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A Whole House Renovation Re-assigns Spaces
Reassigning spaces improved the useable square footage in this home. With access to the garage thru the family room and the kitchen too small and family room too big, switching the spaces was a...
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Restored 1790 Carriage House in Water Mill, NY
This restoration of a 1790 Carriage House maintained the integrity of the original home, keeping the original structure and beams. Additions in the new three story home were added along with state of...
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An uplifting fireplace renovation
As part of a major interior renovation on the coast of Maine, our design/build company was charged with designing and building new faces for an existing two-sided fireplace. The residence has tall...
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A Relaxing Retreat
The clients wanted to have an entertaining deck, but they also wanted to have a private covered deck accesible from their master bedroom. They wanted it to include a large fireplace as well as a few...
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Mountain Porch Retreat
Our region has an extended outdoor season that the homeowners wanted to take full advantage of. The existing deck was not adequate for hosting large parties and had no covered space for protection...
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Lessons From a Small Studio
10 commentsWhat a well designed, small studio can teach us about designing better homes.
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How To Use SketchUp's "Photo Match" Feature to Efficiently Design Remodeling Projects
See how importing digital photos into SketchUp can jump-start the design process and aid bidding and selling your next built-in cabinet project.
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Fireplace makeover
Face lift for a seventy's era white brick fireplace using manufactured stone. the mantle is made from quarter sawn oak that was once a an old bedframe.
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Modern Makeover - The Living Room
1 commentRemodeled Living Room - added fireplace, sustainable cabinetry, new doors and windows. Reframed roof to increase ceiling height, finished concrete slab.
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Craftsman Fireplace with built-in media cabinets
1 commentI own a 55 yr old home that I am in the process of renovating. There was a hideous plywood and black tile electric fireplace here to begin with that just taking up space and maing the room feel...
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Fireplace/Media Wall
This fireplace/media wall fills an empty end wall of an open plan family room, kitchen, dining area. Project is designed to compliment the kitchen cabinets with similar glazing and molding...
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Knotty Pine Den Goes Contemporary
This room was dark, boring and out of date - a typical c.1960's lower-level den overwhelmed by the knotty pine paneling. Other issues included a low, cracked, textured ceiling, poor...
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Adding a fireplace and built-ins to a living room
2 commentsOur early 1900's home was without a fireplace so I added one (with some added perks!).
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Mantel-making
1 commentHere are a few shots of a mantel that I made. Some moldings are custom, some are stock millwork at the local home center. Unfortunately, I didn't snap any photos once I added the top shelf and...
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How to Paint Fiber-Cement Siding
Painter Jim Lacey shares some tips for caulking and painting fiber-cement siding. read more
