HOW BUNGALOW AUTHOR JANE POWELL CHANGED MY LIFE
Into every life walks a handful of people who impact your life profoundly. Jane Powell, bungalow author, restorer & advocate, was one of them for me. In the winter of 1998, I walked out of my 1966 MCM house in Pasadena where I had lived as a renter for 8 years...
OLD HOUSE RESTORATION VIDEOS- the Menu
This post is an overview of my old house restoration videos, arranged like my site, INSIDE, OUTSIDE & ALL AROUND. Plus, there's a special section of THE MASTERS, without whose creativity, genius & pioneering spirit, our bungalows would not exist. There's also...
CHOOSING BUNGALOW PAINT COLORS, Part 7
IT’S ALL ABOUT THE CHEMISTRY- LEAD PAINT IN BUNGALOWS Yes, there is lead paint in bungalows. Let's understand it & learn how to deal with it, better. White lead, produced by corroding lead with vinegar, was used in historic paints to produce opacity thereby...
OLD HOUSE RESTORATION VIDEOS- Benjamin Moore Paint for Old Houses
Painting your house, particularly the exterior, can be a daunting task. It seems pretty easy, until the paint starts peeling off in sheets, or fades after the first year or alligators worse than a reptile farm. Your hours of prep & application turrn into a...
