I love the high baseboards, thick crown molding, beautiful door casings and hidden treasures (like pocket doors and built-ins) that old homes provide. Historic homes were …
Renovation
Drywall Preparations
A lot has been happening in the house since the last time we spoke. If you follow us on Facebook and Instagram, you’ve seen some of the activity. Over the past three months, …
Bye-Bye, Rot.
Since June, any time anyone (no matter how close the relationship) wanted to enter the house, I would make them give a verbal acknowledgement that if they entered, there's a …
Demo: Part 2
We are officially into our fourth week of demolition and the crew is nearly complete with the deconstruction, or "demolition by hand" process. Five men have manually stripped …
The Carriage House
One of the most important things about planning for this house has been creating spaces. Space for spending time with family, space for entertaining, space to work, space to …
What’s cooking in the kitchen?
As you saw on our floor plans post, we are shifting the location and design of the kitchen. Currently, you walk in the back door to a galley kitchen. Off to the right is a …