Comments for American Bungalow Magazine

Comment on Family Album – Issue 62 by Sarah

Sarah — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 19:38:18 +0000

I love these houses. I especially love Joe and Sue’s colors. Would anyone be able to get those specific color details so that I can use them for my bungalow.

Thanks,

Sarah

Comment on The Bungalow Garage by Kathleen

Kathleen — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 08:59:54 +0000

Jeff,

Do you have some pictures of your project? Send them to editors@ambungalow.com. We’d love to see them!

Kathleen Donohue

Comment on The Bungalow Garage by Jeff Gill

Jeff Gill — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 22:28:57 +0000

My 1915 Prairie Style home lost its original 16×16 two car garage in 2001. But I did create the “garagemahal” matching the house. Chicago has its fair share of snow, so no swinging out doors. So I ordered three 8 foot doors from Simpson door co, hinged them together, and had a commercial storage building company in CA make a trolly track and a flat plate corner section. When the track arrived in three pieces I had a local welder weld the three together forming an “L” shaped track. Mounted the track to the door header and along the side of the garage. Attached a handle on each end on the inside and I pull it easily along the track to open, then pull it closed. Works great and looks original.

Comment on Tips For Tile Collecting by owen thomas

owen thomas — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 20:57:32 +0000

Pewabic Pottery in Detroit is a famous old place, and is still very active today with tours and classes, and of course still producing beautiful tiles and pottery.

http://www.pewabic.org/

Comment on A Caustic Approach to Exterior Paint Removal by Jim

Jim — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 21:27:24 +0000

Quote from Article: “Old paint brushes work well because when you are through, they are free of old paint and are like new.” If the paint brush is a natural bristle brush, it will be destroyed. The bristles will be entirely dissolved by the lye. Only if the brush bristles are synthetic, i.e. nylon bristles will the brush free of old paint and like new. Nylon bristle brushes are used primarily for acrylic latex paints and natural bristle brushes are used for oil or alkyd based paints. The solvent for acrylic latex paint is water and the solvent for oil or alkyd paints is mineral spirits or paint thinner. Natural bristles are animal hairs, i.e. horse , pig, badger, etc. I am currently soaking four natural bristle brushes, rock hard with dried oil paint in a glass bottle filled acetone. I don’t know if it will dissolve the paint and spare the bristles. They will soak over night. It is amazing to me that the restoration of natural bristle brushes is not common knowledge – but every time I search the internet for the “secret” I am left empty handed.

Comment on Researching The History Of Your Home by Riverside Bungalow Owner

Riverside Bungalow Owner — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 03:02:26 +0000

This was a wonderful article, and gave lots of tips to get started. However, I wasn’t able to get very far because my home existed before the subdivision was platted, so there is no original lot number to look-up. Also, the street names and numbers were constantly changing during the 1920′s, which I’ve tracked through old Polk’s directories. I checked with the county for the original building permit, but it’s apparently in deep storage, and they will charge me hundreds of dollars for a search, which may or may not be fruitful. I’ve spent countless hours combing through local newspapers and old maps, and I’ve even found blueprints for a couple of my neighbors, but so far no luck with my house.

Does anyone out there have any other information they can add to this article? Thanks!

Comment on Tips For Tile Collecting by Sue Hahn

Sue Hahn — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 18:07:27 +0000

the Motawi Tileworks has tiles with black birds on them. Go to their website and search the “Art Tiles’ section. I was there last week (Ann Arbor, MI) and took their Thursday morning tour at 11:00 (wonderful tour) and saw them in their gift shop. It may be the one you’re looking for, but then, maybe not. Give it a go.

Comment on Exterior Paint Colors by ida Tjeknavorian

ida Tjeknavorian — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 13:44:11 +0000

I have a home on the lake in katskill mountains, what exterior color would be good. thank you Ida

Comment on Subscribe to Our Newsletter by Janice Trantham

Janice Trantham — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 17:09:06 +0000

I’d like to start receiving your newsletter to get ideas about mission style furnishings. We love the American Bungalow style.

Comment on Facebook Photo Contest Winner by Wendie

Wendie — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 19:43:49 +0000

Absolutely charming!