PROJECT: Driveway entrance TIME: One weekend to build; a day to install COST: $100 HOW THEY DID IT: Mary and Jearl Cauthorne wanted to replace the plain, rickety driveway entrance to their King William County home with something more inviting. “It’s an adaptation of a garden gate,“ Mary Cauthorne said. “We wanted something a little fancier” to enhance the entry and provide a warm welcome to visitors.

Q:I believe my painted lamp is made of cast iron. The shade, which matches the base, is lined with fabric. What can you tell me?—F.B. Answer: This polychrome metal boudoir lamp was manufactured during the late 1930s. It probably is made of cast iron or spelter. It originally may have had glass or some other material rather than fabric inside the shade.