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Opening a kitchen with no added space
Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 This tightly packed kitchen was opened up to the adjoining dining room and the compact, single user peninsula was converted to...
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Peach Formica Countertops.......Yikes!!
When my wife and I moved into our new house the kitchen was a disaster with peach countertops and old outdated appliances. We installed granite countertops along with new stainless steel appliances...
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Kitchen remodel
The original kitchen had a solid wall over the sink counter, with a small door...we opened up the wall over the sink counter (picture 1), and opened the door into a 6 foot archway to expose the views...
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Modern Mission Hall Bath
My client had two goals for their hall bathroom remodel. . . The client had two goals for their hall bathroom remodel: aesthetically integrate the bathroom with the modernized Mission...
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Gauguin Place Kitchen Gets a Little Push
Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 The design goals for this project were to increase the space in the kitchen and dining areas while bringing the outside in with...
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1969-2009
Besides being old, dirty and small, the plumbing had to go and it needed a rewire. We demolished the enitre kitchen (as part of a whole house remodel) and pushed out the wall on the left (south) side...
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First Bathroom, from the 60's to the 30's
Our upstairs bathroom had been remodeled in the 60's with vinyl floors, plywood cabinets and brown fixtures. A few years ago we pulled it all out and started over to try to make it feel like it...
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Kitchen from the 60's back to the 30's
This kitchen in our own house had been remodeled in the 60's with plywood cabinets, vinyl floors and a brown sink. We restored as much as possble including the Douglas Fir flooring and the...
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Bathroom gutter to a gem
2 commentsInitial 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 faux paint job...
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86 year old summer kitchen gives way to new sunny kitchen extension
2 commentsThe 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...
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Small but extreme master bath remodel
2 commentsI have recently decided to rent my home which has led my discovery of a multitude of projects I have left unfinished. One in particular is the master bath which in my opinion is not much of one being...
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Historic Salt Lake City Triplex
12 commentsMy 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, turned into a full gut, partial...
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1981 Contemporary Home Rehab
This kitchen was part of a home rehab project in Oceanside, CA. The entire house was in the before condition when I purchased it. Afterwards the entire house was in the same condition as...
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Complete kitchen 100 Year Old Heritage Home
1 commentWe wanted to create a kitchen that was state of the art but fit with the feel of our 100 year old home. We used chandeliers to provide a linkage with the past and as well as reflected light from the...
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1950 CA Bungalow Bath Remodel
This bath remodel includes a HydroMassage whirllpool, custom cherry vanity with granite top, ThinWire floor heat, and Title 24 compliant halogen lighting. The vanity was designed to...
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Lost Boot Farm Kitchen
I felt like I was missing out on the family fun when I was cooking in the kitchen! So we removed the wall between the kitchen and living room/dining room areas to open it up as a great...
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Bathroom gut & remodel
Complete renovation from awful, banana tiled shower and vinyl flooring. New bathroom includes 12x24 porcelain tile, custom vanity, 3 piece acrylic shower surround with dual pot lights, new electrical...
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Main Line Mess Made Nice
1 commentToo old and too ugly. This kitchen was the most dramatic transformation I have seen.
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Extreme Shower Makeover
This bathroom started off as a dated tile shower in need of a new face. This was the only bathroom in the house that could handle this type of shower. The bathroom was only 6x8nbsp...
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Bathroom Rework
1968 Bathroom, had shower tile installed over a wallpapered wall. Tile literally fell off of wall during demo. Took entire room down to studs and subfloor, rebuilt shower, installed new floor base...
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The House Next Door
4 commentsThe kitchen was owned by a 'packrat' who grew old and was not able to take care of himself...very sad. He was a good neighbor...but not a good housekeeper. My wife and I bought the...
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1930s American Foursquare
1 commentWe bought a 1930 American Foursquare in 2006 which we are still restoring and updating. There was only one outlet on the second floor in the hallway for 4 bedrooms & 1 bathroom! The house had the...
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Outdated to Outstanding: A Fireplace Facelift
1 commentThe layout of the room and the off-center outdated fireplace made it difficult to figure out the best way to place the furniture or use the bland fireplace as a focal point. Working with the...
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Small Bath Re
1950 California bungalow bath remodel. Expanded floor space by moving closet in adjacent bedroom. Custom designed bow front vanity saves floor space while maximizing storage. Hydro...
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Site-built Gable Vents on a Craftsman Style Addition
In adding on to a recently-built craftsman style home, I had to match the detailing of the original home. I did take a few liberties, where I thought I could improve on what had been done by...
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Wine Cellar and Tasting Room
1 commentThis is Phase II of our basement project. We built the wine cellar and constructed the wine racks from a kit. We designed the cellar around a mahogany wine buffet we found at Costco for $500. We...
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floating countertop
3 comments"Floating" countertop, for a handicap bathroom addition. No visible means of support on one end - for easy wheelchair access. The architect had drawn a wood panel for support at the end, but I...
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Mortise and Tenon, custom turned and carved mahogany deck railing (no fasteners used)
This railing was built in the fall of 2005 to replace a rotted railing on an existing fir deck. The client was planning on doing an ipe or maranti deck in the near future but needed to replace the...
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Designer's Office - Updated
2 commentsThese construction images show the framing and structure for this 650 square foot designers office. Manufactured trusses frame the sloped exterior walls and create space for recessed bookcases...
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1930 Circa Bungalow Remodel.......demo
This is a typical bungalow in one of our older parts of town; 2 bedroom, 1 bath @ 830 sq. ft. with basement and detached garage. We are still at finishes stage and will post more interior pictures...
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1930 Circa Bungalow Remodel continued....
This is a typical bungalow in one of our older parts of town; 2 bedroom, 1 bath @ 830 sq. ft. with basement and detached garage. We are still at finishes stage and will post more interior pictures...
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1930 Circa Bungalow Remodel continued....
This is a typical bungalow in one of our older parts of town; 2 bedroom, 1 bath @ 830 sq. ft. with basement and detached garage. We are still at finishes stage and will post more interior pictures...
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