I've always liked diningrooms with burgandy or maroon walls with white trim. I think I want to try this in my diningroom keeping the trim and panels white. I'm king of scared of how it'll look with the red and green carpet though.

Hey guys! It's cabinet hardware, hope that's okay lol. Picked up furniture last weekend, handles have been painted with spray paint, and looks like the guy did a dark wash to accentuate the designs. Spray paint comes off easily with metal polish, but whats a good way to polish the backplates? I feel like the polish will get gunked up in the designs and be impossible to get out! Any advice appreciated, thank you!!

Are there any cons to just stripping out this rats nest of old telephone wiring?

Built in 1905, used to have a chimney at the front gable also for a coal stove in the master bedroom way back when. Kitchen off the back there

Disclaimer, yes I got the picture off street view and its super old but I'm lying in bed and the house is covered in snow anyway.

I have an early-1800s home with some antique door latches, in a few styles and conditions. One is this one (below). It is on a closet door and it still works as a basic latch despite missing a few pieces. I don't want to replace it or heavily restore it, but I do want to add a doorknob. However it seems to have a very non-standard rectangular shaft opening.

Does anyone know of a source for unusual (not square) or custom doorknob spindles, or suggestions for where to look?

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I bought a 1922 home in December. It has been sold several times in the last 20 years, so I’m not finding a lot of reliable history on the renovations. All the woodwork has been carelessly painted white (lots of paint on window glass, chipping, peeling, etc. I would vastly prefer stained wood to this mess. I have no idea what is original and what has been replaced, and I don’t know what’s under all this paint. Is it better to do the work to strip it all, or remove and replace it outright? If I have to choose between “renovation” and “restoration”, I prefer to restore. I’m just not sure what would be better in this situation. I can add pictures if it helps, but they’re standard baseboards with quarter round at the floor. EDIT: I did post pictures below in the comments.

I have an attic wall that doesn’t look insulated and the other side is the outside of the home (stucco wall) I’m sure there is a lot of heat that is leaving the attic through this wall. What should I use to insulate this? BATTs? Faced? Something else?

I just stripped 100 years of paint from these. Do you think they are copper or will that color be removed the more I clean? Some are in amazing shape but I could use suggestions to help make them more uniform? Cleaning suggestions welcome!!! For reference, house was built in 1923, northern IN.

Probably a long shot, but found this when excavating in my 1904 house in the UK. I’d love to figure out what the rest of this tile pattern might’ve been. It’s a deep green colour with what looks like a light blue floral detail. All my searches are coming up blank!

Can you please share photos of styled TVs in century home living rooms? I've waited 1.5 years to put a TV in my living room because I don't know how to make it cute. I have a light sage living room styled with dark wood, antique furniture, and cowhide rugs. I'm just not sure how to incorporate a TV without destroying the antique vibe. House was built in 1915. Thanks!