Archive for the ‘Journal’ Category

Getting Started Researching Your House’s History

Monday, August 30th, 2010

Reader Mike recently emailed me; I found your great house blog the other day!  I’m also working on renovating a S. Minneapolis bungalow and I’ve been trying to find out the history of the house.  What resources did you use to find out your house’s history? Well, Mike, although I hardly consider ...

Garage Sale Finds

Friday, August 27th, 2010

Garage sales can be a great source of vintage house parts and antiques.  Even though I only got out to a few garage sales this summer, I had some excellent luck. This nice mission-style oak plant stand was set out at a garage sale just 5 minutes before I scooped it ...

It’s Pretty Obvious

Wednesday, August 18th, 2010

I'm not going to completely blame the lawyers (Hi, sweetie!) for this, but everywhere you go there are labels for the obvious.  If you buy a coffee, the cup will warn: "Contents hot!"  If you pick up a bottle of sunscreen, the label will  state it is "for external use ...

Tried and True Value

Thursday, August 12th, 2010

Although I'm arriving fashionably late to the announcement party, I couldn't be more thrilled to renew my partnership with True Value Hardware through the 2010 True Value DIY Blog Squad. This time around, the squad has swelled to a total of 10 sites with a great mix of DIY and home ...

2nd Annual Bungalow Blog Tour

Saturday, May 8th, 2010

Welcome to Bungalow '23, stop five on the Bungalow Blog Tour! When my wife, Ms. Bungalow, and I bought our house in October of 2004, we weren't necessarily looking for a bungalow or an Arts &  Crafts home.  We just wanted a place near the south Minneapolis neighborhood where Ms. Bungalow ...