Gorgeous tile, stained glass, mahogany and deep claw foot tubs — the typical late-Victorian bathroom was luxurious and large. Common features were porcelain hex-tile floors, a wainscot of white subway ...

Victorian bathrooms are having a moment. An odd statement, not least because bathrooms were a rarity in Victorian homes. But our modern day fantasy of a Victorian bathroom, with all the added benefits ...

Houses are packed with clues about their history. From floor to ceiling, if you look closely at the details, they may reveal when the house was built and how people lived in the space over time.

One of our favorite projects from last weekend’s AIA Home Tours was a stunning historic victorian that was constructed in San Francisco’s Cole Valley in 1896, weathered the trippy 60’s and 70’s, and ...

When Mexican designer Stephanie Barba Mendoza and her Austrian husband moved into their Victorian home in northwest London seven years ago, the writing was on the walls for a renovation—at some point ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. What we can glean from this is that our decorating desires have little to do with historical accuracy, and that a Victorian-style ...