Fixing the Foyer

There it is – right when you walk in. More chocolate milk colored paint. More awful plaster repairs and problems. … More

Fixing the Living Room

The living room wasn’t a major ordeal. The plaster needed repairs, of course, but it wasn’t so bad, compared to … More

That’s a good question. I wanted a house that had the potential to be visually appealing to me, with enough … More

There had been major renovation from the end of October to just before Xmas. This included replacing the sills, getting … More

The kitchen troubles seemed insurmountable. I spent many hours in the kitchen, sitting and staring at all the problems, mentally … More

That little room ate up so many hours. The ceiling and all the walls had new drywall. Fresh primer and … More

This was the worst room in the house. I think it had originally been a pantry. Kitchens in the late … More

The kitchen was such a mess. The walls and ceilings had bad, cracked AND lumpy plaster, there was trim missing … More

The worst thing the previous owner did was to hack up the door mouldings in the kitchen. I don’t know … More

I optimistically planned to get the house painted the first summer. This was complicated by my lack of scaffolding. I … More