The dilemma of choosing exterior paint for a Victorian home is as old as Victorian homes themselves. ”Many who want to do what will be considered in good taste are puzzled to know what colors to use,” ...

With the development around 1840 of chromolithography, the process of printing in colors, the ephemera of everyday Victorian life took on a vibrant new appeal. Calling cards, valentines, advertising ...

The dilemma of choosing exterior paint for a Victorian home is as old as Victorian homes themselves. “Many who want to do what will be considered in good taste are puzzled to know what colors to use,” ...

The term “painted ladies” might seem to mean something disreputable at first glance, but it is definitely not off-color when it refers to Victorian housing. Painted Ladies is the title of a 1978 book ...

LOCAL ARTIST Charles Beck is featured in the August edition of Victorian Homes, available on newsstands. Beck, a Mount Airy resident who has been commissioned to paint home portraits locally and ...

When a 2011 storm destroyed their black shingle roof, Carol and Ray Knoff of Vinton, Iowa, opted to replace it with a roof in vintage Victorian colors: a clay-like red and gray. Victorian homes ...

When a 2011 storm destroyed their black shingle roof, Carol and Ray Knoff of Vinton, Iowa, opted to replace it with a roof in vintage Victorian colors: a clay-like red and gray. Victorian homes ...

Faced with elegantly proportioned and attractive Victorian, Edwardian or Arts and Crafts interiors, many homeowners feel a certain pressure to allow the original interior architecture to dictate the ...