Q: Our plumber has had to cut two holes in our dining room ceiling and remove a section of original cast-plaster crown molding to assess, access and repair the second-floor bathroom plumbing above.

Editor’s note: Welcome to the 17th 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 ...

When it comes to home decor, wall color and furniture selection are the usual focal points of decorating. It's easy to overlook the statement-making architectural elements of a room, like decorative ...

Hi, I am redoing molding on the upper floors of my brownstoner. I wanted to get some opinions on whether to use plaster (very expensive) or wood for the ceilings. I am restoring plaster on the parlor ...

Ken Wildes crouches next to a cardboard box and plucks out a rose hand-formed from clay. He holds the rose in his fingertips and points out the flaws. See how the petals are pressed together? A ...

Coliseum Square sits amid the city's streets named after the Muses of Greek mythology, the inspiration for the arts and sciences. The greenspace, edged by Coliseum, Camp, Race and Melpomene streets, ...