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Quilted Redwood Victorian Fireplace Mantle with Hidden TV
A new fireplace constructed in a 1895 San Francisco Victorian. This quilted redwood mantle was a period-perfect find at a local architectural salvage yard, and matches the natural redwood trim...
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Slate Fireplace In The Style Of Rookwood Pottery
After renovating a beautiful Victorian home in Santa Cruz, we moved to Washington to build a Craftsman style home. We wanted it to look like it fit in it's environment, in the traditional style. With...
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Cherry Fireplace Surround and Overmantle
The beveled mirror in this cherry surround and overmantle slides up effortlessly with a counterweight to reveal the TV screen hidden behind it.
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Great Room and Outdoor Fireplace in the Distance
Both fireplaces were designed and custom built by Randy Seiber
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Remodel of the Week - Week #4
A transitional kitchen in a 100 year old home - Showcased in Marvin's Remodelers Gallery
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Arts & Crafts Fireplace mantle
The original brick surround featured stepped-out bricks supporting a narrow but thick mantle. Since the rest of the house interior has the original stained gumwood typical of early 20th century New...
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My Fireplace
This is my fireplace,it has ledgerstone front with a blue stained pine surround, gas insert and slate tile.
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Stonescape Fireplace
2 commentsWhile transforming an historic home into our kitchen and bath showroom we took an ugly fireplace wall and turned it into a showcase of our design and construction skills. The slate and limestone...
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Patio Fireplace
Rumford fireplace with gas log starter on 3" thick cast concrete sitting wall in my backyard. Cast chimney top matches the molded edge of the wall and counter. Throws off an incredible amount of...
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Sherwood Cottage fireplace
This is one of three fireplaces in the cottage. Each fireplace is aligned and visible from the entry foyer. From one spot in the foyer, one can see all three fireplaces.
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Sherwood Cottage fireplace
This is one of three fireplaces in the Sherwood Cottage. All are aligned and visible from the foyer. Custom casework. Slate raised hearth.
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Rustic fireplace
This is a new house, designed to look "old". The stone used is Eldorado Stone.
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Lego Block fireplace
I designed and built my fireplace to honor "Lego Blocks", the tool that helped me first get into homebuilding...
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Sherwood Cottage fireplace
This is one of three fireplaces in the Sherwood Cottage. All are aligned and visible from the foyer. This incorporates the client's desire to have a fireplace and window seat all in one.
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Show Us Your Fireplace
Calling all carpenters, masons, designers, and other talented folks. Have a beautiful or unique fireplace you've created or renovated that you'd love to show off? Whether wood or stone, traditional or contemporary, inside or out, new construction or renovation, we want to see your fireplace.
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5 Home Maintenance Tips You Can't Go Wrong With
Your home is probably the most crucial, and most important investment you'll ever make. While a house has the potential to increase in value, owning a home also has an emotional quotient to it...
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Setting up a herringbone layout for a hardwood floor
Herringbone hardwood floor layout VIDEO A herringbone pattern is unquestionably one of the most dazzling hardwood floors you will ever see. The most important parts of installing this style of...
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Remodel of the Week - Week #3
A transformation of a classic shingle style home - Showcased in Marvin's Remodelers Gallery
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Rock House, Springdale, Arkansas
Constructed in 1913, later abandoned and left for dead for many years, this Arkansas country residence has received new life by renovating both the interior and exterior. Included in the renovation...
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Brighthawk Treehouse
At an elevation of 2,500 ft, the 1-bedroom, 1-bathroom guest house is set within desert and riparian surroundings; perfect for showcasing the unique, eco-friendly adaptive structure. Given the...
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Lizard Tail: A residence for Ron and Missy Stratton
My approach to Architecture is to create joyous spaces that freely flow through a variety of interior and exterior experiences. The choreography of the spatial sequences is derived from the owners...
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wayne residence
The WResidenceayne redefines sustainable architecture. This 12,000 sf residence has an 80 percent energy efficiency utilizing the latest technology in Geo-Thermal heating and cooling. The 4 acre...
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South Surf Road
The South Surf Road Residence is a summer home for a family of four that reside full time in Georgia, but are originally from the New York metro area and have vacationed along the New Jersey shore...
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Surfers End
Located on the site of a former 1921 Arts and Crafts Bungalow, the Surfers End House completed in 2005, is not only an updated version of the former style, but also a blend of many other...
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Remodel of the Week - Week #2
Opening up a Lakeside home to bring in the natural light and scenery - Showcased in Marvin's Remodelers Gallery
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New Moon Cottage
In 1962, during the New Moon cycle of one of the most devastating coastal storms in New Jersey history, Long Beach Island had been split in half at its narrowest point, the small barrier island town...
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Gardenshed in Delta, BC
Gardenshed project to house wife's orchid. Centerwall divides greenhouse items and storageitems. If centerwall is removed unit can be used as studio. Loft is fully developed. "camping"spot for...
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Westridge Residence
While also capturing 270-degree views of downtown Los Angeles and the Pacific Ocean, this massive foundation-up renovation and second-story addition floods the once-dark interior with natural light...
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Tiny House 227
In conjunction with UMass Architecture + Design and the Yestermorrow Design Build School, twelve semester students collectively designed and built a Tiny House from start to finish, using a consensus...
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California Colonial Renovation & Addition
This ca. 1890-95 Colonial Revival home was a "fixer upper." The house was raised to create a family room and bedrooms in the basement. The scope of work eventually expanded to include kitchen and...
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Bathroom Gut Job
3 commentsThis was a 100% bathroom remodel. We had a company that was contracted to work for Home Depot come in to do it and it took less than 2 weeks to finish. We would absolutely recommend using the same...
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