This is a timely video. We are toying with the idea of having our hardwood floors sanded down and I have discovered that wood floors can be oiled instead of polyurethane. While I love the idea of less chemicals just not sure if I wanted the extra upkeep of oil. This video is great about perspective and the way homes should be cared for.
I’m playing catch up on your podcasts. It’s been a busy gardening season. I love old homes. When we were shopping, we looked at old farmhouses. We ended up with a home built in 1977. We bought it for the land, school district, and drive to work. The house was too small for our large family. It had fiberboard siding that had been recalled, a lot of small windows, a tiny kitchen with ugly cabinets. It did have wood trim, wood beams, and wood floors. We totally remodeled and put in big windows, extra bathrooms, and a big kitchen. We did all the work by ourselves. We have been in our home 40 years. I just wish we had added a big walk in pantry.
I found this interview SO interesting! I have wondered why the beauty has seemed to disappear in architecture. It's really sad. I would love to hear more about this topic!
I second the other reply on this comment - do you teach? I was looking at our IKEA furniture last night with the screw very visible, and I thought, "How do you even build furniture without some kind of nail or screw showing?"
We live in a 1938 cottage, as in less than 1200 sqft where the kitchen has a swing door to separate it from the small living/dining room. It has the original coved plaster walls/ceilings throughout and original wood floors that cannot be sanded any more and the floor squeaks. I LOVE my kitchen being separated from our only living room, I close the door and clean, rattle pots and pans, use my mixer and my husband is not turning up the volume on his music or the television while I do kitchen work. We have entertained up to 20 people in this small home and EVERYONE interacts with each other and no one has said “let’s move this to my house next time because it’s bigger” (and we have a daughter and several friends with 2-3,000 sqft homes). We have the original, single-hung windows (with new storm windows being built as I type this), exterior doors and interior doors. We have to update the kitchen cabinets and floor due to both aging and water damage, but we are going with cream colored cabinets with brownish quartz countertops to mimic butcher block and small marble backsplash with creams and whites and brown in it to mimic one piece of original flooring we still have, but I will have modern appliances in black and stainless steel and we are keeping the original porcelain cast iron sink with high back and built in drain (the original porcelain cast iron tub is a keeper too because of the depth and it fits our 1 bathroom perfectly). Next year is electrical and plumbing and spray in insulation in the lathe and plaster walls and rigid insulation under the floors. We want to HONOR the period of the home but keep up with modern conveniences in tasteful ways. Thank you Jill and Brent for this podcast!
That´s really great :D, You know, the sad thing is, here in Europe we watch all the Hollywood productions and see the american style of houses and....can you believe it, people here want to have that too!! It´s kind of crazy.
Fun topic! If you have limitless funds, you can purchase an old home with character that might need foundation issues, electrical & plumbing updates, a new roof, mold throughout and termites. Truly, an older house can be a money pit. A house is made a home by the people inside, interacting, making memories and enjoying life together not ornate woodwork and claw foot tubs.
Very interesting topic. Such a change from the old ways of doing things... which as noted has change society in a vast way.... a 100 years ago, pioneer life was all about survival and need... things took longer and were much more difficult... now, in the era of convenience, we have more time avaible yet less time... and one of the reason we have so many societal issues. As it pertains to construction, quality now is not even comparable to 100 years ago.
Yeah, I can’t believe people want to spend over 300,000.00 for a house that looks just like all your other neighbors?! What happened to creativity and individuality? So sad
“Modernism is the synthesis of all heresies” … Pope St. Pius X As The Church goes so goes the world. Not sure how much Brent know about this in relation to The Catholic Church but the dates coincided with the the modernist attach on the church during the 1900’s.
Love this topic! Well done as usual!
Interesting chat... thank you
This is a timely video. We are toying with the idea of having our hardwood floors sanded down and I have discovered that wood floors can be oiled instead of polyurethane. While I love the idea of less chemicals just not sure if I wanted the extra upkeep of oil. This video is great about perspective and the way homes should be cared for.
