“Your Bathroom, More Than Any Other Room in Your House, Comes Under the Keen, Unhidden Scrutiny of Your Guests…”
– Ad for Fairfacts Bungalow Bathroom Fixtures, 1920’s

BUNGALOW BATHROOOMS

Restore & beautify your bungalow bathroom- a place of solitary refuge, the bathroom offers yet another opportunity to express your own personal taste while honoring the technology, materials & design of the period.

Whether you have been blessed with a bathroom that has some of its original features, or one that boasts the grandiose accoutrements of a new, luxury hotel – or the more modest fixtures of a Motel 6- the articles here will help you assemble your dream bungalow bathroom.

OLD HOUSE RESTORATION VIDEO- I love historic linoleum.

OLD HOUSE RESTORATION VIDEO- I love historic linoleum.

What's not to love about historic linoleum? It is made from flax. My favorite fabric, made from the same plant, Linum usitatissimun, is linen, cool & elegant. And expensive. I'm always a fan of expensive. Another ingredient of lino, pine resin takes me back to my...

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OLD HOUSE RESTORATION VIDEOS-Architectural Salvage

OLD HOUSE RESTORATION VIDEOS-Architectural Salvage

In this internet age, there is very little that you can’t find on YouTube so I have put together a list of old house restoration videos, arranged by skill/trade/interest for you to view. Whether you plan to do a project yourself, or hire a professional tradesperson,...

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BUNGALOW ARCHITECTURAL SALVAGE RESOURCES

BUNGALOW ARCHITECTURAL SALVAGE RESOURCES

I put a call out to my Facebook followers for their favorite bungalow architectural salvage resources. I have long been a fan of the idea of salvage, as well the the practicalities of the practice. In my previous article, I write about the cultural, economic &...

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BUNGALOW ARCHITECTURAL SALVAGE

BUNGALOW ARCHITECTURAL SALVAGE

If you should be fortunate enough to have a bungalow, architectural salvage can be your BFF. Merriam Webster defines salvage as "property saved from destruction in a calamity (such as a wreck or fire)." Cambridge adds, "to try to make a bad situation better." Not...

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BUNGALOW BATHROOMS

BUNGALOW BATHROOMS

by Jane Powell, author & Linda Svendsen, photographer “The hands-on source book for creating or restoring a stylish Arts & Crafts/bungalow bathroom.” If you really want to know about bungalow bathrooms, you need to get ahold of Jane Powell’s Bungalow...

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