The new owners of a freshly renovated brownstone had gone to great trouble restoring the house’s lovely period woodwork but ran aground when it came to furnishings. Busy professionals with little time ...

It takes imagination to turn a disused building into something with purpose. But turning a disused building into something with a purpose that’s entirely open-ended takes vision of a different sort.

THE YOUNG FAMILY that hangs out in this Chicago living room had moved into the 1880s brick townhome from a house in suburban Michigan. Though the clients appreciated historic and traditional styles, ...

Soon after buying a three-story, woodwork-laden Victorian townhouse, a couple with two young kids contracted with Brooklyn-based interior designer Linda Cava to help them pull together the parlor ...