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Find out how the Victorians divided their living room walls into different areas. Paint, wallpaper, dado rails, picture rails, skirting boards - all is explained.

One of Egypt's most beautiful and historic cities is Alexandria, a thriving and busy metropolis set on the Mediterranean Sea just west of the delta.

Crown molding is an old-world touch that adds majesty and elegance to any room. This simple guide shows you how to install it yourself for professional results.

A vacation in the south of France, Europe's most celebrate seaside, is really not just for rock stars and millionaires. Enjoy the Côte d'Azur on a budget.

A brief introduction to the basics of trim/molding.

Master of Northern Late Gothic sculpture, Claus Sluter was a prominent artist at the court of the Duke of Burgudy Philip II the Bold in Dijon, France.

The speaker in "Because I Could Not Stop for Death" details the gentility of an anthropomorphized Death, who takes her on a carriage ride through life and beyond.

Though temples varied in size and sometimes design, there were basic parts that were incorporated into every ancient Greek temple.

With a base lodge at 7,200 feet, three of the peaks are over 9,400 feet high, the tallest 9,750 feet, providing more than 2,000 feet of vertical drop.

The most popular style of kitchen in the USA today has a solid traditional feel which hides modern comfort and convenience.

I promised I would give you Craft Book reviews and I always keep my promises. Here is one work looking into by Marcelle Costanza on crafting using the computer.

Helvellyn is the third highest mountain in the English Lake District, close to Keswick with fine scrambles along Striding and Swirral Edges leading to its summit

Munich's bohemian Schwabing neighborhood is a free art museum of Art Nouveau - Jugendstil - architecture and decoration, forming one of Europe's best collections.

The Byzantine period in Sabratha saw the building of churches from reclaimed classical roman buildings. Many of the city's Christian cemeteries were also established

Decorating doors and windows with Christmas lights on windows and doors can be a fun, creative, and festive way to celebrate the holidays.

Visitors to Pocatello's Downtown Historic District often miss a nearby National Landmark. That's because East Side Historic District is on the other side of the tracks.

The George Bruce Branch Library in the Manhattanville section of West Harlem is a "circulating library." In a true sense, maybe that means it pays to walk around it.

Nicholas Hawksmoor was the major architect of the English Baroque. His legacy to London was six churches - each a jewel.

Discover what furniture, colors, fabrics, flooring and more work best in your traditional interior decorating scheme.

The Italianate style of architecture is a sight to see: the mixture of old Italian villas with Victorian influence, and extra Italian twist make it truly unique.

The development of the unreliable narrator in F Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby locates this novel within the Modernist movement.

Sticking to a cleaning routine makes it easier to maintain a tidy home. Here is a list of jobs to complete every month.

For many redecorating any kitchen can be an expensive and time consuming project. But in this article you should find some kitchen decorating ideas here to help get start

An understanding of avalanche terrain is one step towards hikers, climbers and ski tourers developing decision making skills for safe travel in the backcountry.

The latest James Bond movie's opening scenes were shot on northern Lake Garda, at Siena's Palio horse race and in Carrara's quarries, all top places to visit in Italy.

Pocatello's historic downtown provides a great place to stretch legs while traveling along Highway 15. One of the West's most attractive, it's a lesson in history, too.

Grinling Gibbons, influenced by the Baroque style of the Netherlands, created realistic still life woodcarvings from limewood. His skill has never been surpassed.

India's Hawa Mahal in Jaipur is a perfect blend of Rajputana and Mughal architectural style, with its 953 windows which keep the palace cool with the blowing winds.

The City of London is best known as a financial centre. But among the modern office buildings, it has a surprising wealth of fine churches.

Emily Dickinson, in her poem of cosmic drama, portrays Death as a gentleman carriage driver, for whom she ceases her leisure as well as her work.

Architectural and artistic highlights, history behind some of stations on the Dark Blue Line of the Moscow Metropolitan, the transport web of the Russian capitol

Astrakhan, on the delta of the Volga river, is a destination for tourists interested in wooden architecture, authentic provincial Russia, and history.

Staying safe in the backcountry is best achieved through good route finding, recognition of unstable slopes and by avoiding avalanche terrain when danger is high.

Three major ski resorts, abundant nightlife and dining, gambling, entertainment and lodging of all kinds, make South Tahoe a complete ski-snowboard vacation destination.

The remains of Palmyra are at first glance typically classical. There are also many elements to the city's architecture that are unique

The Church of the Archangel Raphael has achieved recent prominence due to the novel Miss Garnet's Angel. Visitors to Venice will enjoy its peace and beauty.

Pacquaio's proposed March showdown with Floyd Mayweather will determine how posterity views the brilliant Filipino.

Celebrate Quebec City's 400th anniversary this year as you warm to one of the numerous inns that reflect the intimate charm of the city.

A section by section account of an American classic in high modernism and stream of consciousness literature.

The Zapotec ruin of Mitla, in the Mexican state of Oaxaca, is one of the most fascinating Mesoamerican pre-Hispanic structures, yet remains in the Monte Albán shadow.