Edwardian Houses
Johanne: I enjoy reading your e news info. It seems that you usually mostly comment on Victorian or Mission style houses. We have an Edwardian farm house (totally authentic/original […]
Category Archives: Heritage Homes
What Not To Do When Restoring an Old House
I just received some absolutely delicious books that I had ordered just recently from my suppliers. “Bringing Paris Home“, “Great Lady Decorators 1870-1955” and “Rooms to inspire in the Country” […]
Fairy Tale Houses of Mount Carmel
A reader contacted me recently asking me if I knew anything about the fairly tale houses in Mount Carmel, California or knew of a book about them. She shared a […]
Hints on Updating an Old House
I received an email from one of my readers along with 238 pictures of their new old house. I found myself with a bit of time on my hands and […]
Perils and Pitfalls
Water had gotten inside the basement after a particularily bad rain storm (we have had our share this year.) “And, he added, The previous owners had problems before”. I asked […]
My Old House Garden
Let me make one thing perfectly clear. I am not a gardener. I don’t remember the names of half the plants I put into the ground nor do I really […]
Meet my Old House
The 1912 Bell Residence Meet my old house. It was “born” in 1912 and built by George Gibson, in the “Four square ” style that was so popular in the […]
Why are Haunted Houses always Old?
Have you ever wondered why haunted houses are always portrayed as old houses? Personally I think old houses get a bum rap always being type caste in such a […]
Using Wallpaper in a Heritage House
I am always very pleased when I see one of my clients want to use wallpaper in their heritage home rather than just paint as is the norm these […]
What’s Happening to the Value of Antiques?
What’s happening to antiques? This was a question I was asked last week as I spoke to a group of people at a local public library. How do you […]
