From the category archives:

Houses

Upholstery Choices Giving “Victorian” A Bad Rap

July 9, 2009

Victorian-Era Furniture has gained a bad rap over the past 100 years for it’s “garishness” and I think that there is no potential end to that reputation, and thus, it’s lack of mainstream appeal. I think there is one thing we can do, however, to improve on that and it lies in the upholstery. [...]

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Need Tips On Visiting Cape May, NJ

May 28, 2009

photo by wasabi_bob
There is a reasonable chance that I will be visiting Cape May soon and am reaching out to the Rare Vic community to see if anyone has tips on which [Victorian] houses to visit and places to antique/see antiques. Comment below if you do!

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Staircases Are Not Furniture

February 11, 2009

I have a new pet peeve – though I need a stronger way to express my disdain for this practice but I’ll keep the blog clean. The removal of historic staircases from homes that are not being demolished is a low way to secure extra bucks. Owners are irreversibly removing a piece of a home’s [...]

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Rosson House in Phoenix, AZ

October 24, 2008

While on business travel in Phoenix, AZ, a colleague suggested that we have dinner at the restaurant that Oprah anointed as the best pizza in America – Pizza Bianco. We waited 2 1/2 hours and we overheard that two women nearby waited 4 hours for takeout pizza!
But it was good. Very good.
The guy turns away [...]

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