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8 Year Kitchen Renovation for Camelot
When we moved into the house, our realtor had said "what I would do is take out the room above the kitchen and vault the ceiling to the roof". Well he made it sound easy and a few weeks work if we just did it before we moved in. I wanted to do a rolling renovation in stages...it took 8 years! Move-in photos! Note the position of the stove, with extractor, door to the woodshed and fridge. The room was "heated" by two sections of baseboard radiator. The walls and ceiling p
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Mar 301 min read


Collecting and Restoring Home Oil Lamps
Wall Lamps Single Double Table Lamps Hanging Lamps I bought my first oil lamp when I was 22 for my Edwardian (1920's) brick built home in...
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Dec 1, 20231 min read


Building a Grand Staircase - in a historic Barn conversion - for Hanson Mechanical
Our friends over at Hanson Mechanical, own and operate a historic barn containing business and home in Littletown PA. As the barn...
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Dec 29, 20213 min read


The Jack Savitsky Art Gallery - "Camelot" - An American Folk Artist
Jack Savitsky also known as "Coal Miner Jack". Jack Savit (son of Jack Savitsky) and his wife Mary Savit bought the vacant 5acre property...
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Aug 1, 20202 min read


Returning Window Shutters to the 1830 Farmhouse.
An older home suits window shutters and vice versa. Most go for the vinyl panels that are coach bolted to the wall and often are...
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Apr 22, 20205 min read


Pennsylvania Dutch Bank Barn Preservation
The farmette came with one of the largest barns in the county - now what to do with it!? It was built between the time of the main house...
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Oct 2, 20195 min read
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