Decorating with Historic Colour

A couple of weeks ago I attended a conference here in the city called Buildex. It’s geared towards industries that deal with real estate property – such as builders, property managers, interior designers, architects, and suppliers of all sorts of products for residential and commercial buildings.Besides a decent trade show (although it is geared more towards large commercial properties) there is an education component. This … Continue reading Decorating with Historic Colour

Johanne YakulaApril 15, 2011May 23, 2013Leave a comment

My Old House

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 three feet of snow to melt and the ground to warm up so that a bobcat can come into the yard and drill piles for our deck and addition. I hate to think of the … Continue reading My Old House Kitchen Reno – Before

Johanne YakulaApril 8, 2011May 23, 20134 Comments

Heritage Homes

Decorating with Victorian Colours

A reader asked me this week to write a blog post on colours for a Victorian Home. This is actually a tall order because there are several things that a homeowner must keep in mind before choosing colours. Here are some of them: First of all not all colours were suitable for every single room. Colours used in bedrooms were quite different from those used … Continue reading Decorating with Victorian Colours

Johanne YakulaApril 8, 2011May 23, 20132 Comments

Antiques, Heritage Homes

A Victorian Home in the U.S.

I received this very nice email from a reader in the United States. I really thought I should share it. Here it is: Dear Johanne, I was “surfing the web” last night looking for info on cast iron stoves and kitchens of the 20th century for my job. I work at a turn of the 20th C mansion here in Pennsylvania, which is run by … Continue reading A Victorian Home in the U.S.

Johanne YakulaApril 3, 2011May 23, 20131 Comment

A sympathetic driveway for a 1930's Moderne house

Heritage Homes

Garages and Driveways – Do they Belong with an Old House?

Here is an email from a reader that I thought I would share: Dear Johanne: Something that bugs me about some old houses is what people do with garages and driveways. I understand the need for a garage but it is pretty rare that folks give much thought to making it fit with their house. Certainly when garages were first made they were much smaller … Continue reading Garages and Driveways – Do they Belong with an Old House?

Johanne YakulaMarch 15, 2011May 23, 20136 Comments

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From Times Past

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