Before and After: What's Old is New Again

Kitchen Remodel
The wholesale remodel of a kitchen/breakfast room born in 1930 required all the energy, ideas and organizational skills we (a retired helicopter test pilot and public school administrator) could...
Bath Remodel to an 1850’s Appeal
The original plywood base cabinets and doors with laminate countertops were removed and indoor / outdoor carpeting and laves were replaced with custom built oak plywood base and wall cabinets...
Remodled Kitchen
The remodel of the original 1965 kitchen was pretty much complete. The old stove, 2nd oven, sink, counter-tops, flooring, backsplash, and lighting were replaced. I made all the cabinets in…
What WERE they thinking?
I bought a 1916 bungalow with much of the old woodwork intact, but an atrocious kitchen. With short money and a lot of ingenuity I gave it a whole new look.…
Bathroom gutter to a gem
Initial design had single sink, with door to bathroom leading out to little alcove in hall where built ins for linen existed. Had outdoor type barn paneling wainscotting and bad…
Ugly Duckling to Beautiful Princess Kitchen Upgrade
The entire contents, including the wall coverings of the 12x20 kitchen were ripped out and replaced. We-routed or added wiring and plumbing, replaced the...
86 year old summer kitchen gives way to new sunny kitchen extension
The old summer kitchen was a particularly glaring renovation requirement on the 100 yr old Victorian semi I bought in downtown Toronto. Stratospheric quotes from too-busy contractors convinced me I...
Farmhouse Kitchen to Modern Kitchen in 60 days
This old farmhouse kitchen was really a challange. The old ceiling consisted od 3 layers added over the years and was used as storage for old junk and furnace parts…
Out building
This is the before and after pictures of my out building
Historic Salt Lake City Triplex
My wife Amy and I purchased a historic brick triplex home in the Autumn of 2004 near downtown Salt Lake City. What we thought would be a six month spruce-up,…

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