THE DANGERS OF RESTORING AN OLD HOUSE
The dangers of restoring an old house can be considerable, but with proper planning can be minimized. Let's take a look at the actions required. A contractor has been hired to begin the restoration of your home. You have discussed your staying in the house while the...
WHAT IS THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE OF RESTORING AN OLD HOUSE?
Long ago, when feebly attempting to restore a Folk Victorian, I discovered that the biggest challenge of restoring an old house is battle fatigue. It’s extremely easy to get disheartened. I know I’m not your mother (Disclaimer: I think I’m everybody’s mother.) but I...
BUNGALOW DETAILS: EXTERIOR- GLOSSARY
This bungalow details exterior glossary will help you get a rapid grasp of what makes a bungalow a bungalow, & not a Mid-Century, a Queen Anne or a Dutch Revival. Many of the terms are applicable to other styles of homes, & some to all periods of architecture...
FLORIDA’S HISTORY MUSEUMS & HISTORIC HOUSE MUSEUMS
Florida’s history museums & historic museum houses tell a 3D tale of the state & the land boom of the 20's that cannot be fully expressed in any book, though I have to admit that I did a pretty good job in the historic documenatry film I produced! The...
CREATING A DREAM BUNGALOW KITCHEN, Part 2
PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER Clutching my well worn BUNGALOW KITCHENS book, I began collecting the pieces for my dream bungalow kitchen in Tampa. The first was the stove because I knew that it would take 2 ½ years to be restored, all the way in Georgia. When I had lived in...
CREATING A BUNGALOW KITCHEN, PART 1
Time to grab your Kleenex box. Creating a bungalow kitchen never got any further than the dreams stage for me. I’d had my nose buried in Jane Powell’s BUNGALOW KITCHENS for a number of years & wanted nothing more (maybe world peace, but that’s about it) than an...
YOUR BUNGALOW KITCHEN MAKEOVER
You are so ready for your bungalow kitchen makeover. Your current kitchen is a confusing mash-up of several decades of “updating,” a chronicle of the latest trends & a vivid tale of too many decades spoiling the broth. Yeah, that was my kitchen & the broth was...
CHOOSE THE RIGHT WOOD FLOOR FINISH FOR YOUR BUNGALOW
The finish is the material that goes on top of a prepared wood floor- a correctly & thoroughly prepared floor- that makes it look fresh, emphasizes the grain & protects the wood, a comparatively soft & porous material. This finish does not protect the wood...
HISTORIC BUNGALOW WOOD FLOORS 101- The Forest to the Floor
I consider historic bungalow wood floors to be the single most endangered historic fabric, well, maybe second to windows! As a tree-hugging, wood flooring professional, specializing in the restoration & preservation of historic floors, I’d like to pass on what I...
