WHAT IS A HISTORIC DESIGNATION, ANYWAY?
NOTE: This is not an article about the benefits nor the drawbacks of historic designations. This is just information about what they are. I have included many links in case you would like to know more. First, let’s look at a common misconception about historical...
LEADING A NEIGHBORHOOD PRESERVATION COMMITTEE
Leading a preservation committee presents the same challenges as leading any activity. To be successful at it, you need to take a look at what might motivate someone to work a 40+ hours a week job, to care for a home & a family & then to go “work” in a...
INSTALLING NEW WOOD FLOORING IN YOUR OLD HOUSE
Wood flooring is a major, character-defining feature in a bungalow & I vigorously encourage their restoration. However sometimes, they are so worn or damaged that it requires installing new wood flooring in your old house to provide a surface that provides...
OLD HOUSE RESTORATION VIDEOS- Wood Flooring for Your Bungalow
This is not a DIY site. There are plenty of such sites & I applaud them! Personally, I am not handy. But, I do like a project done correctly & have hired & supervised many tradespeople. Should you be of a similar mind, the more knowledge that you have of...
BUNGALOW HARDWARE RESOURCES
The Arts & Crafts Movement highly revered the dignity of labor & valued good design. These attributes were evident in their use of the humbler metals- the hand-hammered copper, molded bronze & forged iron- of our bungalow hardware. The abundance of natural...
THE BEST FRUIT OF A GARDEN.
THE CRAFTSMAN Volume 6 April 1904-September 1904 by Alice M. Rathboxe Long and serious discourses upon happiness have ended without a word for the value of gardening as one of the very simplest means to that end. The truly wise, however, know full well this happy...
BUNGALOW TILE RESOURCES
You are wondering about what tile is appropriate for your bungalow. So, what is bungalow tile & what are the resources available to obtain it? The tile most appropriate & at home in a bungalow, is of the Arts & Crafts Movement, unsurpassed in beauty &...
OLD HOUSE RESTORATION VIDEOS- The Beginning of Advertising
LISTERINE CIGARETTES "Listerine will kill 200,000,000 germs in fifteen seconds. Smoke these cigarettes and avoid colds." ~Tampa Tribune- November 8, 1930 With the harnessing of electricity & the implementation of mass production came consumerism. Wages were...
BUNGALOW BASICS
My blog has gotten rather chunky so I have chosen 5 articles that I consider to be the most important bungalow basics for any conscientious steward. In these articles I have covered the information that it is vital for you to know in order to understand, preserve...
OLD HOUSE RESTORATION VIDEOS- Historic Valentine’s Day Cards
A $14 billion dollar a year industry, the history of Valentine’s Day is both sweet & rather scary. It has long been a wonderful holiday for me. I can remember the Valentines that we shared in grade school, the sweet, beaming 50’s children & the corny rhymes....