When it comes to home decor, wall color and furniture selection are the usual focal points of decorating. It's easy to overlook the statement-making architectural elements of a room, like decorative ...

I love the voyeuristic aspect of my job, which allows me near-effortless entree into some of the most beautiful and unusual homes in the city. But my insatiable house-lust can be a serious handicap ...

You've likely seen those old Victorian and Regency homes with ornate cornices — they exude a sense of grandeur that many of us wish we could capture in our own spaces. One way to do so is to ...

One of the fine details home buyers look for in a new home is crown ceiling moldings, and builders are responding to the demand by adding intricate cornices and elegant molding to new home ...

Q-We recently purchased a condo unit in a beautifully restored 1920s six- flat building. The dining room`s dramatic covered ceiling has cast plaster moldings running across it, parallel to one another ...

Editor’s note: Welcome to the 17th installment of Brownstone Boys Reno, a reader renovation diary about renovating a brownstone in Bed Stuy. See the first one here. They also blog at ...

If your latest renovation project includes a new ceiling, don't panic at the thought of overhead drywall work. In the right situation, a suspended ceiling offers some real advantages over the ...