Interiors & Decor

Interiors & Decor

The History of the Fireplace

The fireplace is a sparkling focal point in historic homes.

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6 Ideas for Country Wainscots

Plain-spoken wainscot treatments create architectural interest for farmhouse walls.

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Behind the Scenes at Rookwood Pottery

Just as in the past, Rookwood Pottery continues to produce hand-painted and -glazed art tiles.

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How To Conquer the Brimfield Antiques Show

Antiquing, collecting, and sourcing collide at the world-famous Brimfield Antiques Show.

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Rustic Cabin on Horsehead Bay

On this pretty sweep of Pacific Northwest shoreline, a rustic cabin is remodeled as a year-round home by the great-grandson of its builder.

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Fancy Painted & Cottage Furniture

Paint-decorated furniture brought colorful fancy to rooms, and is still made today.

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How to Choose the Right Paint Color

Blue is blue, right? Not so much. Color sense changed by decade.

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Researching Early Paint Colors

How many old-house owners have glanced around their rooms and sighed, “If only walls could talk?” What, for example, could they tell us about the richest colors from the earliest days of colonial America, when paint was hand-ground, expensive, and often flaunted as a status symbol by those who could afford the very best?

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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.

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Decorative Trim Options for Old Houses

Some older homes possess showier charms than others: decorative ornament in the form of plaster, composition molding, or wood paneling.

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The Right Way to Use Trim in Old Houses

A century ago, builders, craftsmen, architects, and designers knew something that’s been mostly forgotten today: the rules of classical design.

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Where to Shop in Pasadena, California

Find the best places to shop in Pasadena, California.

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Guide to Vintage-Style Cabinet Hinges

Today’s hinges come in a variety of traditional shapes, sizes, and styles. Here’s how to find the best fit for your old-house cabinets.

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Room-by-Room Lighting Guide

Good lighting does more than just illuminate a space—if that were the case, we’d all be content to light our rooms with nothing more than a bare bulb on a string.

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Comfort & Class in a 1918 Colonial Revival

The owner’s style sense emerged during the renovation of this Tudor-influenced Colonial Revival house, and she found a new career.

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How To Decorate with Ceiling Medallions

Ceiling medallions are decorative features attached to a ceiling, suspended from the floor joists of the space above, give character to an often overlooked space.