Lesser Known Carpets
A review of the “unseen” floor coverings of early America challenges the myth that colonial homes were bare.
Textiles
Textiles for old house interior design, including period-appropriate carpets, rugs, floor coverings, pillows, bedding, table cloths, curtains, drapes, portieres and more.
SEE ALSO: Decorative Tile | Fireplace & Mantel | Flooring | Furniture | Hardware & Metalwork | Interior Lighting | Interior Paints & Stenciling | Pottery, Artwork & Glass | Wainscoting, Paneling & Trim | Wallpaper & Ceilings
Playing Dress Up: Windows
Fashions for windows in early homes run from the simplest homespun on a string, to fancier layered treatments.
Uncommon Carpets for Early Homes
A review of the “unseen” floor coverings of early America challenges the myth that colonial homes were bare.
Furnishing a Bedroom in a Colonial House
Unlike the kitchen, the bedroom is an easy place to indulge in historical decorating and furniture.
Wool Carpet: Historic & Green
Wool carpet is not only a historic choice for your home but an environmentally friendly interior flooring option.
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.
Arts & Crafts Rug Renaissance
Rugs were an important part of Arts & Crafts houses. Far more than mere floor coverings, their colors, textures, and patterns helped integrate house and furnishings in the pursuit of a totally designed environment.
Decorative Pillows for Every Era
While the decorative pillows may not be a necessity, they are pretty and comfortable which is perhaps why every generation has one.
Vermont Verde Antique
Vermont Verde Antique is an acid resistant, stain resistant, hardy, durable, low maintenance rich green serpentine stone perfect for kitchen and bath counters, shower enclosures, fireplace surrounds, and floors.
Unico System
A central heating and cooling system using "aspiration" technology to warm and cool homes evenly and quietly with flexible small ducts that weave through ceilings, walls, and even floors.
Authentic Designs Colonial Lighting
Authentic Designs makes reproductions of colonial and early American lighting fixtures. We began by researching the originals which we found in historic New England inns, museums and private collections, and now recreate them in perfect detail.
