In my most recent book, my main character time-travels to Chicago in the year 1928. There’s a scene in the book where she finds herself in the kitchen, perusing the pantry for something to eat and marvelling at the number of electric appliances that were already in existence in that year. It’s hard to imagine kitchens without rows of cupboards, central islands, stone counter tops … Continue reading A Revolution in the Kitchen
A reader sent me the following SOS this week and I thought I’d share my answer with those of you who may also have some of these pieces in your own home. Dear Johanne: In your article “How to Care for Indoor teak Furniture”, you mention using a natural, not colored teak oil that has no “finish” included. I just wiped off the top of … Continue reading A Question about Cleaning Teak Furniture
For many of us, antique trunks have a special spot in our hearts. As storage devices, trunks have protected our journals, special baby clothes, and other memories. For others a trunk represents a great adventure, or a new life. Many of these trunks (as shown) were owned by soldiers, and many were brought over the Atlantic as war brides moved to be with their North … Continue reading Restoring an Antique Trunk
One of the recurring questions I have had over the years is “Do old newspapers have any value? The paper usually features a significant event in world history or a catastrophe. My answer to these people is always the same: “Not as much as you might think”. Several times I could tell that the people did not believe me. After all, they had a paper … Continue reading What’s it Worth- Old Newspapers
Over the years I have spoken to clients who own teak furniture and often I get asked about how to care for the furniture. This came to the forefront again after my email from the reader who was asking about her Arne Vodder furniture. Most of the information on line is for cleaning outdoor teak furniture. The information provided by those sites is very different … Continue reading How to take care of Teak Indoor Furniture
Johanne Yakula 