Staying Warm: How the Victorians did it

If you are waking up to one of the coldest mornings in the last several years ... of dollars. Most Victorian had to 'get by' by sewing their own drapes. Middle and upper class homes did ... a doorway. While many Victorian homes in cities might have gas which powered those lovely cast iron [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 12:36:00

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Settlement Capital Corporation

The Settlement Capital Corporation web site is a great place to sell annuities as well as commercial contracts, lottery winnings, ... B...Victorian house plansGarant Homes Corporation is providing Victorian house plans and instructions [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 16:37:44

Even the Grand Dames have fallen on hard times

The Redman House, in happier times From "The Redman House" The Redman-Hirahara House is a prime example of a West Coast Victorian farm estate home situated ... Anne Victorian which stands in the middle of a farm field as a symbol of history.The house was built [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 19:58:41

Ionia Michigan

The Grand River winds its way through Ionia County. It has been an important waterway throughout history ... Courthouse The city of Ionia is full of beautiful historical buildings. Stately Victorian homes line ... the Grand River Valley. One of my favorite homes is the spectacular Mission Style home built for Governor [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 22:13:23

Wood Stoves and Other Alternative Adventures

One of the biggest selling points when we purchased our home over a year ago was the fact that it had multiple fireplaces. Our Victorian home is charming- with it's wood floors, beautiful moldings, and historic feel ... into a traumatic episode of Little House on the Prairie as we huddled in front of the fire trying [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 15:29:55

Brimbank is the burglary capital of Victoria

burglar In the 2007-08 financial year, thieves broke into 1445 homes in suburbs such as Sunshine, St Albans and Keilor ... . Police say more than 2600 Victorian homes were broken into last January, and 2261 homes in December ... . Almost 29,000 homes were burgled from July 2007 to the end of June last year. Police [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 06:17:17

Eliminate distractions when home staging

When decorating a house to sell, it’s important to eliminate distractions, but how far past the line between “lived in” and “deserted” should you go? Decorating to sell, otherwise known as home staging, and decorating to live are two entirely different things. This dining room in a Victorian-era home is filled with the owner’s treasured items [more...]

Date: 2008-11-21 13:00:25

Joe The Handyman

From Nicole Gaudiano at Gannett News Service:Vice President-elect Joe Biden hand-selected every light fixture and doorknob in his Greenville, Del ... Digest and sketch home designs in his spare time. His "number one hobby" is his home, said ... brick Victorian that is the vice president's residence comes with some remodeling limitations, even [more...]

Date: 2008-11-30 11:43:00

The Enclaves at Willow Crest

The City of Plano, Texas has earned a national reputation as one of the best places in the country for employers to do business and for families to ... lifestyle. From historic Victorians to comfortable single-family homes, and custom executive properties to luxurious estates, home buyers will find an array of choices in property, location and home [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 16:02:44

My First Work: Victorian Home Addition Near USC

My First Work showcases a project recently completed by a student, architect or designer. Submissions to the tipline ... from the University of Southern California. Over the years, the interior of the existing house had slowly been partitioned off to become a duplex with dormitory type accommodations for students. Programmatically [more...]

Date: 2008-12-30 19:17:26

Dutch Door Press

Dutch Door Press is a letterpress studio of two friends Mara Murphy and Anna Branning which work in a lovely Victorian home studio in San Francisco. Their work is beautiful, with vintage inspired rich and crisp colors, and bold designs. They have a great sensibility that successfully ties all of their work together like none I have ever quite [more...]

Date: 2008-08-26 16:00:00

Inside a Sears Home

I recently spent a weekend in Cape May, New Jersey with a group of friends ... , ornate Victorians. I had not properly prepared myself, however, for the onslaught of Victorian-clad ... design their own homes as well and submit their plans to Sears. The company would cut the pieces [more...]

Date: 2008-10-27 21:56:08

A Sleepy Hollow Christmas shop Update

Cottage Style Christmas Box w/ Pink Putz House and Bottle brush Tree I have been a crafting fool since Thursday!!!!You can't even imagine how much glitter is on my dining room floor and how many emergency runs ... so many neat apothecary jars and fun Victorian domes in Romantic Homes magazine~ so I played around [more...]

