OLD HOUSE RESTORATION VIDEOS- The Tile of Ernest Batchelder
For me, Ernest Batchelder, tilemaker (1875-1957) stands with the Greene’s as an icon of the Southern California Arts & Crafts Movement. Like the Gamble House, Batchelder’s home overlooked the Arroyo Seco & like the brothers, he took inspiration from the beauty...
OLD HOUSE RESTORATION VIDEOS- Brent Hull Talks About Bungalow Moldings
Bungalows are well-known & loved for their abundance of moldings- strips of wood that are used to cover transitional areas, such as those around doors or windows. Bringing the natural wood in, wood beautifies & warms our homes like no other material. All the...
BUNGALOW DETAILS: INTERIOR- GLOSSARY
I always feel right at home when I enter a bungalow. Each feature greeting my eye combines with the others to create a charm that warms my heart & tingles my toes. This article, a Glossary of bungalow interior details explains the many parts of the whole that...
RESEARCHING THE HISTORY OF YOUR BUNGALOW
I learned about the culture of the early 20th Century at my mother’s knee (& other low places. Her favorite joke.) . The stories she told me about my grandmother, born in 1888, growing up on the farm, & the fascinating tales of her own life & times,...
OLD HOUSE RESTORATION VIDEOS-Researching the History of Your Bungalow
Researching the history of your bungalow can be arduous, but I guarantee that it will be rewarding. In addition to learning about the previous occupants of your home, you will make new/old friends, who may be long gone, but through your research you will come to...
DO I HAVE A KIT HOUSE?
“Is it true that you could once buy a house from a catalogue?” “Do I have a kit house?” “How can I identify which house I have?” During my years as a historic preservation advocate, at event after event, I think that these are the questions I have been asked the most...
OLD HOUSE RESTORATION VIDEOS- Historic Kit Houses
Historic kit houses hold an intense interest for old house lovers. The very idea introduces the possibility of getting so many questions about the origins of our homes answered. We all burn with curiosity to know: Who built it? Who designed it? When? The fact that...
OLD HOUSE RESTORATION VIDEOS- American Art Pottery
Few things are more at home in a bungalow than American art pottery. Its bright colors & luster bring cheer & light to a dark interior & add details that complement the simple lines of the more rustic Arts & Crafts furniture & Craftsman...
OLD HOUSE RESTORATION VIDEOS- Inside a Historic Bungalow
Character is defined as all the qualities & features that make a person, groups of people, & places different from all others. In architecture, a character defining feature is any element, including the overall shape of the building, its materials,...
