BUNGALOW DETAILS: INTERIOR
by Jane Powell, author & Linda Svendsen, photographer In BUNGALOW DETAILS: INTERIOR, author Jane Powell covers every nook & cranny of America's favorite house. FOREWARD “It is the great excellence of a writer to put into his book as much as his book will...
BUNGALOW WINDOW TREATMENTS
A cautionary bungalow window treatments tale. Once Upon a Time, the Hare House was on the market. I had just finished the bathroom, glad to have a few more weeks in which to enjoy it, kicking myself for not having done it sooner so I would have had a few years. I...
BUNGALOW: THE ULTIMATE ARTS & CRAFTS HOME
by Jane Powell, author & Linda Svendsen, photographer This book, BUNGALOW: THE ULTIMATE ARTS & CRAFTS HOME, was Jane’s most impressive work & it is majestic, with 285 large, glossy pages. She referred to it as "The Big Book of Bungalows" & I’m not...
BUNGALOW WINDOW COVERINGS-RESOURCES
The subject of bungalow window coverings & the resources where they can be found is much debated, but is actually pretty simple. Nobody wants to cover their beautiful window moldings, but blocking the sun is generally desired & blocking passing eyeballs is...
HISTORIC BUNGALOW SUBFLOORS
by Dennis Prieur, a guy who has seen hundreds of historic bungalow subfloors as well as those in other styles of other historic houses, 40 year veteran of the wood flooring industry. A Popular speaker at Historic Homes Workshop he has supported me in my preservation...
HOW TO PROTECT YOUR BUNGALOW’S FOUNDATION
Your bungalow's foundation was the first thing to be built give or take, 100 years ago. It is still of primary importance. It bears the weight of your house & all its contents- your cast iron bathtub, your refrigerator, your bookshelf. If you live in a cold...
NATIVE LANDSCAPING FOR YOUR BUNGALOW
Using native landscaping for your bungalow is eco-friendly, easier care & a beautiful complement to your house of natural materials. "Everything made by man's hands has a form, which must be either beautiful or ugly; beautiful if it is in accord with Nature, &...
WHEN SHOULD YOU REFINISH THE OLD WOOD FLOORS IN YOUR BUNGALOW?
by Dennis Prieur, 40 year veteran of the wood flooring industry, writes about how to decide when to refinish the wood floors in your bungalow. Dennis was a 25 year member of the National Wood Flooring Association where he sent his craftsmen for certification & was...
BUNGALOW FLOORS: FROM THE VERY HEART OF THE PINE TREE
by Dennis Prieur (usually known as Hubby) & Carol Goodwin, of the Goodwin Heart Pine Company Heart pine floors in bungalows is one of the most appreciated features of our charming homes here in the South, where they are deservedly revered. They gleam a warm...
CHOOSING BUNGALOW PAINT COLORS, Part 1
THE COLOR LESSON This is a lesson in choosing the right bungalow paint colors, which can be a huge challenge. Most articles give you a few examples, & the paint manufactureres provide pitifully few Arts & Crafts combinations, but they don’t actually teach you...