One of Latrobe’s oldest 19th century residential buildings is entering a sweet chapter in its existence, newly restored as the home of an ice cream parlor and coffee shop. Michael Ciotti of Harmar, a 2002 Greater Latrobe High School graduate, opened 512 Coffee and Ice Cream in mid-June and welcomed […]
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Fake bamboo often used as trim on late Victorian furniture
Victorian furniture was larger, heavier and usually darker and much more ornate than the mid-century or even modern pieces used today. The houses were large and dark. The electric light was not invented until about 1805, and the candles and oil lamps used for light could only illuminate a small […]
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Denton couple reviving historic Victorian home to operate as bed-and-breakfast | Business
When Whitney Mai first saw the historic house at 815 N. Locust St. listed online nine years ago, she and her now-husband, Cuong, were fresh out of college and not in a position to purchase a commercial space. But when Mai noticed it for sale again two years ago, they […]
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Claremont driving tour has Craftsman, Victorian architecture
Claremont, on the eastern edge of L.A. County, is home to historic architecture along its streets and on the campuses of the Claremont Colleges. It’s a good time for a driving tour of city landmarks while students are home, taking classes online. All those empty parking spots mean you can […]
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Copper Cabinets and Jungle Wallpaper Brought This Old Victorian London Home Up to Speed
Tile, Darkroom. Photography by Veerle Evens for Made.com In the summer of 2010, interior designer Emma Gurner, founder of design studio Folds Inside, and her husband, Rob, were growing desperate. Their offer on a dreamy period home in the leafy London neighborhood of Finchley had fallen through in the eleventh […]