September 2014

by Elizabeth Finkelstein Shopping for an old house in Delaware? Mark your calendars for October 5th from 1-4pm for Delaware State-Wide Historic Open House Day, when scores of old houses for sale across the state will be open to the public! Sigh. I just LOVE when realtors go above and beyond to market old houses. Sophia Bilinsky is one of CIRCA's star realtors, and she's organized this fantastic event to...

by Lauren Spinelli   Choo Choo! All aboard the ostentatious train! Get ready to journey back in time as I share my decor picks from the Victorian era. I'm full steam ahead to the period of the five C's (color, cages, carvings, curved lines and claw feet). Let's do this!  ...

by Leona Jaeger I don't think I've met a single soul who doesn't love the idea of a sunny day, a barely-there cool breeze, an icy lemonade (or iced tea or mint julep) and a huge porch on which to sway lazily away in a cozy rocking chair. If you're one of the souls I just described, then you are going to be swayin' in porch heaven! Welcome to the Kittles Homes -- for sale on CIRCA!  ...

by Alix Adams (Photo courtesy of the Historic Staunton Foundation) Welcome to "You Should Move To...", in which we travel the country scoping out beautiful, under-the-radar old house towns where big charm can be had for little cost. Have a city, town or neighborhood to recommend? Send it along to [email protected]!   Staunton (pronounced Stanton) is tucked into the foothills between the Blue...