CHILDHOOD PETS IN MY BUNGALOW NEIGHBORHOOD
by Barbara Farrar (October 6, 1926 - March 29, 2011) As I recall the years of my childhood spent in “Tampa Town,” I am always cognizant of the changes that have accompanied our metamorphosis into a much larger city. One of them has impacted the daily lives of today’s...
ARTS & CRAFTS & THE BUNGALOW
by Janet Lea Haddock CID #4333 Instructional Specialist of Interior Design Anne Arundel Community College These two words are tossed around today by Realtors, consumers, builders & designers. We say them… “I love arts and crafts furniture”, we ask for them… “I...
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...