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HGTV’s – “RESTORED” with Brett Waterman

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I highly recommend the HGTV show - RESTORED. Brett Waterman restores some great old houses as they should be restored. I am very pleased that there is a show like this and if you know me I am very critical of any work done on older homes. Other Home & Garden shows destroy the historic [...]

Bungalow Porch Design

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While this house is mostly original, the Bungalow porch design shown here has been badly altered over the years.  As you can see a full restoration is needed here. Bungalow in need of restoration and period Bungalow porch design. This little Bungalow in Oklahoma was lucky to have owners who could understand and appreciate the [...]

Contemporary Victorian Design

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Can We Really Trust Builders and Architects? This contemporary Victorian design looks good to the untrained eye but . . . A contemporary Victorian design with numerous design errors. A Victorian Revival in need of help. Contemporary Victorian design is quite popular today and admired by the untrained eye.  But to the trained eye, as I [...]

Victorian Gothic Historic House Critique

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This Victorian-Gothic house is located in Freehold NJ.  I would estimate it to have been built around 1860-1880. Distinguishing features of this style are the steeply pitched roofs and cross gable including pointed arched windows as shown on the 3rd floor window. Many Gothic buildings have bargeboard ornamentation (gingerbread) along the gable edges and eaves.  [...]