Preservationists and the media focus pretty much all of their attention on the historic buildings in danger of being lost. Monumental fights have been played out to save Buffalo’s urban treasures.

Editor’s note: Welcome to the 85th 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 ...

What’s the easiest way to turn an ordinary room into something special? Whether formal or casual, any room can be enhanced by window cornices. My decorating partner, Matt Fox, and I have used window ...