Practical Preservation Podcast Archives

Practical Preservation Podcast featuring Josh Blanc of Clay Squared to Infinity

Leave a Comment / Practical Preservation Podcast, Rehabilitation, Replacement in kind, tile, tile making / By Danielle Keperling

On this week’s episode of the Practical Preservation Podcast, Danielle spoke with Josh Blanc of Clay Squared to Infinity in Minneapolis Minnesota. From their website, “Clay Squared crafts handmade tiles in many shapes and colors for kitchens, bathrooms, fireplaces, and as art tile. We feature tile by local and national artists and offer the largest selection of …

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Practical Preservation Podcast featuring Jere Gibber of the National Preservation Institute

Leave a Comment / Continuing Education, Practical Preservation Podcast, Preservation Education, Training / By Danielle Keperling

On this week’s episode of the Practical Preservation Podcast, Danielle spoke with Jere Gibber, Executive Director of the National Preservation Institute (NPI). Danielle and Jere discussed the importance of volunteering in addition to for profit work in the field of preservation. Jere also talked about the history of NPI and the trainings available through their …

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Practical Preservation Podcast featuring Glenn Eldridge ‘The Tinman’ of Chelsea Decorative Metal Co.

Leave a Comment / historical interiors, Materials, Practical Preservation Podcast, Products & Materials / By Danielle Keperling

Glenn Eldridge ‘The Tinman’ from Chelsea Decorative Metal Co. joined the Practical Preservation podcast to discuss tin ceilings. Chelsea Decorative Metal Co. manufactures tin ceiling panels in a variety of patterns and sizes including Art Deco, Victorian, and Turn of the Century. You can reach Glenn at: Tin Ceilings by The Tinman : Chelsea Decorative …

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Practical Preservation Podcast featuring Gwen Jones and Karla Pearlstein of Ariel Grace Design

Leave a Comment / Environmentally safe, Historical Aesthetics, historical interiors, home interiors, Practical Preservation Podcast, Preservation in Oregon, Women in Preservation / By Danielle Keperling

Gwen Jones and Karla Pearlstein of Ariel Grace Design joined the Practical Preservation podcast to discuss custom floor cloths, Bolling & Co. (a previous podcast guest – Gwen is a co-owner), and the Preservation Artisans Guild. You can contact Ariel Grace Designs at: 503-206-2631 or info@arielgracedesign.com or by visiting their website: Custom Floorcloth Makers | …

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Practical Preservation Podcast featuring Bo Sullivan of Bolling & Co. and Arcalus Period Design

Leave a Comment / Architectural & Building Character, architectural style, importance of interiors, Practical Preservation Podcast / By Danielle Keperling

Bo Sullivan joined the Practical Preservation podcast to discuss a long career in preservation and his two companies Bolling & Co. (period style wallpaper as art) and Arcalus Period Design Offer for our listeners: 15% off any order from Bolling & Co over $100.00 CODE: PP21 You can reach Bo at either of his websites: …

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Practical Preservation Podcast featuring Amy Heavilin of Vivacious Victorian

Leave a Comment / Historical Architecture, Practical Preservation Podcast, Preserving a building, Rehabilitation, Saving a building, Victorian Architecture / By Danielle Keperling

Amy Heavilin of Vivacious Victorian joined the Practical Preservation podcast to discuss documenting the restoration of multiple homes! Amy shares her lessons learned from multiple restoration projects including: know your limits, ask questions, and find local people to build your resource list. If you are looking for inspiration for your project visit Amy’s blog (after …

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Practical Preservation Podcast featuring John High of Barn Saver

Leave a Comment / architectural salvage, Practical Preservation Podcast, Preservation and Sustainability, Salvaged materials, Sustainability / By Danielle Keperling

John High of Barn Saver joined the Practical Preservation podcast to discuss his work recycling barns. He shared that 30% of our waste is construction by recycling either through architectural salvage or moving the barn he is helping to keep these pieces of history out of the landfill. John’s wife, Linda Oatman High, wrote a …

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Practical Preservation Podcast Featuring Tom Brennan of Green Garage and the El Moore

Leave a Comment / adaptive reuse, architectural salvage, Community Preservation, Economic benefits of preservation, Historic Rehabilitation, Historical facades, Practical Preservation Podcast, Preservation and Economics, Preservation and Sustainability, Rehabilitation, Renewable energy, Salvaged materials, Sustainability / By Laura Kise

Tom Brennan, co-founder of The Green Garage and the El Moore, in Detroit, MI, joined the Practical Preservation Podcast to discuss these properties as innovative examples of sustainable working and living spaces. We covered multiple topics, including: Background information about Tom and his wife and co-founder Peggy, and how they came to initiate and complete …

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Practical Preservation Podcast COVID ROUNDTABLE Featuring John O’Brien of West Chester BID and Jim Brown of HPT of Lancaster County

Leave a Comment / adaptive reuse, Community Preservation, cultural assets, Cultural landscape, Economic benefits of preservation, Help for Historic Business Owners, Historic streetscape, Local Preservation, Practical Preservation Podcast, Preservation and Economics / By Laura Kise

John O’Brien, Director of West Chester, PA’s Business Improvement District, and Jim Brown, Vice-President of Historic Preservation Trust of Lancaster County, in Lancaster, PA, joined the Practical Preservation Podcast to discuss their organization’s respective responses to COVID-19. We covered multiple topics, including: Background information about John and Jim, and on both West Chester PA Business …

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Practical Preservation Podcast featuring Susan Dippre former décor and landscape manager for Colonial Williamsburg

2 Comments / Practical Preservation Podcast, Uncategorized, Women in Preservation / By Danielle Keperling

THIS IS A RE-POST OF A PODCAST INTERVIEW WE ORIGINALLY POSTED February 2019: Susan Dippre from Susan Dippre Designs joined the Practical Preservation podcast to discuss how working at Colonial Williamsburg combined her love of history and landscaping. She has recently begun her own company to provide the general public with Williamsburg inspired designs from …

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