Before and After: What's Old is New Again

Renovation of 1929 bathroom w/1970’s remodel
This bathroom renovation was completed in 1994. My wife and I took a week vacation to take on this project. Moreover, our 2 year wedding anniversary fell in the middle…
Silk Purse from a Sow’s Ear
The main objective of this kitchen remodel was to create a modern, convenient, unique, and aesthetically pleasing cooking, eating, and entertaining facility out of an old, tiny rambler...
cottage kitchen: abuse victim gets new lease on life
This kitchen was a sorry mess when we arrived. It was gutted to the plaster, the sink and refrigerator were moved for a better layout, a new dishwasher was added,…
Bathroom remodel
Shower Wall on the Curve: Picture, if you will, an old, but in mint condition, white, claw-footed tub which had been built into a lath and plaster enclosure. The painted…
55 year old half-bath turned into a full bath wet room
Welcome to "the Money Pit". Water supply to the old toilet broke off in wall 2 months after taking title to the house, flooding the bedroon below. Tore the miniscus…
Total remodel of our 1990’s white elephant master bathroom
Our master bathroom was originally finished with white tile, white shower pan, white cabinets, white paint, white trim, and white doors. We lived with that bathroom for 10 years before…
1937 NJ LAKE COTTAGE SALVAGE
We loved the Cottage and location, as rustic as it was, we had a vision of updating without losing the charm and originality from the 30s. My wife and I…
Out with the 70’s orange!
Took down cupboards, insulated, rewired, sheetrocked, re-installed cupboards, new countertop and sink.
Seaside kitchen facelift
This is a kitchen project undertaken for a special client - my dear aunt Caroline. We designed and built everything from scratch. The countertop is slate tile. The island is…
Livingroom makeover
100 y/o old was remodelled 20+ years ago with lots of paneling that was "in" at the time, I guess. Fireplace was just a cinderblock opening. Woodwork was very very…

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