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A warm and cosy parlour made even warmer with incandescent bulbs. Twin Gables, Calgary Alberta

Change your Lightbulbs before Painting Your Walls this Spring

February 11, 2014by Johanne Yakula 4 Comments

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 – […]

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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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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 4 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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Hints on Updating an Old House

September 15, 2010by Johanne Yakula Leave a comment

I received an email from one of my readers along with 238 pictures of their new old house. I found myself with a bit of time on my hands and […]

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Using Wallpaper in a Heritage House

June 10, 2010by Johanne Yakula 4 Comments

  I am always very pleased when I see one of my clients want to use wallpaper in their heritage home rather than just paint as is the norm these […]

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