I found another chapter on portiéres (room door curtains), and, as usual, I am sharing it. Who knows if anyone is interested in this besides...

One of the things I like to cover in my blog are topics that are only rarely covered elsewhere (perhaps for good reason LOL). In my recent b...

On my continuing quest to find good early 1900s sources for furnishing middle class bungalows, I ran across Successful Houses by Oliver Col...

I really cannot stand the French doors in our living room and dining room. They don't stay closed and they don't work with our rugs ...

Sharon believes these curtains were used for doorways and were called portières . She's collected quite a number of examples from...