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Tag Archives: A Guide to Restoring and Decorating your Heritage home

These reindeer were popular in the 1950's

Christmas Decoration Favourites Part 2

December 23, 2014by Johanne Yakula 2 Comments

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 […]

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Antiques, Heritage Homes
A house museum in Spain

Living in a Museum?

November 3, 2014by Johanne Yakula 4 Comments

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 […]

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Authentic details such as the fireplace and windows give this historic entrance great appeal.

Keeping Authenticity Alive in a Heritage Home 1

September 2, 2014by Johanne Yakula 6 Comments

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 […]

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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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Preserving Canada's Heritage Homes

Seminar for Heritage-Home Owners

February 14, 2014by Johanne Yakula Leave a comment

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 […]

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A nice combination

Fences for Old Houses

October 2, 2013by Johanne Yakula Leave a comment

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 […]

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Heritage Homes, My Old House

“Historical Interiors of Alberta” is officially launched!

December 4, 2012by Johanne Yakula

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, […]

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Heritage Homes, Just Stories
1920's house in Edmonton

“Historic Homes of Alberta” Thoughts on writing a book

August 3, 2012by Johanne Yakula

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 […]

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