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John Walters Museum House #3

May 11, 2016by Johanne Yakula Leave a comment

John Walters third house was his most elegant and his last home. He was to suffer many losses.Check out the photos of the last house.

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Heritage Homes, Just Stories
Painting a clapboard and shingle house isn't something you want to do too often!

The Art of Painting Houses and Graffiti

February 3, 2014by Johanne Yakula Leave a comment

I was at Home Depot this week picking up some paints and glazes to restore a trunk for a customer. While I waited for my paint to be mixed I […]

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Downton Abbey a New Addiction

February 13, 2013by Johanne Yakula

Just before Christmas the 13-week class I have been teaching on Art History ended. One of my students kindly gave me a gift that she said “I would love”. It […]

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Just Stories
Edifice Magazine

Edifice Magazine for Old House Owners

November 29, 2011by Johanne Yakula

In a previous post I was lamenting the changes made to This Old House Magazine. Now I’m sure they are doing what they have to do to maintain readership but […]

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My Old House
This Old House

This Old House Magazine Disappoints

October 21, 2011by Johanne Yakula

I have been a long time buyer followed by subscriber of This Old House Magazine. When I first started buying this magazine it was at a time that there was […]

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My Old House
Uneven floors!

One solution for Uneven Floors

August 8, 2011by Johanne Yakula Leave a comment

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 […]

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Heritage Homes, My Old House
Before the walls came down

Things to Do to Survive a Reno

August 6, 2011by Johanne Yakula 1 Comment

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 […]

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My Old House
Crawford House Front Entrance

What is your Garden Style?

May 27, 2011by Johanne Yakula 3 Comments

I am in the midst of a renovation right now but my mind is already way ahead to our project for next summer – and that is to redo the […]

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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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Heritage homes have spirit and energy.

A Reader’s Victorian House

April 15, 2011by Johanne Yakula 2 Comments

One of the reasons I started a blog in the first place is so that I would have a way to communicate with people. I have sent out newsletters in […]

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