Featured in Shea's latest project, The Gable House, the rather striking plaid wallpaper enriches the room in dark green hues.

DEAR Helaine and Joe: My parents gave me this secretary they have had for as long as I can remember. It is oak and has a paper label that reads “Larkin Co. Buffalo, New York, Made by our factory No. 5 ...

The Los Angeles Antiques Show isn't your grandma's rickety-rocker furniture sale. This is the event that separates the Stickleys from the schlock. It all starts as soon as you walk in: Barker Hangar ...

During a recent episode of Discovery channel's "Auction Kings," I appraised a Federal period writing desk that was once owned by President Thomas Jefferson. The piece, from his country estate of ...

The desk stood in the entryway of the Ryan family home on Main Street in North Easton for decades. The mail landed on it every night after being brought in from the box. A cornucopia was placed there ...

From the archives: This piece was originally published in April 2015. First of all, my antique desk is not for sale. Second of all, it’s not a desk. It’s a three-piece, mahogany Empire sideboard that ...