top of every collector’s list.
Charming Banquette Seats
Banquettes, or upholstered benches, are a cozy and colorful way to add seating, hide a bit of storage, rescue a dull corner, or accent a room.
Crown Point Cabinetry
Crown Point Cabinetry offers custom cabinets for period style kitchens, baths, offices, laundry rooms, home bars and more. Styles include Shaker, Arts & Crafts, Early American, Victorian and Transitional.
Vintage Doors
Vintage Doors' hand-crafted wood product line includes: screen doors, storm doors, Dutch doors, French doors, louver doors, pantry doors, interior doors, exterior doors, entrance units, three season porch enclosures, pet doors, arch top doors, round top doors, custom doors and more.
Nostalgic Warehouse
Classic-style door hardware, engineered for new construction or historic renovation, lacquer-coated, solid brass, patterned after original antique hardware, passage, privacy, mortise lock, or dummy sets and cabinet hardware and accessories.
