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- From: shannah@netcom.com (Teri Miller)
- Newsgroups: misc.consumers.house
- Subject: Craftsman Bungalow Questions - Thanks
- Message-ID: <1993Jan25.223920.22112@netcom.com>
- Date: 25 Jan 93 22:39:20 GMT
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- I want to thank everyone who sent me email in response to my questions
- about Craftsman Bungalows.
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- The most common response was to consult "The Old House Journal". I have
- a library nearby, so I'll go there to look at the back issues. It sounds
- like a wealth of information.
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- "American Bungalow" magazine was also recommended. I second that
- recommendation, having a subscription of my own - it's a great magazine.
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- Other suggestions seemed pretty specific to my house, but one stands
- out in my mind: don't renovate something you know is old in order to
- make it how you *think* it was originally. This guided our recent
- decisions in updating a bathroom.
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- The linoleum wasn't serviceable anymore, the commode needed repairs,
- and several latches on the cupboards needed replacing. We are
- refinishing the wood floor (since we don't mind the upkeep and we know
- it was original), repairing the commode (it was built in 1933, approx.),
- and replacing the latches with replicas, and storing the originals.
- We are also going to be putting up a prepasted wallpaper that will be
- easy to remove if it seems appropriate later, but looks very much
- "Craftsman-style" and goes well in the bathroom.
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- Thanks again to everyone who responded. I'm sorry to have not returned
- all email personally. To the person who sent phone numbers with an
- invitation to call - we plan to do that as soon as we get all the
- sawdust mopped up... 8-)
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