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This Old House

This Old House Magazine Disappoints

October 21, 2011by Johanne Yakula

I have been a long time buyer followed by subscriber of This Old House Magazine. When I first started buying this magazine it was at a time that there was […]

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Heritage Syle in Kitchens

Designing a Heritage Style Kitchen

October 14, 2011by Johanne Yakula 2 Comments

I have received many emails from readers asking me questions about the design of our new kitchen pictured at left. It seems like a good idea to answer some of […]

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Heritage Homes, My Old House
Our new decks

Our Renos are almost done!!

September 8, 2011by Johanne Yakula 1 Comment

I”m waiting for everything to be completed before I post indoor pictures of our new kitchen and hopefully that means this weekend. The last bit to do is the back […]

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Uneven floors!

One solution for Uneven Floors

August 8, 2011by Johanne Yakula Leave a comment

One of the most pressing issues we had to deal with in this reno has to do with the floors. Our house will be celebrating its 100th birthday in 5 […]

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Before the walls came down

Things to Do to Survive a Reno

August 6, 2011by Johanne Yakula 1 Comment

I have the best readers on the internet. It’s apparent that I touched the generous hearts of several of my readers with my plea for some words of encouragement as […]

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Building the Walls

When a Contractor is an Impersonator

August 3, 2011by Johanne Yakula Leave a comment

We have been happy with the work our contractor, Jerry, has done on the house thus far. He is easy going and smiles a lot but isn’t afraid to voice his […]

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A Recipe from the 1906 “20th Century Cookbook”

June 17, 2011by Johanne Yakula 3 Comments

“There was never a time when there was less excuse for ignorance in any branch of human progress than there is right now. The dawn of the Twentieth Century shows […]

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Antiques, Just Stories, My Old House
Digging for the Piles

Our Kitchen Reno Part 3

June 15, 2011by Johanne Yakula 2 Comments

It’s been an interesting week. The project is on schedule and we are fortunate to have a contractor who works on a job until its done before going off and […]

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The Porch is gone

Our Reno – Week Two

June 3, 2011by Johanne Yakula 1 Comment

And the saga continues… The porch is gone. A temporary wall has been erected with plywood and planks to seal off the kitchen from critters – the two legged as […]

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Back porch being removed

Welcome to our Reno Week 1

May 28, 2011by Johanne Yakula 4 Comments

Well the time has finally come. Our kitchen reno/ new addition started on Monday and we’ve managed to get through the first week without too many issues. We’re already camped out in […]

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