How can I design the kitchen in my Victorian home?
Decorating most of my 120-year-old home has been easy with antiques, fancy lighting, rugs, and warm colors. The kitchen, however, is hard to design in a period-appropriate style. The kitchen was an addition made in the 1920s and relied solely on a (now-removed) wood stove in the middle of the house,...
How can I let in more natural light?
Who doesn't love the look of a sun-drenched room? Not every room has a wall of east-facing windows, and the result can be cave-like. Aside from busting open a wall and installing more windows, what are some tricks to making a room look brighter? Will mirrors help?...
How can I test the age of the woodwork/hardwood floors in my home?
There aren't any markings or brand names anywhere on my flooring, woodwork, or wainscoting, and I have no idea how to research it. It's true that the floors are a different color from the woodwork, but I'm sure it's been refinished over the years. The house is ~120 years old, so I definitely couldn'...
What is this wall texture technique and how can I get rid of it?
This wall texture came with the house and, well, I hate it. It makes the room look dirty and cluttered, and the weird gray-green color doesn't help. Does this technique have a name? It seems really well-adhered and it's got a thick protective/shiny coating over it, so I'm sure it'll be a pain to rem...
Where can I buy decent poster-sized prints of famous works of art?
The 24"x36" frame in my dining room needs a new poster in it. I'm not looking for movie posters or kid stuff, but poster-sized prints of actual art. Something along the lines of Magritte's Time Transfixed, but I'm open to other images. I'm having no trouble finding cheap prints on Amazon, but are th...
How to decorate a child’s room in fairy theme
I promised my niece I would redecorate her room and have it finished by the end of summer. She wants a fairy theme room and I don’t know where to start from...
