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Historic Archived Catalogs & Brochures

This is one of the greatest resources you can possibly have!  There are catalogs of builders materials like doors and light bulb fixtures, house styles and house plans popular during that year, interior decoration and wallpaper, plumbing supplies, fashionable clothing, etc. etc. If you want to see what your house looked like when it was [...]

The House That Time Forgot

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Mother and sons keep family home  frozen in the 1920s for 70 YEARS with original decoration, food and furniture! Bathroom sink unused since 1932. The house is located in the United Kingdom. After William Straw senior died suddenly in 1932, his grief-stricken family decided to leave the house as it was. Now owned by the National [...]

Circa Magazine Interviews Old House Guy

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Circa Magazine is an online magazine featuring lots of great information and stories for the old house owner and lover. Elizabeth Finkelstein is the founder and published an interview about the restoration of my 1910 home. Check it out here: A Victorian Time Capsule in Freehold New Jersey  and don’t forget to check out the […]

Watching Old Movies for Old Home Decorating and Design

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Old Home Decorating should be done tastefully and with care.  Choosing an appropriate period in history to match your house is the first step.  To give your guests the feel you want there is quite a bit you will need to understand. Of course if you have a vintage home you do not have to [...]

The Restoration of a late Victorian Home

Here are some Before, During and After photos of the restoration of my home – a vernacular late Victorian style architecture in Freehold, New Jersey. Built in 1910, only 117 years after Louis XIV was guillotined (1793) and 17 years before the Tastykake Butterscotch Krimpet (1927). Taft was president, and Fathers Day was first celebrated. [...]