Comments on: Under 18 Layers of Paint, We Struck Douglas Fir http://1912bungalow.com/2003/10/before-and-after-photos/ Articles, reviews, tons of before & after photos, house restoration and interviews for the house obsessed. Get inspired! Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:43:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Dom http://1912bungalow.com/2003/10/before-and-after-photos/comment-page-1/#comment-1909 Dom Thu, 01 Oct 2009 04:46:40 +0000 http://1912bungalow.com/blog/2003/10/21/before-and-after-photos/#comment-1909 We are just begining to restore our craftsman house. It was built in 1913. The living room and dining room are almost identical to yours. The previous owner began restoration on the wood but didn't finish. We intend to finish. I wrote this comment to see if we could get in contact with you guys for some general counceling on the great task at hand. I see it has been several years since these posts were made and we wanted to check and see if it was still active. If so please email back at niqueys2000@yahoo.com. We are just begining to restore our craftsman house. It was built in 1913. The living room and dining room are almost identical to yours. The previous owner began restoration on the wood but didn’t finish. We intend to finish. I wrote this comment to see if we could get in contact with you guys for some general counceling on the great task at hand. I see it has been several years since these posts were made and we wanted to check and see if it was still active. If so please email back at niqueys2000@yahoo.com.

]]> By: Donnie http://1912bungalow.com/2003/10/before-and-after-photos/comment-page-1/#comment-32 Donnie Sun, 17 Dec 2006 20:43:57 +0000 http://1912bungalow.com/blog/2003/10/21/before-and-after-photos/#comment-32 I was looking at your profile on houseblogs and decided to take a look at your pics. Wow what a beautiful bungalow! You guys rock! I was looking at your profile on houseblogs and decided to take a look at your pics. Wow what a beautiful bungalow! You guys rock!

]]> By: Linda Moore http://1912bungalow.com/2003/10/before-and-after-photos/comment-page-1/#comment-31 Linda Moore Mon, 17 Jul 2006 17:10:18 +0000 http://1912bungalow.com/blog/2003/10/21/before-and-after-photos/#comment-31 I was glad to find our website. We have a 1904, story and a half home and want to "re-do" the kitchen. We recently removed the "dropped" ceiling, exposing the high 11 foot ceiling. I'm trying to find where to find pictures to see what the kitchen originally looked like. Your website was a help. Thank you. I was glad to find our website. We have a 1904, story and a half home and want to “re-do” the kitchen. We recently removed the “dropped” ceiling, exposing the high 11 foot ceiling. I’m trying to find where to find pictures to see what the kitchen originally looked like. Your website was a help. Thank you.

]]> By: Linda http://1912bungalow.com/2003/10/before-and-after-photos/comment-page-1/#comment-30 Linda Fri, 16 Jun 2006 20:18:05 +0000 http://1912bungalow.com/blog/2003/10/21/before-and-after-photos/#comment-30 Oh my gosh! You have done a terrific job! what a difference! we are currently working on our 1923 bungalow but we were very lucky because no one had painted over any of the extensive woodwork throughout the house! I do have to remove a lot of this woodwork to put up new walls, but I intend to put all the woodwork right back where it belongs. Oh my gosh!
You have done a terrific job! what a difference!
we are currently working on our 1923 bungalow
but we were very lucky because no one had painted over any of the extensive woodwork throughout the house!
I do have to remove a lot of this woodwork to put up new walls, but I intend to put all the woodwork right back where it belongs.

]]> By: heather http://1912bungalow.com/2003/10/before-and-after-photos/comment-page-1/#comment-29 heather Fri, 09 Sep 2005 20:17:16 +0000 http://1912bungalow.com/blog/2003/10/21/before-and-after-photos/#comment-29 Hello Laura Hostetier! I see you posted your comment a long time ago and I just saw it today. David and I would LOVE to see any old photos of the house or your family that you would like to share. It is wonderful for us to be in contact with your family. You are more than welcome to stop by and see the house anytime. We still have a lot of work yet to do but it might be interesting for you to see the house. I think you might be surprised with how small it actually for your great grandparents, grandparents and two twin boys to have all lived here. Please contact us any time. Best Regards, heather Hello Laura Hostetier! I see you posted your comment a long time ago and I just saw it today.

David and I would LOVE to see any old photos of the house or your family that you would like to share. It is wonderful for us to be in contact with your family.

You are more than welcome to stop by and see the house anytime. We still have a lot of work yet to do but it might be interesting for you to see the house. I think you might be surprised with how small it actually for your great grandparents, grandparents and two twin boys to have all lived here.

