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fromColossal
12 hours ago

In 'Reading the Rooms,' Gretchen Scherer 'Opens Up' Historic, Art-Filled Spaces

Gretchen Scherer paints luminous, salon-like historic interiors that merge real architectural detail with miniature-room inspiration, altered perspective, and a bright contemporary palette.
fromwww.architecturaldigest.com
1 month ago

The AD100-Designed Staircases That Stepped Things Up in 2025

A sinuous plaster stair exemplifies the air of unfussy elegance in this Beverly Hills home. A blend of patinated materials, classic wallpaper, and antique accents lends this elegant Colorado home's staircase a timeless sense of character. Master woodworker Sam Maloof oversaw the design and construction of this dramatic spiral stair, illuminated by oval windows of red cedar added by Bestor in this property by a Frank Lloyd Wright protege.
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fromwww.thehistoryblog.com
3 months ago

Take a virtual tour inside a 17th c. Dutch doll's house

An immersive Rijksmuseum exhibition recreates 17th-century Dutch domestic life through diorama galleries, family objects, archaeological finds, and the Doll's House of Petronella Oortman.
History
fromianVisits
3 months ago

Bart's nearly 300 year old Great Hall opens to the public for free visits

Barts Hospital's restored nearly 300-year-old North Wing, featuring Hogarth murals and inscribed donor panels in the Great Hall, is now open for regular public visits without booking.
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