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Located down the street from me in the old Riggs Bank building is one of my favorite casual restaurants, Gordon Biersch ( I love their gar...

Located along the Grand Canal in Venice is the Palazzo Cavalli Franchetti. Now housing the Venetian Institute of science, letters and arts,...

From the period rooms at the Met , these gilt andirons are the perfect addition to any holiday hearth! You could always tell your kids tha...

The Palazzo Santa Sofia, commonly known as the Ca' d'Oro or golden house, is a 15th century palazzo along the Grand Canal in Venice....

Continuing my series on hearth and home , today I'm sharing a Victorian chimney from the National Building Museum here in DC. Arches, ...

Located in the collection of the Met 's period rooms is a fantastic white glazed and gilded baroque wood stove. While this may not be a...

Exhibited last year at the Met were 2 extraordinary exhibits by the Icelander Katrin Sigurdardottir that I've meant to share for awhi...

The holiday season is upon us once again and nothing says home for the holidays quite like a chimney: hearth and home afterall, right? I...

I was asked to review a copy of The Heights, Anatomy of a Skyscraper by Kate Ascher by the Penguin Press as part of her online 'book ...

Just some images today of the charming old city of Dubrovnik, Croatia from the Australian. Could this city be any more picture perfect? Ri...