Category Archives: travel
Indian Summer Blues
Normally I’m knee-deep in pumpkins and pinecones this time of year. But with yet another 85 degree day upon us, I just haven’t found my autumn decorating groove. It feels too much like summer. The most I’ve been able to … Continue reading
Filed under autumn, old houses, travel
Tour Guide
Access to cool apps was the reason I bought my iPhone – yet I’m usually too much of a cheapskate to actually pay for them. But I may have to make an exception for some of the new historic architecture … Continue reading
Filed under bungalow, historic houses, mid-century modern, old houses, travel, Victorian
Hi Ho, Silver
I heart old houses – on wheels. It all started with Sunset. Ever since my July issue arrived, I’ve been pining for the shiny silver Airstream on the cover. I always thought Airstreams were cute with their gleaming aluminum … Continue reading
Filed under mid-century modern, renovation, retro, travel
Humboldt Gingerbread
If there’s a dream job for an old house lover, it’s got to be running a bed-and-breakfast like the Gingerbread Mansion, a famously ornate Victorian home in Ferndale, Calif. As it turns out, the position might be available. We noticed … Continue reading
Filed under famous houses, historic houses, old houses, travel, Victorian
Victorian Gardens
When the thermometer inches towards 100 degrees and my garden is looking sad and wilted, I dream of the lush, green gardens of Ferndale. Every summer we spend a weekend in the remarkably well-preserved Victorian village on the Northern California … Continue reading
Filed under garden, historic houses, old houses, travel, Victorian
Southern Eye Candy
I expected to find country music, humidity and Andrew Jackson in Nashville. What I didn’t expect to find was such a cool collection of old houses. See, when we planned the Southern trip we took earlier this month, we specifically scheduled a stop in Asheville, … Continue reading
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Living Large
I admit it – I’m guilty of grass is greener syndrome. In my little suburban apartment, I thought all I needed to be happy was an old house and closet space. Now that I’m in my 1942 one-story with three … Continue reading
Filed under exteriors, famous houses, interiors, travel
My first salvage yard
I’ve always read that architectural salvage yards are great places to find period materials for old houses. But to my dismay, they all seemed to be located on the East Coast. I guess I wasn’t looking hard enough. Last weekend, … Continue reading
Filed under old houses, restoration, travel
Pacific Northwest Paradise
Damn you, Portland, Oregon. Just when I think I could be content settling down less than 100 miles from where I was born, you stir up my grass-is-greener wanderlust. With your street after street of charming bungalows and four-squares, which … Continue reading
Filed under bungalow, old houses, travel
