Arts and Crafts Neo Style
Styles are a funny thing. Just when you think you have them figured out you learn something new and you find yourself having to change your mind or at least […]
Tag Archives: old house restoration
Decorating the Heritage Home at Christmas
It’s at Christmas that I seem to appreciate our old house the most. At other times of year I occasionally find myself wishing that our original stained woodwork was painted […]
Renovation Madness
I was talking to someone with whom I have helped with several projects around their home. I tried to explain how good I felt when a client loved their new […]
A Bathroom Reborn
There’s one thing I am not very good at – and that is taking photographs of projects that I have worked on. You see, most of my clients tend […]
Edwardian Houses
Johanne: I enjoy reading your e news info. It seems that you usually mostly comment on Victorian or Mission style houses. We have an Edwardian farm house (totally authentic/original […]
What Not To Do When Restoring an Old House
I just received some absolutely delicious books that I had ordered just recently from my suppliers. “Bringing Paris Home“, “Great Lady Decorators 1870-1955” and “Rooms to inspire in the Country” […]
Perils and Pitfalls
Water had gotten inside the basement after a particularily bad rain storm (we have had our share this year.) “And, he added, The previous owners had problems before”. I asked […]
Meet my Old House
The 1912 Bell Residence Meet my old house. It was “born” in 1912 and built by George Gibson, in the “Four square ” style that was so popular in the […]
