Taking Edith Wharton and Ogden Codman Jr.’s The Decoration of Houses as his starting point, in his new book the master decorator displays the many improvisations he has rung from historic models and classical principles
Personal space
Coup de foudre: Why I’m restoring an ancestor’s Louisiana home
Foul Water Play at the Schwarz Gallery
In the middle of a bitterly cold night in early January, tragedy struck in Center City Philadelphia.
On books: Damozels & Deities
A new monograph on Pre-Raphaelite stained glass, plus notable museum catalogues from the past year.
The natural
Augustus Saint-Gaudens at the Currier Museum of Art
Georgia guns
In Georgia, the beauty of lock, stock, and barrel
Global exchange
How the craftsmanship of two cultures met in Gorham’s “Japanese Work” silver
Karat + Tick: Form Watches
Form watches from the Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute
Curious Objects: Wade Lege on Mistakes Collectors or Restorers Make
Independent collector Wade Lege on mistakes collectors and restorers make.
Curious Objects: Wade Lege’s Advice for New Restorers
Independent collector Wade Lege offers advice to new restorers