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Old Stone House I'm Envious Of We often talk about old houses, and the labor of love involved in restoring them on this forum. I came across a few interesting websites and newspaper articles recently, and I thought I would share them...
OldHouseWeb.com If you haven't had a chance to read the winning entries from our blogging contest please check them out! Congrats to our winners!
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It came down to the wire! Again, I have to say how impressed we were by the quality of the submissions we received for this little blogging contest. We're
We’ve done everything we can to maximize the storage in a house that, well, wasn’t built with much. We’ve used kitchen cabinets to design custom built-in closets (it changed our lives!) We installed a Murphy bed (ditto!) I’ve custom built storage and shelves all over my shop. Heck, ...
It came down to the wire! Again, I have to say how impressed we were by the quality of the submissions we received for this little blogging contest...
The contest has officially ended and our judges are deliberating. It’s going to be a tough call! Thanks to everyone who read and rated the entries. As a reminder, entries are being judged on all of the following criteria: 1. Is it captivating and easy to read? 2. ...
Alexander Hamilton's Old House Taking a Trip I am continuing from where I left off at my last posting with a few more old house stories. These are all stories I came across this week, and they all have happy endings. The first is about an old house that Booker T...
Saved and Restored I always enjoy reading “good news” stories around the holidays, stories that have a happy ending. I happened to come across a few old house stories with happy endings, and thought I would share them. The first is an old house in Maryland. As...
In a previous post, I discussed a significant structural feature of many early Dutch homes that resulted in a specific form of house. Below are some other features that are attributed to early colonial Dutch builders that influenced later home styles...
Thanksgiving is over, the final relative flew out this morning and you can finally relax and enjoy what my friend expressed as the confusing and bewildering silence of a house back to normal...
OldHouseWeb.com Also, a very happy Thanksgiving to all our facebook friends. Be safe and enjoy your extended weekend w/o working on the house (too much) ;)
OldHouseWeb.com Please read and vote for our Old House Blogger Finalists. The winner will receive a $250 lowes gift card and an opportunity to become a paid contributer on OldHouseWeb.com! Thanks!
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Choosing five Old House Blogger Contest finalists from the many terrific entries we received was much tougher than we anticipated. We were impressed by the
Last week’s blog outlined the joys of upgrading knob-and-tube wiring–and how to NOT upgrade it. Well, if your house is like mine you’ll upgrade more than the wire coming out of the breaker panel. You’...
…Unless the object being demolished is made of cast iron. Whoops. The last finalist in the Old House Blogger Contest comes from Oh Apostrophe. ...
The fifth finalist in the Old House Blogger Contest comes from BlessthisDIYmess.com. They entered a post about solitude, fasting, poverty and obedience… in other words, the joys of being submerged in a home renovation. ...
Our next finalist in the Old House Blogger Contest is bringing a Herron-Morton Four-Square back to life...
