Comments on: 2006 Year In Review http://1912bungalow.com/2006/12/2006-year-in-review/ Articles, reviews, tons of before & after photos, house restoration and interviews for the house obsessed. Get inspired! Sun, 05 Feb 2012 15:05:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Cheri http://1912bungalow.com/2006/12/2006-year-in-review/comment-page-1/#comment-1086 Cheri Thu, 26 Jul 2007 11:48:38 +0000 http://1912bungalow.com/blog/2006/12/31/2006-year-in-review/#comment-1086 Heather, Hating your 1912 Bungalow is normal and it'll past in time. My 1910 Bungalow did not have nearly the neglect you've repaired. I've lived in mine for 20 years in October and still fixing stuff. Just recently took out the drop ceiling in the bathroom to find the original ceiling a mess. It is a nice feeling to know that the bathroom is the last major project. I've hated my house a few times during the process. Just concentrate what has been done. Cheri Heather,
Hating your 1912 Bungalow is normal and it’ll past in time. My 1910 Bungalow did not have nearly the neglect you’ve repaired. I’ve lived in mine for 20 years in October and still fixing stuff. Just recently took out the drop ceiling in the bathroom to find the original ceiling a mess. It is a nice feeling to know that the bathroom is the last major project. I’ve hated my house a few times during the process. Just concentrate what has been done.
Cheri

]]> By: Elan http://1912bungalow.com/2006/12/2006-year-in-review/comment-page-1/#comment-1085 Elan Sun, 11 Mar 2007 02:17:46 +0000 http://1912bungalow.com/blog/2006/12/31/2006-year-in-review/#comment-1085 Heather, I just found your site and am looking forward to a rainy day, so I can read all the way through from the start. Your house is just lovely, what great work you've done. I'm going to make a guess on your stain mystery. I'm a Decorative painter by trade an an amateur house renovator, and although I've never seen anything quite as dramatic as what you describe, I've seen a lot of faded red stain. Many red pigments aren't very stable particularly when exposed to UV rays. Your Doug fir may also be to blame, being a soft wood. So,maybe,conditioning first would have helped? The tinted varnish looks great and should do the trick, since the underlying varnish has sealed the wood. I'll be interested to check in and see how it does. If it fades again, then it's probably the pigments in the brand of stain, and you may want to try another brand. Best of luck, Elan Heather,
I just found your site and am looking forward to a rainy day, so I can read all the way through from the start. Your house is just lovely, what great work you’ve done. I’m going to make a guess on your stain mystery. I’m a Decorative painter by trade an an amateur house renovator, and although I’ve never seen anything quite as dramatic as what you describe, I’ve seen a lot of faded red stain. Many red pigments aren’t very stable particularly when exposed to UV rays. Your Doug fir may also be to blame, being a soft wood. So,maybe,conditioning first would have helped? The tinted varnish looks great and should do the trick, since the underlying varnish has sealed the wood. I’ll be interested to check in and see how it does. If it fades again, then it’s probably the pigments in the brand of stain, and you may want to try another brand. Best of luck, Elan

]]> By: heather http://1912bungalow.com/2006/12/2006-year-in-review/comment-page-1/#comment-1084 heather Mon, 08 Jan 2007 23:42:17 +0000 http://1912bungalow.com/blog/2006/12/31/2006-year-in-review/#comment-1084 Thanks for the encouragement! Oh, I'm so happy for you - and maybe just the slightest bit jealous. It does my heart good to hear that at least one Heather is getting the bungalow kitchen of her dreams this year. :) I wish you all the best with wrapping up your projects and your newly designed kitchen! heather Thanks for the encouragement! Oh, I’m so happy for you – and maybe just the slightest bit jealous. It does my heart good to hear that at least one Heather is getting the bungalow kitchen of her dreams this year. :)

I wish you all the best with wrapping up your projects and your newly designed kitchen!
heather

]]> By: Heather http://1912bungalow.com/2006/12/2006-year-in-review/comment-page-1/#comment-1083 Heather Wed, 03 Jan 2007 22:56:19 +0000 http://1912bungalow.com/blog/2006/12/31/2006-year-in-review/#comment-1083 Heather and David- Congratulations on all of your accomplishments on the house. I have been following your website for the past 3 years as my husband and I have our own "renovation reality" on our 1916 craftsmand bungalow in Davis, CA. I feel your pain. For me... 3 years has been enough and I have the same feelings you do about just wanting to kick off my shoes (sans layer of dust) and relax in my house and live a normal life. Our place is much smaller than yours and while we have 50% of it 100% done and about 75% of it 90% done... we really are only living normally in about 2 rooms. We have stuff cramped in finished rooms while we work on unfinished ones. We too are still without the kitchen of our dreams but are going to do something about it. We spent most of our energy this year working with professionals to plan a redesign for the kitchen and hired and contractor to make it happen. Cross your fingers, knock on wood, avoid all the black cats, etc...they start in Feb and should be done by June. I thought your e-mail response to the couple wanting to buy a fixer upper was right on! Good advice about the reality of DIY restoration. I think your place looks really great though and doing 1 major project per year for a 10yr plan ain't half bad. Keep some sanity, enjoy some normal life, and still end up in the long run with the home of your dreams. Good luck in 2007! Heather ps: I too have had resentful thoughts and used the "H" word. It's okay to say you hate the house once in a while. Venting relieves the stress and makes you feel better so you stay committed. pss: loved the pics of tiny and winston Heather and David-

Congratulations on all of your accomplishments on the house. I have been following your website for the past 3 years as my husband and I have our own “renovation reality” on our 1916 craftsmand bungalow in Davis, CA.

I feel your pain. For me… 3 years has been enough and I have the same feelings you do about just wanting to kick off my shoes (sans layer of dust) and relax in my house and live a normal life. Our place is much smaller than yours and while we have 50% of it 100% done and about 75% of it 90% done… we really are only living normally in about 2 rooms. We have stuff cramped in finished rooms while we work on unfinished ones.

We too are still without the kitchen of our dreams but are going to do something about it. We spent most of our energy this year working with professionals to plan a redesign for the kitchen and hired and contractor to make it happen. Cross your fingers, knock on wood, avoid all the black cats, etc…they start in Feb and should be done by June.

I thought your e-mail response to the couple wanting to buy a fixer upper was right on! Good advice about the reality of DIY restoration.

I think your place looks really great though and doing 1 major project per year for a 10yr plan ain’t half bad. Keep some sanity, enjoy some normal life, and still end up in the long run with the home of your dreams.

Good luck in 2007!
Heather

ps: I too have had resentful thoughts and used the “H” word. It’s okay to say you hate the house once in a while. Venting relieves the stress and makes you feel better so you stay committed.

pss: loved the pics of tiny and winston

]]> By: Debra Roby http://1912bungalow.com/2006/12/2006-year-in-review/comment-page-1/#comment-1082 Debra Roby Wed, 03 Jan 2007 00:25:07 +0000 http://1912bungalow.com/blog/2006/12/31/2006-year-in-review/#comment-1082 What a wonderful year-end wrap up. Having gone through the rehab stuff, I think after 3 or 4 years, you just want some "ordinary" life back. It's the need to find balance. Yes, year four is the year of fighting the house back. BTW, I love those leaded glass doors!! What a wonderful year-end wrap up. Having gone through the rehab stuff, I think after 3 or 4 years, you just want some “ordinary” life back. It’s the need to find balance. Yes, year four is the year of fighting the house back.

BTW, I love those leaded glass doors!!

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