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In my second in-depth look at the Petit Trianon, we'll continue to explore the ground floor. The billiard's room is adjacent to th...

I'm about to start a comprehensive series of posts on the Petit Trianon utilizing drawings and my photographs; not all at once, mind you...

Just think of this as the Eames chair of the eighteenth century! From the book by fashion illustrator Jean-Philippe Delhomme, The Cultivate...

Recognize these easy chairs? No, they're not from your local thrift store! These are the chairs of Archie & Edith Bunker (Carroll O...

Directly across the street from The Lindens is my favorite house in DC still in private hands, the Mary E. Stewart mansion, designed by Pa...

The oldest house in DC is not the White House, and interestingly enough, did not start life out in 'the district' but rather north o...

The inestimatable Emily Evans Eerdmans of the eponymous blog, has recently been married and the bloggers on her blog roll have decided to ...

We have a long holiday weekend (in reverence of Martin Luther King) and the weather here in DC is decidely cozy: Cold and rainy. One of my ...

Long stretches of cold weather like we're having help me realize why people have decorated the interiors of their homes with flower imag...

In the heart of Antwerp lies a 16th century warehouse which now bears the Vervoordt stamp. Not Axel, but his son Boris. The former coffee w...