Back in my homebuilding days, fireplace mantels got no respect.  By the time we got around to building them, we’d have already run out of mo...

Conversation pit of the 1970s, as illustrated in  The House Book, an influential design compendium published in 1974 by the English desi...

The Palladian window, a favorite of Colonial-era architects, is a relatively easy-to-achieve "special". Unique windows have a...

If your roof leaks,  don't panic and assume you need a whole new roof. Look for common problems like this leaky plumbing vent jack. ...

Replica of the copper axe carried by Otzi the Iceman, who lived between 3400 and 3100 BCE.  He was discovered in the Otztal Alps on the bo...

A '55 Studebaker President just like mine— except this one runs. When I was a pimple-faced teenager, I bought a 1955 Studebaker wit...

Here's the tub your'e not getting: Made by Arcaro-Martini of Italy, it's plated with 24 karat gold and will run you about $1...