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1 Coveted Crib: Nanette Lepore's Victorian Townhouse
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2 Get the Look: A Victorian Bedroom
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3 Do You Have a Ceiling Rose?
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4 Name This House
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5 Before and After: Restoring a Victorian Staircase
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6 Have You Ever Lived in a Victorian?
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7 Before and After: A Victorian Transformation
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8 Would You Like to Live in a Gingerbread House?
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9 Before and After: A Victorian Rebirth
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10 Coveted Crib: A Stunning Victorian
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11 Coveted Crib: A Dazzling Victorian Home in London
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12 Guess What This House Is Called?
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13 What Type of Victorian Did MLK Jr. Live In?
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14 Before and After: A Victorian in San Francisco
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15 Before and After: Updating a '70s-Style Kitchen
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16 Before and After: A Serious Fixer-Upper
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17 Before and After: Renovating an Existing Fixture
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18 Name This Type of Victorian
This Victorian home in Bouldin Creek, TX, one of Austin's oldest neighborhoods, is what you might call a gingerbread house: dripping with candylike ornate moldings and a very decorative picket fence, its style is straight out of a fairytale book. I love it, and I'd kill to live in it. That gorgeous front porch alone had me sold! But architecture this elaborate certainly doesn't please everyone's Read more
From the ornate exteriors to the charming nooks and detailing on the interiors, Victorians are definitely pretty homes. Some of the ones I've lived in, though, have been pretty drafty and needed a lot of upgrades. However, when they're refurbished, they're completely lovely. Source: Flickr User David Paul Ohmer Have You Ever Lived in a Victorian? Yes, I've lived in one! No, Read more
Last year, San Francisco renovator John Clarke Mills bought an 1890s Victorian that needed a ton of work. So far, he's worked on everything from the foundation to rewiring. His latest challenge has been tackling the staircase, which had been separated. The house had been divided into two rental units in the past, and the lower banister had been removed decades ago. John writes, "Since the house Read more
A ceiling rose is a round, ornamental decorative element affixed to the ceiling from which a chandelier or pendant is suspended. They're common in historical Victorian and Edwardian homes (especially in the UK), but they can easily be added to new homes. And so long as your home isn't super modern, they look elegant and relevant with many styles of design. Do you have one? Photo by Graham Read more
From Angelina and Brad Pitt to Nicolas Cage, New Orleans is becoming a popular place for celebs to settle, the latest transfers being Sandra Bullock and Jesse James. The pair quietly snatched up a historic Victorian home in New Orleans's Garden District for $2.25 million back in June. The 6,615-square-foot, five-bedroom, 4.5-bath home, known as the Koch-Mays house, was built sometime between 1860 Read more
Sometimes we get so caught up with trendy accessories and of-the-moment palettes that we forget to consider the feel of the homes we're creating. It's no secret that all-white rooms have a relaxing effect. But throw natural materials, well-loved hardwood floors, worn upholstery, and a collection of vintage and antique accessories and furnishings into the mix, and what you have is a home that's Read more
Built in 1886, the Haas Lilienthal House in San Francisco is a gorgeous example of this type of Victorian home. Read more
Last year, San Francisco renovator John Clarke Mills bought an 1890's Victorian that needed a ton of work. So far, he's worked on everything from the foundation to rewiring. I love the changes that he's made in his San Francisco Victorian, as well as some of the smart, simple renos he's completed with existing fixtures. I was particularly impressed with an existing chandelier that he took from Read more
While there's much to love about living in Victorian homes, one thing that's often not a coveted feature is the multitude of renovations that succeeding generations of owners have added to the homes. The '70s-style kitchen renovation in this Boston Victorian definitely fits in that category. To see how it was fixed, read more Read more
When the Atlanta, Georgia-based renovation firm Laughing Sun purchased this home, it was in absolute disrepair. Once a gorgeous folk Victorian home, it was missing its original roof, and the once-soaring 12-foot-high ceilings had been pared back to only seven feet. It also was so leaky that the renovators were able to push the back wall of the house with one hand! To see how this mess was turned Read more
