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.
Vintage Doors
Bring beauty and value your home with heirloom-quality REAL wood doors by Vintage Doors. Meticulously handmade by expert craftsmen in your exact size and style—to be loved and respected for generations, just like the olden days. 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.
Pewabic Pottery
Pewabic fabricates heirloom quality architectural tiles for public and private installations, gift and commemorative tiles, vessels, gardenware, ornaments and both reproductions and adaptations of its historic designs and offers classes, workshops, lectures, internships and residency programs for studio potters and other artists.
