Tag: Home renovation

Remember When…

Hei ystävät! Pian on aika Vanha Talo Suomen erityiseen julkiseen puutarhapäivätapahtumaan 06.08.2023 – ensi viikonloppuna avaamme puutarhaportin sinulle tutustumaan puutarhoihin!… Read more.
Time Changes and Changing Gears

Hello dear friends! We hope this update finds you well! Vanha Talo Suomi has elided into another month and soon… Read more.
What month is it anyway??

Hi friends! Welcome to our first post of 2017! A belated-Happy New Year to you all <3 I can’t believe… Read more.
Pieces of Time

Pieces of Time New years come and new years go, Pieces of time all in a row. As we live… Read more.
Hot, It’s Not!

Hello to all you sweltering North Americans! Greetings to everyone, everywhere 🙂 Welcome to another Vanha Talo Suomi update. <3… Read more.
Juhannus Countdown

Greetings to All! We are now into the second week of June, and Finns everywhere are counting down to Juhannus… Read more.
Meaningful Complications

I came upon a great post from Arcoteria @ JAMA House and believe there’s a lot of merit in the… Read more.
…And we’re back…

Three months since the last post… which, up until today I thought would be my final post. I’m not sure… Read more.
Keeping Ourselves Spirited

The flush of Christmas and the New Year are still only a few weeks past, yet the ‘air’ feels a… Read more.
End of the Year Progress Update

Hello Friends! Hopefully the season of joy has found you! We are in the process of creating new Christmas traditions… Read more.
Hello February!!

Welcome friends and well-wishers! Yes, it’s only the 3rd of February, but it’s doing what it does best here in… Read more.
Summing Up January

Hello again from Vanha Talo Suomi! The electricians arrived in force and knocked out a plethora of ticket items on… Read more.
Special Christmas Edition – Vanha Talo Suomi

Greetings and Glad Tidings from Vanha Talo Suomi! <3 December settled down and renovations have stopped for now, so we… Read more.
December drawing to a close

Hello friends! We are one week back from a fabulous trip to the United States. It was a much needed… Read more.
Little Shop of Horrors

Hello and Welcome friends and visitors. This post is dedicated to all the Do-It-Yourself-ers and weekend warriors out there, brave… Read more.
A few words about this old house…

As we approach the midway point of our renovation project, I thought it might be helpful to our readers if… Read more.
November Snow!

Hello friends! – Hei ystävät! We are experiencing the 1st snow event of the 2014/2015 winter season today, it will… Read more.
Autumn Progress

Hello friends 🙂 Welcome to Vanha Talo Suomi! It’s once again a bit rainy and wet here in Southern Finland… Read more.
Early October Progress

Hello! Our trusses were delivered last Friday so you know what that means! It was all rather exciting getting the… Read more.
Something’s Happening

In case you were wondering what we’ve been up to, I can assure you there has been plenty of activity… Read more.
Soggy Conditions

Welcome to another tale of Vanha Talo Suomi home improvement! Once again it’s been a week to remember – or… Read more.
Summer Rains

Finland experienced an extended period of unusually hot weather in July (Hellepäivä), it approached previous weather records from the 1970s… Read more.
It’s Handled

Hello again from Vanha Talo Suomi On his last day before heading off on vacation with his family, our trusty… Read more.
Mayhem

It was a pleasant weekend. My brother-in-law Veli-Matti returned on Saturday to help nail up another side of the house… Read more.
Wrapping up June

Hello from Vanha Talo Suomi! June has been a quickly-passing, cold, wet month for us – it didn’t hold us… Read more.