# December 2018 - Link: https://www.oldhouseguy.com/newsletter/newsletter-december-2018/ - Published: 2022-01-02T14:09:07-05:00 - Author: Mike Lysiak | The ultimate guide for the owner of a vintage home. | | | | | Display problems? [Open this email in your web browser. ](https://www.oldhouseguy.com?mailpoet_router&endpoint=view_in_browser&action=view&data=WzIyLCIyZGI4NjE0MGZiZDEiLDAsMCwxNywxXQ) | | | | | | | | [ ⌊Banner1-600x115⌉ | | # **Old House Guy** # **Newsletter & Updates** | _Welcome to our December 2018 newsletter!_ | | | | _Wishing you all a Happy Christmas and a Happy New Year. Nothing makes a holiday better than celebrating it in a vintage house like in a Hallmark movie._ | | | | _Remember you can help save the character of other old homes by referring our website to friends, neighbors and your local historical society. Education is the best way to save history and to keep your neighborhood looking good! Follow us and do it right!_ | | | | _Hope you enjoy our stuff!_ | | _Ken, Dan & Lucypooh_ | | [Contact us here ](http://www.oldhouseguy.com/contact-us/) | | | | | | | | | | | ## Do you feel your guests do not understand why you go at such lengths to restore your house? ### Frame and hang this excerpt by your front door. 󠀁[Click here to print. ](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/john-ruskin.pdf?fbclid=IwAR1Dqp9JacROpMmgobb8y0t5_VwWn_bOEwiapRC5UUimTPg09zzhSZxaKTw)󠁿 | | [ ⌊john-ruskin⌉ | | | | | | | | | | ## 󠀁[How and Why to Write a Good History of Your House. ](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/researching-your-house/)󠁿 | If you already did this, now is the time to update your information for this past year. If you haven’t wrote a history of your house then now is the time to start. [Read on here. ](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/researching-your-house/) | | | | | | | | | | | ![newel_post](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/newel_post.jpg) | | ## 󠀁[The Restoration of my House – Before and After. ](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/my_restoration/)󠁿 | [Click here for photos. ](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/my_restoration/) | | | | | | | | | | | [ ⌊twas-the-night-before-christmas⌉ | | ### 󠀁[From Scott Sidler of The Craftsman Blog. ](https://thecraftsmanblog.com/twas-the-night-before-christmas/?fbclid=IwAR14WfckU0bEZ8DviBUzgjPFtoswJSjGtqosqBCNUzXIA7lePLGqV_5McdQ)󠁿 | | | | | | ## Before & After Renderings | | ![Old House Restoration](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/ pinterest.jpg) | | | The red mulch has to go. | | | | | | | ## 󠀁[Visit Our Store for Gifts ](http://www.oldhouseguy.com/books/)󠁿 | | [ ⌊gift-banner-1⌉ | | | [Books and novelties that make a statement for the old house owner. ](http://www.oldhouseguy.com/books/) | | | | | | | ![0ba7733d46786e18212b7fe71606919a](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/wp-content/uploads/ 2018/12/0ba7733d46786e18212b7fe71606919a.jpg) | | | _ _ | ## **_Wishing you all a Very Merry New Year!_** | | | | | | ## The Old House Journal Magazine | | | | | | [ ⌊OldHouseJournal-200x257⌉ | | | Every old house owner must subscribe to The Old House Journal. | | If you live in a town where your local government or code enforcement does not understand historic preservation, I suggest buying a gift subscription for them. | | | | By browsing this magazine an interest and respect for old houses may develop. | | [Buy a subscription for someone here. ](https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000CQNKB8/kenroginskihisto) | | | | | | | | | | | ## Previous Blog Articles | | | | | | # Tasteful Christmas Lighting | | [ ⌊tacky christmas lighting⌉ | | | Christmas lighting can add to the joyful holiday festivities with houses decorated in all their splendor. Christmas lighting with brightly colored lights can make a beautiful house much more beautiful but it needs to be done right. We have all seen houses decorated with Christmas lights in such a way that make a nice house look like an absolute mess.I … | | [Read more ](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/christmas-lighting/) | | | | | | | | | | | # Old Fashioned Christmas Tree – 1940’s style | | [ ⌊Old Fashioned Christmas Tree - 1940's style⌉ | | | Christmas is a holiday that inspires nostalgia to many. Having an old fashioned Christmas tree is one way families celebrate warm comforting memories of their earlier years. While the use of Christmas trees originated in Europe, by the 1880’s the custom was popular in the United States. Although what one thinks of as an old fashioned Christmas tree may vary … | | [Read more ](https://www.oldhouseguy.com/old-fashioned-christmas-tree/) | | | | | | | ## 󠀁[Archive of Past Newsletters ](http://www.oldhouseguy.com/oldhouseguy-newsletters/)󠁿 | | | Check our our archive of past newsletters [here. ](http://www.oldhouseguy.com/oldhouseguy-newsletters/) | | | | | | | ## How We Can Help You and Your House | Look around at your neighbor’s house. You know you can’t trust your home to your contractor. We will help you do it right. 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