The Historic District

The funny thing about buying and making the house into what you really wanted was actually something we almost backed ourselves into with 42 (the first old house we sought to buy). It was absolutely no bones about it a Cape, and during all the back and forth time with the Fannie Mae realtor, I star...

The old window didn't have a storm window, so I made one from a large sheet of plexiglass and some wood screen stock. The gentleman that took it to his house is going to bring it back so I can install it over the new window. I talked with neighbors about the bird strikes and it has to to do with the...

We've moved to several antiques houses over the years 1809,1840 and 1903. The craftsman bungalow we are in now is my new passion, so to speak. We drag the same furniture and associated artifacts with us to each new house. We do decorated the rooms paint wise to match the time frame, but have only ad...

If you mentioned this and I missed it apologies...but what did you do with the old window that you replaced? Our electrician took the window and the plexiglass storm I made to install in his camp in Vermont. I must say as much as I like the new window we've had six birds hit it one that died since ...

You'll certainly have more options for a vent cover in 6 inch.

So we've come a long way. Our flooring went in a few weeks ago, the new stove is in place and working. The dishwasher is there but not hooked up as is the rangehood. They measured for the counter this week and took our new sink with them to make sure it fits. We have one more cabinet which is the ch...

Gothichome wrote:The angle stops on your saw are useless for perfect miters.

Every cut is a scribed cut in our house. The wavy walls goes along with the wavy glass and we'd have it no other way.

I know out-of-square-ness has been discussed many times before, but: ...you find yourself contemplating how crooked everything in your house really is. Does anyone else do this? If I'm sitting to long looking at something I invariably find myself looking at something like how a window slopes at a d...

Thinking a little out of the box but would chewing gum work? it stands up pretty well on the sidewalk Seems like a strange idea I know but how about for when a little chunk is missing? You used to be able to find a ton of dried gum on the undersides of school desks when I was a kid. I think it was ...

I have used the low lustre on wood floors with great success and the gloss as part of my homemade stain. I use the BM Aura matte finish for all my exterior work except when I am staining siding or a deck. I pre-treat all the bare wood or freshly sanded wood with a 50/50 mix of Penetrol and mineral s...