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As the United Kingdom wrestles over its departure from the European Union and finds diversion in the recent release of “Downton Abbey,” the movie, one thing seems to be sticking around: its decor.

Don’t look now, but the Victorians are back. Every generation, says Bay Area interior designer Brandon Neff, has a fling with Victorian style and fashion, and this seems to be year for it. From ...

A Riverside house is decked out for Christmas from top to bottom — without twinkling electrical lights. Welcome to Heritage House, which is giving tours this holiday season of its authentic ...

People of the Victorian era liked their holiday decorations simple, according to Beth Caldwell, a volunteer docent at The Conrad-Caldwell House Museum, 1402 St. James Ct. "They decorated very ...

Some Victorian pottery and porcelain designers believed in realistic decorations. We have seen vases held by lifelike frogs, pitchers with salamander handles and plates with molded, fringed napkins or ...

While period weddings (think 1940s swing celebrations, 1920s Gatsby-inspired parties) have remained popular throughout 2015, there’s been a surge in traditional Victorian-era weddings, thanks to the ...

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Inside Jim and Jennifer Wissing’s home you’ll see thick crown molding, detailed wood paneling, elegant Victorian furniture and accent pieces, velvet swag window treatments with tassels, and stained ...

MILTON – The 1878 Eustis Estate is one of the state’s largest Gilded Age mansions and its halls will be decked for the Christmas season from Dec. 2 to Jan. 2 during “A Victorian Christmas.” There are ...