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INTERIORS

Learn about old house interiors in these articles from Old House Journal.
20th-Century Wallpaper

By 1920, a sea change had taken place in America; the subdued browns and dark reds of the Victorian era had been swept away on a wave of pastels, florals, and stripes.
20th Century Wallpaper

6 Ways to Survive a Wallpaper Project

A quick guide to avoiding the most common pitfalls of wallpapering.
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Behind the Scenes with Beadboard

The ubiquitous, all-purpose paneling of the Victorian era is still versatile today.
Behind the Scenes with Beadboard

Bold Frameworks of Design

Though often adorned with flowers or vines, trellises and related grids are fundamental motifs in wallpaper, lending texture and interest to the background.
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Breaking Down Walls

Interior spaces and the development of the open plan.
Breaking Down Walls

Bringing the Outdoors In

The Victorian obsession with plants turned parlors into bowers.
Bringing the Outdoors In

Cleaning a Marble Mantel

Knowing the type of stain makes all the difference.
Cleaning A Marble Mantle

Delicate Dismantling

How to take down a mantel--carefully.
Delicate Dismantling

Fantastic Plastics

The growth of synthetic resins in the architecture of houses.
Fantastic Plastic

Femme Fleur

Femme fleurs represent the unlikely mating of late Art Nouveau styling and early electric lighting.
Femme Fleur

Here Drums the Sun

Those radiant beams are silently beating up your furnishings.
Here Drums the Sun

High-Style Steel

Decorative metal could steal the visual thunder from the rest of your decor.
High Style Steel

Home, Home on the Ranch

Want to outfit your mid-century marvel, but aren't sure which furnishings are the best fit? We've got a few suggestions for you, from the decade's famous names to some present-day, era-appropriate offerings.
Home on the Ranch

How To Buy Antiques on eBay

The venerable online auction site can be a treasure trove of old-house parts—if you know how to play the game. A couple veterans of eBay's triumphs and tragedies offer some hard-won lessons.
How To Buy Antiques on eBay

In Search of Central Vacuums




Inside The Sears House

Today's owners feel just the way the original owners did about these mass-produced kit houses: charmed and fortunate.
Inside the Sears House

Learning Curves

A hands-on exercise in cutting kerfs can teach you to bend wood like a pro.
Learning Curves

Nothing Finer Than from Carolina

The Furniture of Charleston, 1680-1820, published this spring by MESDA and Old Salem, Inc.
Nothing Finer than from Carolina

Old Houses, Aging People

Issues and ideas on making old-house living better in the golden years.

One Hot Rock

Versatile and enduring, soapstone has long been revered for its ability to conduct heat and withstand tough conditions.
One Hot Rock

Praise for Glaze

Steps to creating post-Victorian wall finishes.
Praise for Glaze

Repairing Plaster Cracks

Old-house walls often fail through no fault of their own.
Repairing Plaster Cracks

The Making of Built-Ins

In the Arts & Crafts quest for health, simplicity, and design unity, furniture became house.
The Making of Built Ins












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