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Decades of notes on restoring Victorian homes. A growing field guide to the 19th-century makers whose furniture, lighting, and décor still fill American homes.
Volume I · The work
Victorian Restoration.
Plaster, mortise locks, mortar that breathes. Decades of restoration notes, curated for you.
Restoration Notes →
Volume II · The makers
Victorian Décor.
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.
Décor Guides →