Ask Old Town Home Blog Posts

As the winter closes in and our windows and doors begin letting in the dreaded drafts of cold air, many of us are looking for ways to make things a little more weather tight. From storm windows to weather stripping, there are hundreds of little tips...

We've had several "Ask Old Town Home" submissions over the last few weeks, but we've been so busy getting things done around our house that we've been pretty lax with getting back to people. Rather than let ourselves slack off any longer, I think it'...

A few weeks back we received a question submitted through Facebook from Anita K. She asked: This fireplace needs updating....would love some suggestions on what to replace the tile with.  Additionally, Anita points out that they plan on using...

We've gotten several questions about 1 Shot paint since we painted our French doors in their high gloss black last year, including this question from Andrew in Utah. Hi, I was reading your post about painting your French doors. I am really...

This week's Ask Old Town Home comes to us from Old Town resident, Kate. Kate recently moved into her 18th century home and has been having a small issue with her basement's stone foundation. Here's what Kate has to say: We just moved into a home on P...

In our new section called "Ask Old Town Home" you have the opportunity to ask and have your questions answered to the best of our ability. Today's topic comes courtesy of Jen from Harrisonburg, Virginia. Jen asks: My question is about how to get...

We're going to make a slight change this week and move our regular "Toolbox Tuesday" to "Toolbox Thursday." Why? Because we're excited about our latest blog feature that we announced just last week. In our new section called "Ask Old Town Home" you h...

Two weeks ago Wendy and I participated in our (nervously anticipated) DIY Q&A workshop at Red Barn Mercantile. We had a wonderful time and are so happy that Red Barn's owner, Amy, invited us to participate. To be perfectly honest, we were bot...

Two weeks ago Wendy and I participated in our (nervously anticipated) DIY Q&A workshop at Red Barn Mercantile. We had a wonderful time and are so happy that Red Barn's owner, Amy, invited us to participate. To be perfectly honest, we were bot...