The Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich, UK houses this old set of bowling lanes. It is assumed to be from the Victorian era and was installed for the benefit of the naval pensioners. Ironically, the morgue is next door.
I keep finding more of these old lanes hidden away in estates or old facilities, untouched [...]

The Victorians had a keen interest in nature. House plants were a novelty as were fish. A few rare examples of Victorian era fish tanks do exist. The one pictured is a reproduction of a Victorian tank based on illustrations from the era.
Other tanks look more like modern rectangular tanks. The cast iron rectangular tanks [...]

Design Toscano is carrying this unique reproduction Victorian Balloon chair. This is one reproduction you don’t see every day. It is also currently on sale.

Old House Tours has a huge photo and video tour of Lockwood Mansion aka: Loch Aerie in Chester County PA. This unique property is a rather rare combination of Italianate and Victorian Gothic on a sprawling estate.
The home has numerous porches, small conservatory areas, ornate plasterwork and a grand central staircase. There are some [...]

The Sutro Baths were officially opened in 1896. Adolph Sutro, mayor of San Francisco created the project that was the largest indoor baths at that time.
The baths had seven pools, all but one fed with ocean salt water of varying temperatures. The building was styled similar to a large conservatory with intricate iron framework and [...]

You might have seen some of Crosley’s retro turntables at national retailers. Crosley has a much larger line of reproduction audio and telephone products.
All of their items have current technology inside including USB connections, CD recorders, XM radio depending on the model.
Items range from Victorian to 50’s in style so finding items to fit your [...]

Metallo Arts creates custom metal finishes for kitchen cupboards and appliances. Pictured to the left is a finished dishwasher integrated into a custom kitchen. Metallo can also create artisan metal finishes for refrigerators. Metallo’s key business is in their unique range hoods. These old world styled metal hoods are certainly not your typical big box [...]

The office suite pictured to the left is in the Old Executive Office Building, Washington, DC. It was the background of a recent interview with outgoing VP Dick Cheney. This piqued my interest in the location that served as the backdrop for the interview. The office used by the VP, is the former office of [...]

I picked up this book over the summer, it now has a key spot on my reference shelves. The book covers 22 Queen Anne style Victorian homes in the U.S.
The examples in the book are quite different from many historical home books, the examples are more ornate and lean more toward the darker colors and [...]

Apartment Therapy is showing off some recent work for a client where they used a chandelier in a half bath. Using chandeliers in unexpected places has been becoming popular as of late.
Chandeliers appear in small hallways with high ceilings, bedrooms and bathrooms. I posted a few months ago where I took an old chandelier and [...]