Inside Jim and Jennifer Wissing’s home you’ll see thick crown molding, detailed wood paneling, elegant Victorian furniture and accent pieces, velvet swag window treatments with tassels, and stained ...
A flowered cloth covers a table set for six with flowered napkins and gold-rimmed platters under fruit-patterned salad plates. Natalie LaBossier often hosts dinner parties for as many as 12 in her ...
When the antique furniture and lighting specialist Charles Edwards spotted a derelict Victorian cottage and its barns remotely located on nine acres of farmland in Northampton­shire, he instantly fell ...
Collectors prize furniture that is created by a famous maker, but antique furniture is often not identified with a label. Experts can "attribute" a piece to a maker by comparing it to other known ...
A question about one of the most common names in antique furniture came to my attention recently. At one of my antiques appraisal shows, I was asked about a Duncan Phyfe dining room set. First, I had ...
Statues and plants were important decorations in the large Victorian home. The designers of the day believed in filling all available space. Pedestals were put in halls and in corners of living rooms ...
SPARE a thought for the next poor wardrobe, cabinet or chest of drawers you see gathering dust in a dark corner of the antiques warehouse, unloved and unwanted. Victorian furniture, once the staple ...
Gene Berube has been decorating homes and selling high-end antiques for about 40 years and has an obvious penchant for homes and furnishings that are unique and have interesting histories. So it’s no ...