DESIGNING YOUR BUNGALOW’S INTERIOR SPACES, Part 6
HOW TO DECORATE A BUNGALOW LIVING ROOM/DINING ROOM Here you are in your empty house. It echoes. It promises. It suggests. It perplexes. In this article, I am going to wrap up all the points of how to decorate a bungalow living room & I will probably add a few,...
ERIC LAVELLE’S OLD HOUSE MACHINES GLOSSARY
Master restorer, Eric LaVelle writes delightful articles about his work, which includes rehabilitating old buildings & rescuing antique machinery that he uses in his rehab work. He has graciously allowed me to include his stories in my blog. They include technical...
ERIC LAVELLE, MASTER HISTORIC PRESERVATIONIST, Part 1
THE STORY OF ERIC LAVELLE, HISTORIC PRESERVATIONIST EXTRAORDINAIRE Eric LaVelle of Belleville, Illinois, is a master historic preservationist but takes it a step further. In addition to performing highly detailed work on houses that are extremely deteriorated,...
ERIC LAVELLE, MASTER HISTORIC PRESERVATIONIST, Part 2
LEARNING ABOUT THE MACHINES It was summer of 2002, and I had a bandsaw, but I knew that I would need more than that. By this time I recognized that the internet was both the biggest library and market place ever known. I began to study the woodworking process. I...
ERIC LAVELLE, MASTER HISTORIC PRESERVATIONIST, Part 3
MORE LESSONS, LEARNED THE HARD WAY This is post #3 in a series about how I got into restoration. At this point I was putting together the millwork shop. In January of 2003, a whole barn full of machines came up for sale on eBay. I was interested in only one of these,...
ERIC LAVELLE, MASTER HISTORIC PRESERVATIONIST, Part 4
THE FIRST TRIP TO THE OLD LAPP MILL, 1892 The next in a series of hair-raising tales by Eric LaVelle, who not only restores historic buildings & collects & restores historic tools, but also goes into 100+ year old buildings & braves rotting floors &...
ERIC LAVELLE, MASTER HISTORIC PRESERVATIONIST, Part 5
PLAYING "BE RIGHT OR DIE" To understand the challenges of removing the machines mentioned in this article, you need to read about line shafts. They are monster pieces of equipment that back in the day, cost people their fingers, their hearing & probably some...
ERIC LAVELLE, MASTER HISTORIC PRESERVATIONIST, Part 6
LUNATICS OR HEROES? This is another thrilling episode of Eric LaVelle's gallant rescues of old woodworking machines from crumbling buildings. The links take you to a GLOSSARY or to a page of videos of the old machines in action. Take advantage! HERE'S ERIC! It was...
AWNINGS FOR YOUR BUNGALOW
Ever wonder about awnings for your bungalow? Summer is fast approaching, and with it comes a big electrical bill from the AC running around the clock. This year, we upgraded one of our AC units to a newer, more efficient model and we've added another layer of curtains...
OLD HOUSE RESTORATION VIDEOS- Bungalow Character Defining Features
These videos show & tell the story of bungalow character defining features, the architectural bits & pieces that separate a bungalow from other houses. They are the features that you expect to see on a bungalow that has been well-cared for, or authentically...