Date: 2008-11-02 20:57:34

University of Southern California Extension by Christopher Megowan Design

This is the first project realized by 25 year old recent graduated Christopher L. Megowan. It is a modern 1200 square foot addition onto the rear of a hundred year old Victorian home ... becomes denser given the increase in demand for housing, many older homes are being demolished to make [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 16:30:11

Weekend Open House Report

The weekend open house slog is nigh, and we're here to help, as always. Agents, have a listing of your very own? Hustle! 2008_12-1-Federal.jpg ... ." Open House: Sunday, 12/14 2008_12-3-Chenery.jpg Location: 3 Chenery St, Glen Park Size ... , transportation, google bus, coffee houses/restaurants. Victorian home has a very flexible floor plan [more...]

Date: 2008-12-13 21:30:04

Miniature theatre up for auction in Thomas Hardy’s home town

As a Victorian realist writer writing."When the Hardy Players Thomas Hardy captured the lives of first started he wanted nothing to characters ... , is up for auction adaptations. A lot of people in in Hardy's home town - much to the their audiences ... designs before they were watercolours. Intrinsically it's built full size in Dorchester's not worth [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 19:17:53

Charlotte Church Soaking Up Time with Ruby; Planning Second Homebirth

Matt Cardy/Getty Big sister-to-be Ruby Megan Henson, 1, is growing up faster than parents Charlotte Churchand Gavin Hensonwould like! ... on preparing their home in Wales. The Victorian house, which Charlotte "love, love, loves," holds ... according to plan, Charlotte is ready to welcome the new baby in the same quiet, serene setting [more...]

Date: 2008-10-08 15:39:05

JUST A TYPICAL SUMMER IN A COLLEGE TOWN: Of Urban Hiking, Coppertone Patrons, & Why Your Campus Creeper's Really Scared of Librarians

OXFORD, Ohio (ZP) -- I'll go ahead and call them the Sunshine Sisters.All summer long, on my "walks" ( ... up their street blind, in fact, and still identify their house - the scent of tanning oil and baked skin whips down the tree-lined street, drifts in between the decaying Victorian homes and student apartment [more...]

Date: 2008-07-29 11:24:00

Is the Price of a Community More than Money Alone?

New Babbage simsOne of the most striking communities in Second Life is up for sale ... that we cover in The Primgraph - and indeed, some of The Primgraph’s writers make their home there.Numbering ... Victorian sense (which means that there are municipal parks attached).New Babbage simsBut now, after two [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 14:38:18

Obama thinks he can win simply by essence of being black ... the old Victorian home, the wooden floor creaking, Obama went on: “I’ll give you one specific ... Obama plans to win the general election based on African American turn out. It is no secret. The Time’ [more...]

Date: 2008-07-13 13:27:48

Show And Tell: Bill Henson In The Playground

“PREMIER John Brumby has demanded an investigation into how controversial artist Bill Henson was allowed to visit a Victorian primary school to find ... homes or orphanages… “Like all parents, I have a deep concern about this sort of behaviour and I’ve [more...]

Date: 2008-10-05 08:15:41

Horrors of War Our Leaders Never Have to Confront By Robert Fisk

Dandelion Salad Warning . This story contains descriptions depicting the reality and horror of war/violence and should only be read by a mature ... government buildings, Scottish baronial churches and wooden versions of Victorian homes – [more...]

Date: 2008-09-26 10:08:52

Architect Visit: Feldman Architecture in San Francisco

From Janet: Last weekend, I took the annual  AIA tour of Bay Area residences; one of the most appealing homes on the circuit was a 1906 Victorian Pacific Heights remodel ... .  The Victorian bones of the building were preserved, yet a sense of modernity was conveyed by sliding [more...]

Date: 2008-09-29 05:12:42

Design your dream home with Wickersham Building and Development!

Wickersham Building and Development is a premier quality home builder located in Chester County, ... Philadelphia area.  They have built everything from Post and Beam farmhouse-style homes in Chester Springs, Pennsylvania to Victorian recreations in prestigious Rockford Park, Wilmington. Their in-house [more...]

