Vintage stairs

A seating nook on the staircase showcases the pillows that the firm made from the vintage silk scarves they found online—a detail that helped inform the color palette for the project. Photo 16 of 21 in Before & After: A Portland Victorian Goes Into Full Glam Mode.

Tour a 1906 Victorian style home in Portland, Maine designed by Abigail Shea and her interior design firm, Studio Eastman complete with a purple powder bath.

My glamorous father - foreign correspondent, explorer of Tibet - was the son of a penniless immigrant. My Delphic mother belonged to a (no other way to put it) degenerate branch of an old Southern family, distinguished in another era for political and financial contributions to the Confederacy. Because or perhaps in spite of this, I was, while growing up, imbued with a sharp sense of the word "background." My own is a sort of cocktail - 3 parts romance, l part adventure, 2 parts amazing luck…

Rusty Staircase

Come see this easy inexpensive DIY Vintage Print Staircase Gallery Wall! The gallery wall feels so curated and adds so much life to this room!