Please contact us any time.
Best Regards,
heather

]]> By: heather http://1912bungalow.com/2003/10/before-and-after-photos/comment-page-1/#comment-28 heather Fri, 09 Sep 2005 20:07:39 +0000 http://1912bungalow.com/blog/2003/10/21/before-and-after-photos/#comment-28 Hi Kristen! Congrats on your house. You can read about stain color here: <a href="http://www.1912bungalow.com/archives/2004/02/removing_paint.php" rel="nofollow">http://www.1912bungalow.com/archives/2004/02/removing_paint.php</a> Our fireplace was stripped with Master Strip paint remover, although that ended up fading out our bricks. Other people have had good luck using a product called Peel Away. You can read a little bit about the brick fading here: <a href="http://www.1912bungalow.com/archives/2004/02/darkening_firep.php" rel="nofollow">http://www.1912bungalow.com/archives/2004/02/darkening_firep.php</a> Best of luck with your house! heather Hi Kristen!

Congrats on your house. You can read about stain color here:

http://www.1912bungalow.com/archives/2004/02/removing_paint.php

Our fireplace was stripped with Master Strip paint remover, although that ended up fading out our bricks. Other people have had good luck using a product called Peel Away. You can read a little bit about the brick fading here:

http://www.1912bungalow.com/archives/2004/02/darkening_firep.php

Best of luck with your house!
heather

]]> By: kristen http://1912bungalow.com/2003/10/before-and-after-photos/comment-page-1/#comment-27 kristen Fri, 09 Sep 2005 19:58:30 +0000 http://1912bungalow.com/blog/2003/10/21/before-and-after-photos/#comment-27 hey guys... great job on the bungalow...i own a 1905 bungalow in buffalo, ny. your woodwork looks great, and is quite an inspiration, since every inch of wood is painted in our place. we've started stripping, but i was wondering what shade of stain you guys used, because your wood color is beautiful. any input for getting all that paint off the fireplace brick would be appreciated as well! keep up the good work! Kristen Thomas, MD hey guys…

great job on the bungalow…i own a 1905 bungalow in buffalo, ny. your woodwork looks great, and is quite an inspiration, since every inch of wood is painted in our place. we’ve started stripping, but i was wondering what shade of stain you guys used, because your wood color is beautiful.

any input for getting all that paint off the fireplace brick would be appreciated as well!

keep up the good work!

Kristen Thomas, MD

]]> By: Laura Catudal Hostetler http://1912bungalow.com/2003/10/before-and-after-photos/comment-page-1/#comment-26 Laura Catudal Hostetler Thu, 14 Oct 2004 01:13:45 +0000 http://1912bungalow.com/blog/2003/10/21/before-and-after-photos/#comment-26 Dear Dave and Heather, I am the daughter of Ray Catudal and I believe I have found some pictures taken outside the house. Of course, they are baby pictures of Ray and Roy so the focus is mostly on them! I also have postcards and letters adressed to your address but I didn't find anything regarding the other Hobart address. We have many, many, many pictures from the old days but unfortunately they are not in albums. It will take time to go through them again but I look forward to doing so. I have been researching my father's side of the family and you have provided new information! To make things worse, they all had nicknames so sometimes it is difficult to put the pieces together! I look forward to meeting you two and seeing the house. The work you have done looks beautiful! Sincerely, Laura Dear Dave and Heather,

I am the daughter of Ray Catudal and I believe I have found some pictures taken outside the house. Of course, they are baby pictures of Ray and Roy so the focus is mostly on them!

I also have postcards and letters adressed to your address but I didn’t find anything regarding the other Hobart address. We have many, many, many pictures from the old days but unfortunately they are not in albums. It will take time to go through them again but I look forward to doing so.

I have been researching my father’s side of the family and you have provided new information! To make things worse, they all had nicknames so sometimes it is difficult to put the pieces together!

I look forward to meeting you two and seeing the house. The work you have done looks beautiful!

Sincerely,
Laura

]]> By: gwenne http://1912bungalow.com/2003/10/before-and-after-photos/comment-page-1/#comment-25 gwenne Mon, 19 Apr 2004 05:28:35 +0000 http://1912bungalow.com/blog/2003/10/21/before-and-after-photos/#comment-25 Thank you for posting this site. I'm just about to purchase a 1929 Bungalow-style house in Southern California, and want to restore it to its former glory. Let's continue this work for future generations, and hope they appreciate it! /gvg Thank you for posting this site. I’m just about to purchase a 1929 Bungalow-style house in Southern California, and want to restore it to its former glory. Let’s continue this work for future generations, and hope they appreciate it!
/gvg

]]> By: sharonk http://1912bungalow.com/2003/10/before-and-after-photos/comment-page-1/#comment-24 sharonk Sat, 10 Apr 2004 21:10:02 +0000 http://1912bungalow.com/blog/2003/10/21/before-and-after-photos/#comment-24 LOVE your dining room! You have done such a fabulous job restoring the woodwork. I love the paint colour on the walls - I am using something similar on some walls in my hallway and it makes me smile every time I look at it. I second the other poster who requested more pictures of Simon and Lulu....that is one cute cat... LOVE your dining room! You have done such a fabulous job restoring the woodwork. I love the paint colour on the walls – I am using something similar on some walls in my hallway and it makes me smile every time I look at it. I second the other poster who requested more pictures of Simon and Lulu….that is one cute cat…

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