Date: 2008-09-08 14:39:13

Stunning Monte Sereno Home

16125 Francesca Court, Monte Sereno, CA Recently I had the pleasure of listing one of the nicest homes I've seen, ... . Three car garage. Air Conditioned. Corner Lot. Traditional, Victorian home on the outside, but warm [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 06:51:34

The Basic Ways To Use Paint Color In Your Home Interior Design Scheme

If you are seeking significant interior design changes, consider paint. It is one way to completely change a room without costing very much ... of maybe the living room or kitchen area. Additionally the main living spaces in homes tend ... standard but preferred in Victorian houses. In more modern households you may want to choose [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 08:11:12

What Will Save the Suburbs?

Allison Arieff doesn’t update her NYT blog very often, but when she does it’s always thought-provoking ... awaiting recovery and subsequent conversion into high-end office space condos). Old homes get divided ... as big as, say, Victorian mansions in San Francisco that can be subdivided into apartments. So they’re [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 04:15:10

Under 500 Club: A Quaint Noe Valley Pricechopper

The Under 500 Club is Curbed SF's exclusive members-only support group for those homes on the market for less than $500,000. Things are looking up: Once the domain of poorly (if at all) staged homes, the Club's membership ... Victorian comes complete with a bonus room, private patio, front porch overlooking a wee garden [more...]

Date: 2008-11-25 00:10:03

Fiber Cement and Polycarbonate by Christopher Megowan

Posted here before, Christopher Megowan's modern annex is an addition to a Victorian home used for student housing ... living area as well as more bedrooms. Usually the older homes are torn down and replaced by apartment [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 13:05:18

Kerri Fuhr

Kerri Fuhr Name: Kerri Fuhr Website Link: www.kerrifuhr.com Where are you located? British Columbia, Canada [ ... my subjects. I also love history and the designs in late medieval and victorian tapestries inspire ... in my garage at home. After a few years of learning the basics and making gifts for friends, people [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 15:05:43

The Phoenix Traveler Travels: New England Pt. 1

From Boston, Mass., to Bucksport, Maine. That was the destination of choice last week when I left Phoenix with my boyfriend for a cooler climate ... that sweeps past so many seaports. The tall white steeples, the Victorian-era homes, the village [more...]

Date: 2008-10-10 01:50:03

Scooter to Scoops

Last night, Alex took me on a scooter ride to our favorite ice cream shop, Scoops, run by ice cream visionary Tai Kim ... of gorgeous Victorian style homes. They look like dolls houses. This one looked haunted. We drove [more...]

Date: 2008-10-29 14:00:56

One World-One Heart Giveaway

I'm taking part in the One World-One Heart Giveaway sponsored by Linda at A Whimsical Bohemian.And guess what? ... with herbs, and also my newest blog:Happenstance House -- A journal about my Victorian home [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 14:11:00

The Old Dairy by Thomas De Cruz Architects

Thomas De Cruz Architects provided a contemporary design for the remodel of this Victorian home in south-west London ... the garden into the house and to flood the previously dingy Victorian interior with an abundance [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 11:03:08

Advantages To Families With Miniature Dollhouses

by Rhys Fairfield Households across the world have indulged in making miniature dollhouses from the time the hobby was created ... of what homes looked like in the past. Victorian dollhouses are just one of the many types that present [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 19:53:42

SmartMoney: Seattle in Best Shape for a “Rebound”

Although the local media can be a pretty good source of amusing overly optimistic predictions, they certainly don’t have the monopoly ... like the Victorian-studded Queen Anne district or Redmond, home of Microsoft—are beginning to slide [more...]

