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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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Change your mantlescape every year for more interest.

Decorating with Christmas Vignettes

December 20, 2013by Johanne Yakula Leave a comment

Christmas decorating is often an all-or-nothing proposition. Magazines show rooms filled to overflowing with decorations while others show minimalistic decor such as a few green apples on a mantle. I […]

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Antique Christmas Decorations

Christmas Decorating – Vintage Ornaments

December 6, 2013by Johanne Yakula 3 Comments

Last week I took my interior decorating students to visit Classic European Antiques which is an antique store here in Edmonton. Some of the students were thrilled to see a display […]

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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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Art Nouveau Furniture & Antonio Gaudi

July 14, 2013by Johanne Yakula Leave a comment

Gaudi was one of the proponents of Art Nouveau design or Modernismo as it was known in Spain. Apart from his amazing architectural feats in his cherished home town of […]

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Ripping the Guts out of a Heritage House

February 21, 2013by Johanne Yakula

A couple of weeks ago our local newspaper carried an article about a 1912 house that had been “restored”. It featured several pictures of this home under the caption “House […]

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Why are they called Doilies?

January 7, 2013by Johanne Yakula

  Doilies have been around for as many years as most of us know. Lace doilies were used on the back of chairs to protect the chair from the Oil […]

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“Historical Interiors of Alberta” is officially launched!

December 4, 2012by Johanne Yakula

The official launch of my book took place recently at one of the homes featured in the book – the Bell Residence. There were 30+ invited guests that sipped wine, […]

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Crawford House at Christmas

Historical Interiors of Alberta – The Christmas Chapter

November 6, 2012by Johanne Yakula

It’s been an interesting ride so far. This is my first experience with promoting a book – well, at least for my own book. I was pretty happy when the […]

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Historical Interiors of Alberta – A Guide to Restoring and Decorating your Heritage Home

October 15, 2012by Johanne Yakula

TIP: Remember whoever is attracted to the exterior of your home will expect the interior to harmonize. Making decisions that will destroy this historic continuity may affect the price you […]

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