Stained glass windows add color and appeal, changing the quality of the interior light and lending another dimension to the room’s design.

Do you frame from the heart, or frame for the room? In a word, the answer is yes. Here are some picture framing guidelines.

Glazing—the glass configuration chosen for windows and doors—can transform interior environments by bringing in light and by opening or concealing views; glass allows connection between interior spaces and to the outdoors.

In search of a clever way to seal up fireplaces during warm weather, early homeowners came up with a delightful form of decoration that’s still with us today.

Restorers of early homes created a market for new bullseye glass, for use especially in doors and transoms.

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.

Americana painter Will Moses carries on a family tradition in unique style.

Folk Artist Vernon DePauw is probably best known for his carvings of eagles, which appeal to his patriotic sense and his love for folk art.

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

A common sense guide to displaying your collectibles.

Bang a nail into the drywall? Maybe not, if yours is a period house. Here’s a rundown of the ways the picture rail was used from 1840–1940.

The desire to bring simple objects with patina into our homes and decorate with folk art has never been stronger.

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.

Evan Chambers of Pavonine Glass discovered his preferred medium 10 years ago, when he saw a glass blowing at Carl Radke’s Phoenix Studios not far from his California home. Soon after, his sister snuck him into a glass-blowing course she was taking at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.