“If it comes off ... the paper is thick but not stiff. It blends well when layered or for patch work. It looks great in direct sunlight as well. It hides the texture of our underneath wall ...

Four NORMAN ROCKWELL panels of watercolor and black-and-white sketches featuring the White House — which have been displayed in the building since 1978 — have been taken off the walls.

The lovely little frameworks of bamboo covered with off-white washi paper (whose design dates to 1951) are the sort of thing uncompromising incense fans own. But who knew that 25 of the more than ...