Comments for 1912 Bungalow

Comment on How to Clean Grout Lines by cabient knobs

cabient knobs — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 11:25:57 +0000

It is look great!What a great tip about using the bleach pen! We are going with bright white grout along with our white subway tile for our bathroom

Comment on How to Clean Grout Lines by Heather

Heather — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 16:51:51 +0000

The white grout on our walls (and on my Mom’s walls) has stayed white. We have had no problems there.

Comment on How to Clean Grout Lines by Ashley @ First Home Dreams

Ashley @ First Home Dreams — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 15:20:09 +0000

What a great tip about using the bleach pen! We are going with bright white grout along with our white subway tile for our bathroom. I *hope* it stays cleaner being on a wall rather than a floor…but I have my doubts. Thankfully our floor tile is dark and we’re going to go with a dark grey grout there.

Comment on How to Clean Grout Lines by sherri

sherri — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 15:05:13 +0000

Hi I stumbled on your blog. Very nice. I had the same problem with my grout and used to use bleach to clean it. Bleach will make your grout dry out so much it will start to crack over time. And it is also very toxic.

I use a product called CLR – it works perfectly. Not sure if it is available in the US, but I would think so.

Comment on How to Clean Grout Lines by Heather

Heather — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 04:58:59 +0000

Resealing the grout is a great suggestion! I do need to do that. Thanks.

Comment on How to Clean Grout Lines by Sarah @ { rad: renovations are dirty }

Sarah @ { rad: renovations are dirty } — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 23:51:19 +0000

I wonder if sealing your grout would help prevent future discolouration?

Anyway, I always love a great before and after!

Comment on Restyling the Dining Room by Tamara

Tamara — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 01:04:33 +0000

I’m remembering the circa 1910 foursquare I grew up in and how mad I was when I entered my “purist” years recalling how my parents had painted the woodwork in that house. And then a few decades later I was living in my own A&C house full of A&C oak furniture, the darker the better, and I started to feel the weight of it all and craved lighter brighter. I’m sure there’s a way to do it leaving the woodwork intact. Love the wallpaper swatch, and I also love the mix of modern furniture with old house. You have such great taste I know you’ll do a great job, and I look forward to seeing the result!

Comment on Restyling the Dining Room by Sarah @ housecrazy

Sarah @ housecrazy — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 17:45:51 +0000

Your 1912 Bungalow is beautiful! As for the stinky rug… try putting out bowls of baking soda around the room for a few days to absorb the smell.

Comment on Wallpaper in the Bathroom by Katherine

Katherine — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 03:19:07 +0000

We have a “powder room” that’s about the size of a postage stamp and I’ve been thinking about doing this same thing. I wallpapered our stair risers and I’ve got a lot left over but I don’t know if that would be in poor taste to use the same wallpaper in two places?

Comment on Restyling the Dining Room by Katie Kobelinski

Katie Kobelinski — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 19:14:20 +0000

Hi,

I just stumbled across your blog while doing some research for our 1912 foursquare bathrrom redo. Thanks so much for all your helpful photos. They are awsome! I am wondering, it looks like your window in your shower has wood trim. Is that correct? If so, what did you do to protect it. We also have the beautiful original wood trim, but can’t figure how to protect the wood, besides an ugly plastic shower curtain. If you have any suggestions, I would love to hear them. You can e-mail me @ kkobelinski@chc-pa.org

Thanks!

Katie