To Restore or Renovate – That is the question
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 […]
Tag Archives: A Guide to Restoring and Decorating your Heritage home
Christmas Decoration Favourites Part 2
On my last post I shared three favourite decorations. One reminded me of my old store and two are part of my antique collection.The three decorations in this post have […]
Living in a Museum?
A reader asked me a question about decorating a heritage home a while back. She asked if it was possible to do it in such a way that wouldn’t make […]
Keeping Authenticity Alive in a Heritage Home 1
Living in a heritage home typically presents more challenges than living in one that is relatively new. Although all houses require maintenance, regardless of their age, there are special considerations […]
Seminar for Heritage-Home Owners
If you own an older house and will be in Calgary on Saturday, February 22nd, you may be interested in a free seminar that will be taking place at the […]
Fences for Old Houses
At this time of year our historic neighbourhood is full of the sounds of construction. There’s the hammering of our neighbour who is replacing the surface boards on the front […]
“Historical Interiors of Alberta” is officially launched!
The official launch of my book took place recently at one of the homes featured in the book – the Bell Residence. There were 30+ invited guests that sipped wine, […]
“Historic Homes of Alberta” Thoughts on writing a book
Writing, or should I say, completing a book in the summer is a bit like having a double edged sword. On one side there are fewer things that take up […]
