Little Journeys

The Legend of Gustav and Charles Stickley

This article has been republished. Original date of publication: June 22nd, 2013.   Readers know that last year, I had been traveling around the western North Carolina foothills, following in the footsteps of Asheville's literary guest…

Driveway Project: Step Three

  Over the years, I have taught myself a number of practical skills, primarily out of necessity, being unable to afford or justify calling in a plumber, electrician, carpenter, or stonemason for a small or enticing project. During that…

Driveway Project: Step Two

  After several years of debating and discussing what we should do with our over-sized and unnecessary slab of asphalt in front of our 1972 ranch house – which originally had a two-car garage inside the lower level – we attacked it…

Another Summer, Another Major Project

by Bruce Johnson   As some of you may recall, last summer Leigh Ann and I started a three-month remodeling project, gutting the entire lower level of our 1972 ranch house and rearranging rooms, walls, and doors. Once again I served as…

Antique Story: Can We Give Antique Stores A Second Chance?

by Kate Nixon (This week, Bruce and I are switching places. After a discussion we had on antique stores, Bruce decided to write about reviving a old shop project he found in an antique store and after seeing a popular movie, I'm writing about…

Saying Goodbye to Kirby Brown

(this week, we're giving this space to California Historical Design owner Gus Bostrom for his tribute to his colleague and friend, Kirby Brown)   by Gus Bostrom   About the time I opened my Berkeley, CA gallery in 2004, California…

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