Date: 2008-10-22 19:00:15

Louisville Maiden

Watercolor painting of a fountain in the old area of Louisville, ... city in the 1900’s. I especially liked the avenues of opulent Victorian homes. This fountain bubbled [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 23:58:00

"Groundhog Day" House May become Real B&B

From the Oct. 21, 2008 Chicago Tribune "Deja vu revisits movie's home" by Carolyn Starks.The classic and striking Victorian house in Woodstock, Illinois, that was used for outside shots ... have their way.They bought the 114-year-old house after searching for two years to find a place to establish [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 14:04:00

Two Black Friday Recommendations

Clearly today is not the day to go to Walmart. Obviously we have what we need and Walmart will not be protecting us any more than they’ll be ... when I have more free time. 1. Jelly Bean Row is beautiful handcrafted little victorian buildings that sit ... can be observed in heritage homes in the northeast U.S., especially New England. They are whimsical [more...]

Date: 2008-11-28 17:56:20

When a only a real carriage (or custom) door will do…

I love older homes, and am particularly fond of Craftsman and Prairie style homes. But, I do love modern as well as Victorian ... to incorporate every little thing I loved into one house in a remodel I’d probably get committed by someone for having my house look like it was built for a madman. But, I digress [more...]

Date: 2008-09-26 01:19:11

Under 500 Club: Down In The Valley

The Under 500 Club is Curbed SF's exclusive members-only support group for those shoddy, poorly-staged homes (if at all!) ... with the ghosts of Victorian cultists. On the plus side, this first-floor unit has a private garden [more...]

Date: 2008-10-02 20:42:46

Canada as a Holiday Destination

Travel to Canada Canada has always been under-rated as a travel destination ... magnificent Victorian houses, which serve as restaurants, shops and homes. If you plan to visit [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 19:27:33

IWW Members' Publishing Successes

The new year is well underway, and members of the IWW are going full steam! ... and Lonely Men.Karna ConverseI have 15 short devotions in the Jan/Feb/March issue of Christ In Our Home ... poems, "The Conspiracy," has been published in the Victorian [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 01:20:00

State wants to shut nearly-empty youth centers in Syracuse

State wants to shut nearly-empty youth centers in Syracuse by Delen Goldberg / The Post-Standard Friday November 14, 2008, 6: ... , in an even larger two-and-a-half story lemon-yellow Victorian, porch lights blaze. A person rustles ... picture window. Both homes are youth centers -- state-run facilities owned by the Office of Children [more...]

Date: 2008-11-14 12:02:43

The alternative Best of the Year

So far in the Best of the Year we’ve restricted ourselves only to comics and graphic novels published this year in our own reality, ... . A fabulous Steampunk tale of an alternative Victorian Britain, where the deformed arch criminal mastermind ... evicted from their homes and broke. Superman and Lois Lane are forced to borrow money from Lex Luthor [more...]

Date: 2009-01-01 00:15:37

New Space, New Items and New Decors

Most people are busy putting away the Christmas ornaments and doing some home cleaning ... Yang L modern BED - Composition Y06 Wrestling to Have Good Homes Wood-Slat Double Lounger Wedding ... -Clock by Christina Postam Victorian furniture by George Hunzinger [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 23:44:45

Should You Buy a Home With a Wet Basement?

Mold isn't the only concern in a home with a wet basement. Shortly after I bought an 1898 Victorian in Minneapolis, my basement flooded. It was a hard July rain, the... [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 05:00:03

Rent Check: Little Yellow Bernal Farmhouse

The market being what it is, we think it's wise to diversify. So for those interested in a more transient way of life ( ... we peruse the Craigslistings for those rentable homes that stand out, blend in and probably don't ... . This single family Victorian boasts a lot for just one bedroom, namely its multi-tiered backyard [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 21:09:33

My husband's new hobby

Steampunking.In a nutshell, it's taking everyday gadgets and, for want of a better term, "Jules Verne-ing" ... in the cabinet.He really needed a creative outlet. He designs so many wonderful things for our home ... them up so they look like a fusion of modern technology and Victorian England.This is a fun blog [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 03:48:00

Advantages To Families With Miniature Dollhouses

.fullpost{display:inline;}By Rhys FairfieldA popular hobby with many families has been that of creating miniature dollhouses. These can be done by parents with their children, as well as furnishing the beautiful toy homes ... into our architectural past. It is always fascinating to view a Victorian-like miniature house even [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 19:51:00

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