True Tales From Old Houses
True Tales From Old Houses is a lighthearted, entertaining, and educational show for anyone who loves old homes and the stories they tell. Host Stacy Grinsfelder shares real-life restoration experiences, expert interviews, and insights from people keeping craftsmanship alive. Whether you’re a DIYer, preservationist, or simply captivated by history and design, this show celebrates the beauty, chaos, and charm of keeping old houses alive.
Recent Episodes
188: Live, Laugh, Lose Your Patience
In this episode, Preservation Month continues with another State of Restoration check-in, but this time, Stacy starts connecting some dots. After hearing more listener voicemails and Pine Mountain conversations, Stacy explore...
187: Beyond Old Houses: Cemetery Preservation
In this episode, Preservation Month continues with another State of Restoration check-in and a look at one of the most overlooked forms of historic preservation: historic cemetery and headstone care. First, Stacy checks back ...
186: Preservation Month & A Bungalow Story
In this week's episode, Stacy kicks off Historic Preservation Month by revisiting the State of Restoration voicemail project, sharing updates from Utah and the Pacific Northwest. Then, she chats with Emma Shay about her 1924 ...
185: Hot Rooms & Higher Standards
In this week's episode, Stacy shares a few updates from Blake Hill House and finally settles the Minisode name question. Then, she works through a listener question using the Good, Better, Best format, tackling a common old h...
184: A Grand Hotel in the Middle of Nowhere (Sun Valley Lodge)
This week’s field trip episode started with a question Stacy couldn’t shake: Why is there a beautiful historic hotel in the middle of nowhere, Idaho? The Sun Valley Lodge isn't just any hotel. It's a grand, carefully designed...
183: Spring at Blake Hill House
In this week’s episode, Stacy shares a mid-season update, tying up a few loose ends, and sharing what’s coming up at Blake Hill House. She also walks through her outdoor spring to-do list, highlighting the seasonal tasks that come with caring for an old house this time of year. Then, Stacy introduc…
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Lustron Love: Inside a Rare All-Metal Home
Listeners have been mildly obsessed with Lustron homes for several seasons now. We've received questions, comments, and plenty of requests to feature them on the show.These rare, all-metal houses were born out of the post–World War II housin…
Frank Lloyd Wright’s Gordon House – A Usonian Gem You Can Visit in Or…
Earlier in March, I made a quick stop at the Gordon House in Silverton, Oregon—Frank Lloyd Wright's only building in the state. It was a spontaneous detour between my visit to Taliesin West and the Window Preservation Alliance conference. Unfo…
True Tales T-shirts: Ready to Ship
We have a few leftover True Tales From Old Houses t-shirts looking for a good home—and maybe that home is yours!These shirts first debuted during our merch run last fall, and we recently brought them along to the Window Preservation Alliance…
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