I’m playing catch up on your podcasts. It’s been a busy gardening season. I love old homes. When we were shopping, we looked at old farmhouses. We ended up with a home built in 1977. We bought it for the land, school district, and drive to work. The house was too small for our large family. It had fiberboard siding that had been recalled, a lot of small windows, a tiny kitchen with ugly cabinets. It did have wood trim, wood beams, and wood floors. We totally remodeled and put in big windows, extra bathrooms, and a big kitchen. We did all the work by ourselves. We have been in our home 40 years. I just wish we had added a big walk in pantry.
I found this interview SO interesting! I have wondered why the beauty has seemed to disappear in architecture. It's really sad. I would love to hear more about this topic!
I have been old school for years I have furniture in my house that I made with no nails or screws. And I preserve food the old way.
That is wonderful! I'm glad you learned a skillset that allows you to do that. Do you teach others?
I second the other reply on this comment - do you teach? I was looking at our IKEA furniture last night with the screw very visible, and I thought, "How do you even build furniture without some kind of nail or screw showing?"
Dove tails and mortise and tenon joinery.
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Thank you.
Such an interesting conversation. I feel like I learned so much!
I love this and agree with all of it.
Brent does amazing work. I wish I was wealthy enough to be a client of his!
I loved this episode so much! Great guest and great content - can't get enough of the topic of housing and finishes. Thank you both so much!
We live in a 1938 cottage, as in less than 1200 sqft where the kitchen has a swing door to separate it from the small living/dining room. It has the original coved plaster walls/ceilings throughout and original wood floors that cannot be sanded any more and the floor squeaks. I LOVE my kitchen being separated from our only living room, I close the door and clean, rattle pots and pans, use my mixer and my husband is not turning up the volume on his music or the television while I do kitchen work. We have entertained up to 20 people in this small home and EVERYONE interacts with each other and no one has said “let’s move this to my house next time because it’s bigger” (and we have a daughter and several friends with 2-3,000 sqft homes). We have the original, single-hung windows (with new storm windows being built as I type this), exterior doors and interior doors. We have to update the kitchen cabinets and floor due to both aging and water damage, but we are going with cream colored cabinets with brownish quartz countertops to mimic butcher block and small marble backsplash with creams and whites and brown in it to mimic one piece of original flooring we still have, but I will have modern appliances in black and stainless steel and we are keeping the original porcelain cast iron sink with high back and built in drain (the original porcelain cast iron tub is a keeper too because of the depth and it fits our 1 bathroom perfectly). Next year is electrical and plumbing and spray in insulation in the lathe and plaster walls and rigid insulation under the floors. We want to HONOR the period of the home but keep up with modern conveniences in tasteful ways. Thank you Jill and Brent for this podcast!
That´s really great :D, You know, the sad thing is, here in Europe we watch all the Hollywood productions and see the american style of houses and....can you believe it, people here want to have that too!! It´s kind of crazy.
Nice chat ❤😊
Fun topic! If you have limitless funds, you can purchase an old home with character that might need foundation issues, electrical & plumbing updates, a new roof, mold throughout and termites.
Truly, an older house can be a money pit.
A house is made a home by the people inside, interacting, making memories and enjoying life together not ornate woodwork and claw foot tubs.
That's what pre-sale inspections are for.
Very interesting topic. Such a change from the old ways of doing things... which as noted has change society in a vast way.... a 100 years ago, pioneer life was all about survival and need... things took longer and were much more difficult... now, in the era of convenience, we have more time avaible yet less time... and one of the reason we have so many societal issues. As it pertains to construction, quality now is not even comparable to 100 years ago.
Yes this talk is completely correct and the rest of the world better learn to deal with it.
I love this . I've always said new homes are cookie cutter and no personality.
It's not efficiency for the sake of efficiency but for economics. Cut costs for profits
Yeah, I can’t believe people want to spend over 300,000.00 for a house that looks just like all your other neighbors?! What happened to creativity and individuality? So sad
Yes! Houses today are ugly.
“Modernism is the synthesis of all heresies” … Pope St. Pius X
As The Church goes so goes the world.
Not sure how much Brent know about this in relation to The Catholic Church but the dates coincided with the the modernist attach on the church during the 1900’s.
But no visuals of a modern timeless home? What does a modern timeless home have? I don't think this answered the title question