Fixing the Kitchen

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

Finishing the Powderoom

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

One thing that was really good about the house was that there were already storm windows installed over the original … More

There is an addition behind the kitchen. It looked like it was built in the 30’s or 40’s, possibly by … More

The front door always looked a little not right. It was the original door, in good condition. Here’s from when … More

I started picking at the bathroom walls in January, and the darn room was finished by the end of June. … More