True Tales From Old Houses is a light-hearted, entertaining, and educational show for lovers of old houses and buildings, DIYers, history buffs, and restoration and preservation junkies.
Available weekly, hosts Stacy Grinsfelder and Daniel Kanter share personal project updates, listener Q&A, and interviews with engaging old house owners, restoration professionals, and craftspeople.
Welcome to Season Four of True Tales From Old Houses!
In this episode, Stacy and Devyn answer the listener question, "How much hands-on work do you do?"
Today's guest is Alex Santantonio from t…
In today's episode, Stacy and Devyn answer a listener's question about design regrets.
Also, what protections and benefits, if any, do national, state, and local historic designations offer for your…
In today's episode, Devyn and Stacy tackle the question, "Would you rather fix up your old house all at once or take your time?"
Also, Stacy discusses decorative plaster restoration with Terry Wulle…
In February, mere weeks before COVID-19 turned the world upside down, Stacy and her friend Drew went on the first True Tales From Old Houses field trip. Unfortunately, Devyn was still on medical leav…
In today's episode, Devyn and Stacy answer the listener question, "How do you choose a color scheme for a large house?"
Continuing the color theme, today's guest is artisan, Rhonda Deeg, from RLD Gla…
In this episode, Devyn and Stacy answer the following question submitted by a listener: "How do you furnish your homes? What type of antiques?"
Also, Today's guest is Paige. Paige and her husband Tre…
In this episode, Stacy spends a full hour with Scott Sidler from The Craftsman Blog. He answers all your window restoration questions in a fun game show format.
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During this episode, Stacy and Devyn revisit the listener question, "Have you ever lived in a newer construction home? If so, what did you like and dislike about it?"
Today's guest, Tyler, is doing h…
In this episode, after a long absence for medical treatment, Devyn is back! Stacy and Devyn answer a listener's question, "How do you heat and cool your houses?"
Today's guest is Ashley Goldman, a…
In this episode, Stacy brings you up to date on the restoration and renovation projects going on at Blake Hill House and Devyn's Philadelphia rowhouse. After, Stacy and Devyn answer a listener questi…
In this episode, Stacy begins by answering the following question from a listener: "Have you ever lived in a new construction home? If so, what did you like and dislike about it?"
Then, Stacy sits do…
Now that season three is underway, Stacy talks about how she started and almost quit producing True Tales From Old Houses. The learning curve was steep.
Then, Stacy spends time with the very talente…
It's officially Season 3! Struggling to get past a case of the neverending Mondays, Stacy talks about window restoration, The Year of the Window at Blake Hill House, and she offers an update on Devyn…
In today's episode, my guest, Jason Lamb, is involved in a long-term restoration and renovation project with no end in sight. He and I sat down to talk about the benefit and curse of perfectionism, b…
During October, we received so many spooky old house stories that we put three of them together for this bonus Halloween episode. From the Catskills of New York to small-town Georgia, our guests repo…
In this episode, Stacy, acting as a field reporter, walks a very short distance to interview guest, Andy Grinsfelder. When Andy was a kid, he had three unexplained brushes with possible paranormal ac…
This episode kicks off an entire month of Ghost Stories on True Tales From Old Houses.
In this episode, first-time homebuyers, Susan and Will Brinson of House of Brinson, tell Stacy how they ended u…
In this episode, Stacy starts off with some difficult news about Devyn's health.
Next, when many people retire, they look forward to days of leisure at home or traveling. Today's guest, Ron and his …
This week, Devyn and Stacy both had to take an unexpected leave of absence. So, today's episode is a repeat of a fan favorite--the one that started it all, Ash Dump Archeology with special guest, Don…
In this episode, Stacy first recaps her traveling adventures and observations about beautiful Japan.
During segment two, Devyn and Stacy welcome Catherine Brooks from Eco-Strip--the sole distributor…