Tag: Renovator's Toolbox

Among the luxurious appointments of late Victorian and early Edwardian Brooklyn dwellings coveted by...

Most bathrooms are more forgiving; if a fixture gives out, any number of salvage replacements or new...

It is perhaps understandable that the term coffin corner has persisted as a bit of old house lore. â...

The early twentieth century fresh-air movement spurred an architectural trend of sleeping porches as...

One of the pleasures of walking Brooklyn’s streets is seeing the glorious brickwork in all its man...

Popular in 19th century homes, plaster ceiling medallions offer a visual transition and seat for a l...

Gorgeous tile, stained glass and deep claw foot tubs — the typical late-Victorian bathroom was lux...

When the historic homes we live in and admire in Brooklyn today were spanking new, they were often e...

Perhaps you live in an historic house with perfectly intact, never-painted wood. You can just leave ...

The old light fixtures we see so often in Brooklyn townhouses that we think are original to the buil...