by Sears Homes | Dec 9, 2013 | Uncategorized |
This is my fourth series on “Permanent Furniture,” a term I’d not heard until Bill Inge lent me his 1927 “Builders’ Woodwork” catalog. And what a wonderful term it is. It defines the “built-ins” that make early 20th...
by Sears Homes | Dec 3, 2013 | Uncategorized |
In the early 1900s, we seemed to place more value on the idea that we should surround ourselves with beauty. The staircases shown in the 1927 Builders’ Woodwork Catalog ranged from simple to fancy, and yet they’re all elegant and beautiful. Too many modern...
by Sears Homes | Nov 12, 2013 | Uncategorized |
When I first learned that a Baltimorian had discovered a Pennsgrove in their very own neighborhood, I was more than a little dubious. After all, neither me nor my slightly obsessed house-hunting buddies had ever seen a Pennsgrove in the wild. And yet, not only had my...
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