Clark Hodgin

4 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Tim Heffernan |Clark Hodgin

Steel, brass, silver and aluminum tools, looking as good as newish after a thorough cleaning. D.I.Y.From creaky brass door hinges to antique silver, you can rehabilitate the metal in your home with some cheap tools and simple techniques. Steel, brass, silver and aluminum tools, looking as good as newish after a thorough cleaning. Credit... Last month in this column, we restored an abandoned wood desk to its original glory with some sandpaper, a couple of stain pens and a putty knife.

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Alyson Krueger |Clark Hodgin

Some residents are lamenting the loss of the old-fashioned motor inns, while others say the "classic" lodgings were outdated and due for an upgrade. Three Ducks, a new hotel, has replaced the Westhampton Seabreeze Motel. Credit... The Westhampton Seabreeze Motel, with its quilted bedspreads, white microwaves and mini fridges, is no more. Gone, too, is the Sands Motel, in Montauk, which was a tad swankier with full refrigerators and stoves that were off-white.

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Margaret Roach |Clark Hodgin

What you need to do when the blooming season ends to make sure next year's crop thrives. In season, lilacs are an extravagance of color and fragrance - especially when you have something like 437 plants, representing 138 different species and varieties, as the New York Botanical Garden does in its Burn Family Lilac Collection. After they finish blooming, though, lilacs can present an extravagantly messy aftermath, nudging the gardener to intervene in the name of tidiness.

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Tim Heffernan |Clark Hodgin

D.I.Y.You may need nothing more than a thorough wipe-down, a few touch-ups with stain, and a bit of wax to restore the original luster. To revive an old, battered desk, we had to go through all four steps of a complete furniture restoration: clean, repair, recolor and refinish. D.I.Y.You may need nothing more than a thorough wipe-down, a few touch-ups with stain, and a bit of wax to restore the original luster.

Mar 8, 2025 | businessandamerica.com | Ronda Kaysen |Clark Hodgin

To bring to life the nefarious corporation at the center of the dystopian thriller “Severance,” the director of photography Jessica Lee Gagné needed to find the right location for a fictional headquarters. As she scoured the internet for abandoned malls, she stumbled upon a blog with photos of a decaying, hollowed-out midcentury office building called Bell Labs.