Old House Interior Decorating

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A group for discussion and information about creating livable yet historically sensitive rooms that are appropriate to both the style and period of the home as well as the owners’ needs and lifestyles.

Location: Historic Homer, New York
Members: 9
Latest Activity: Feb 9

The Old House Forum

Do You Have any Old Photos of the inside of your house? Did they help when it was time to restore or decorate the room(s)? 3 Replies

I'm asking because the oldest we have seen of our house's rooms only go back to the 1940s-50s - they actually are photos of the family that lived here at the time so they don't show much of the room…Continue

Tags: design, interior, historic, furnishings, decorating

Started by Charles J. Last reply by Lair Tienter Mar 6, 2012.

Spring cleaning antique furniture

Do you have a product you prefer (wax, oil, homemade) to clean and maintain/dust your antique furniture and woodwork? I don't mean for refinishing, but just for regular maintenance and cleaning.Continue

Tags: interiors, maintenance, cleaning, products, house

Started by Charles J Feb 22, 2012.

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Comment by Charles J on February 22, 2012 at 11:55am: If you have an old house related blog or would like to add to links to relevant you tube videos, post them here.

Comment by Charles J on February 9, 2013 at 1:45pm: Just thought I'd check in if there were any questions. Added the 4th and final installment on my blog about selecting upholstery fabrics a couple of days ago. Other new postings on Retro Mid-century Modern and Art Nouveau decor on Squidoo. If you're interested, take a look and let me know what you think. Hope you find something of use in those. Please post any links you might have to related topics. Thanks.