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Johanne Yakula, CPPAG Certified Personal Property and Antiques Appraiser in Edmonton, Alberta

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Heritage homes have spirit and energy.

To Restore or Renovate – That is the question

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Why did you choose to live in your current home? What was there about the house that made you realize that this was the right place for you? Beyond its […]

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The Parlour

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The Evolution of a Room Is the parlour just another Victorian room that is totally irrelevant to today’s homes? To understand how this room evolved into today’s living room and […]

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The Dark Beginnings of Valentine’s Day

February 1, 2021by Johanne Yakula Leave a comment

Valentine’s Day, also known as St. Valentine’s Day, on February 14th, is a day dedicated to love and romance and, after Christmas, is the most popular (and expensive) holiday in […]

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When is a Marriage not made in Heaven?

January 22, 2021by Johanne Yakula 2 Comments

Seeing as I deal with antiques, and have never had experience as a marriage counsellor, what I’m talking about today is what is called, in the antiques trade, a “marriage.” […]

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Arts and Crafts Furniture- A Great Compromise

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There are many reasons for partners, married or not, to disagree, but what kind of furniture to have in one’s home doesn’t have to be one of them. Since I […]

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Memories of Christmas in an Old House

December 22, 2020by Johanne Yakula 4 Comments

Time marches on and at some point in one’s life the decision to downsize comes up. This is what we did two Decembers ago and although it was a good […]

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An Unusual, Slightly Creepy, Antique

December 16, 2020by Johanne Yakula 4 Comments

One of the most exciting things about what I do for a part time living is that I never really know what I’m going to find when I go somewhere […]

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An SPM tea cup sold for $35 on Ebay

Why the Huge Difference in Values between Two Teacups?

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A reader recently contacted me with a photograph of a gorgeous tea cup that she owns. (Unfortunately I did not save her photo because I hadn’t planned on writing a […]

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A Craftsman from Times Past

November 13, 2020by Johanne Yakula 2 Comments

One of the most common complaints, amongst serious collectors of antiques and people who own heritage homes, is that there are few craftspeople that know about, or even have, the […]

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Patina gives antique objects a wonderful glow

Furniture Grime versus Patina

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What exactly is patina? This is a question I get asked fairly often when I do talks about antiques. I have to answer honestly and tell the person that patina […]

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