Cassidy was an updates editor whose main responsibility is to write and edit articles on a range of home improvement topics. Her passion for lifestyle writing began with her editorial apprenticeship ...

As the name suggests, Victorian design originated in the United Kingdom during the time of Queen Victoria’s reign, which lasted from 1837 to 1901. During this period, England was home to a growing ...

Furniture looks like the first modern designs — simple shapes, little carving or decoration, chairs made of bent wood and metal rods, and plain rectangular storage pieces and tables. Victorian ...

Finding new ways to incorporate antique touches into your space feels like a never-ending journey. So imagine how excited antique lovers and die-hard collectors are when antique styles enter the ...

For example, Hunzinger’s inventive designs include this beech wood chair that looks as if it’s made from pipes. Cabinetmaker George Hunzinger patented this chair in 1869. It was just one of the many ...

When I bought a house in my dream Washington, D.C., neighborhood, the house-hunting options were basically Victorian, Victorian, or Victorian. Nearly every rowhouse is some variation on Victorian ...