The Reading Room
The Reading Room
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A growing field guide to the 19th-century makers whose furniture, lighting, and decor still fill American homes, alongside decades of notes from restoring two historic Victorian homes.
The work
Victorian Restoration.
Plaster, mortise locks, mortar that breathes. Decades of restoration notes, curated for you.
Restoration Notes →
The makers
Victorian Decor.
Field guides to the manufacturers (Wernicke, Merklen Brothers, Globe) whose work still furnishes American homes, and a few notes on living with what you find.
Decor Guides →