A Revolution in the Kitchen
It’s hard to imagine kitchens without rows of cupboards, central islands, stone counter tops and task lighting. Yet the configuration of the kitchen that we know and love today has […]
Tag Archives: designing a kitchen for an old house
Old House Ranges
Last weekend I was in Calgary doing a talk on the topic of historic preservation along with four other speakers. I like participating in these events mostly because I get […]
Change your Lightbulbs before Painting Your Walls this Spring
I have written a couple of posts recently about how the new lightbulbs affect our antique light fixtures but there’s another aspect that you might not have thought about – […]
Heritage Style Kitchens Part 2
Do you like the look of kitchens of the past? Is your older home pretty authentic everywhere else except for kitchen? When was the last kitchen renovation done in your […]
Designing a Heritage Style Kitchen
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 […]
One solution for Uneven Floors
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 […]
Things to Do to Survive a Reno
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 […]
My Old House Kitchen Reno – Before
The countdown continues. As many of you know there is a kitchen addition and renovation in our future. We are chomping at the bit – just waiting for the remaining […]
Old House Kitchens Part 1
Redesigning a kitchen in an old house can be scary. There is no other room in the house where you showcase your restoration philosophy as much as your kitchen. To […]
