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	Eye on Antiques: Heavenly Art American craftsmen put cows and chickens on their rooftops to point to the wind, incidentally making imaginative folk sculpture. Now weathervanes are a premier collectible.
	Making It Work Following in the footsteps of past renovators, Gail Lettick reworked the design of her 1775 Connecticut farmhouse to make an airy, open showcase for her 17th- and 18th-Century antiques.
	Life in Balance Disappointed to find the best old homes in bad neighborhoods, Art and Pam Ritter built their own colonial in Midlothian, Virginia, to fit Art’s antique and handmade furnishings.
	Polly's Puddings The short collection of receipts Polly Burling penned before her marriage offers a glimpse of local foods and cooking methods in the 18th Century.
	Life in Early America: Faces of a Generation Confident in his skill and his secret formula for plaster, sculptor John Henri Isaac Browere set out to record the true likenesses of America’s leaders.
	Roping a Bed We share tips from Colonial Williamsburg on how to lace a colonial rope bed—even if it’s meant more for antique ambience than counting sheep.
	Colonial Bedding Basics In the days before spring and foam mattresses, families made their own bedding. You too can create the sacking, mattress, bed, and bed cover for a perfect colonial bed.
	Side-by-Side: Early Cooking Hearths For nearly two centuries, families relied on a fireplace for heat, light, and hot meals. We look at the hearth’s evolution and how to properly equip it.