Decorating a historic home with character — paint colors, wallpaper, antiques, window treatments, and the details that make old rooms feel right.

We painted this room three times. The fourth color was the one I should have started with.

Wallpaper in a historic home is a decision that requires more homework than wallpaper in any other context. Get it right and the room feels

We had $400 and a guest arriving in three weeks. Here's exactly what we did.

Holiday decor in a historic home is about editing, not adding.

The house had a room we called 'the library' with exactly zero bookshelves.

One table lamp in the corner showed me what the room was missing.

The rule isn't 'match everything.' The rule is 'match nothing by accident.'

Our windows are 9 feet tall with original wavy glass. Standard curtain rods were never going to work.