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The entrance foyer to our 1912 four-square house with its new paint.

Restoring an Entrance Hall

July 14, 2014by Johanne Yakula 9 Comments

I believe that owning an old house takes a special kind of person. A person that doesn’t expect perfection such as smooth walls, perfectly level floors and windows that open […]

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Heritage Homes, My Old House
Bell House dining room 1912

This Old Edmonton House Seminars 2014

March 18, 2014by Johanne Yakula Leave a comment

You know that spring is around the corner when the City of Edmonton Planning Department unveils its seminars designed specifically for owners of old houses. Known as the ‘This Old […]

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Priming Anaglypta

Paintable Wallpaper a Good Option for Heritage Homes

October 15, 2013by Johanne Yakula 3 Comments

Here’s an email I received for information about paintable wallpaper for old houses: Dear Johanne: Several years ago I attended one of your courses about Heritage Houses.  You showed us […]

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Trunks from the 1927 Sears catalogue

How to Get Rid of Smells in an Old Trunk

July 30, 2013by Johanne Yakula 12 Comments

Have you ever bought an old trunk at a garage sale or antique shop or inherited one from a family member? Wherever you got yours from, it’s not surprising that you […]

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Glazing Wainscotting for a Beautiful Effect

September 24, 2012by Johanne Yakula

A couple of weeks ago I went to help a friend do some glazing of a wall covering that she had in the entrance of her 1912 home. The wainscot […]

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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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My Old House
Millwork connects rooms.Lougheed House in Calgary.

What Wall Divisions Say about Your House

April 27, 2011by Johanne Yakula Leave a comment

In a previous post I talked  about the interesting things that old house owners often find inside their walls. But the story doesn’t end there.  Walls, if they are original, say a […]

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Wallpaper in an old house

Restoring Walls in an Old House

February 24, 2011by Johanne Yakula 6 Comments

I have come to the conclusion that most people who own old houses can’t be A type personalities. It would drive them nuts. Take for instance the walls. Wallpaper in […]

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This Old Edmonton House Seminar Series

Workshops for Old House Owners

February 16, 2011by Johanne Yakula Leave a comment

It’s that time of year again when people who own houses of any age start thinking of the projects they will get to once it starts to warm up. Those […]

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Spooky Story 2

October 28, 2010by Johanne Yakula 2 Comments

I’ve been reading stories from the book “Ghost Stories of Alberta” by Barbara Smith. Apparently she has made a good name for herself researching such phenomenom. This story grabbed me […]

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