If you live in a two-story house, stairs are inevitable. But they sure do take up a lot of space — and what to do with that wedge-shaped no-man's-land underneath? A lot of houses have closets in this area, but if you want to go for something a little more creative, Apartment Therapy has some ideas.
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Name: Seth & Allison (and a baby on the way!)
Type of Project: Kitchen/Family Room renovation
Location: Ventura, California
Type of building: Mid-Century, multi-level, single family home
Seth and Allison's renovation is complete! And it is very lovely. You've been there every step of the way, from the original kitchen to the big reveal and everything in between. Now it's time for a few parting words of wisdom from Seth and Allison. After all the dust has settled, what have they learned?
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Name: Claire & Jeffrey
Type of Project: Kitchen remodel
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Type of building: Single-family bungalow, 950 square feet
Claire and Jeffrey have been generous enough to share their renovation process with us, and we've been following along with them from the disaster that was their old kitchen to their beautiful new space, and every step along the way. Here they are to share a few final thoughts about their renovation with you.
Name: Andi Forker
Type of Project: Kitchen Renovation — full gut remodel
Location: San Francisco, California
Type of building: 1890's Victorian condo
The Renovation Diaries are a new collaboration with our community in which we feature your step by step renovation progress and provide monetary support towards getting it done in style. See all of our Reno Diaries here.
Our backsplash tile arrived this week. It took seven weeks for these little green gems to be hand-made at the Ann Sacks factory in Portland, Oregon. I was okay with the wait but very grumpy about the $300 delivery fee, which only transported the tile to the curb in San Francisco. I had to take an afternoon off of work to accept the shipment... on the street.
Name: Seth & Allison
Type of Project: Kitchen/Family Room renovation
Location: Ventura, California
Type of building: Mid-Century, multi-level, single family home
For everyone who's been following along with Seth and Allison's kitchen renovation, last week was an exciting week, as we unveiled their beautiful, spacious new kitchen. This week, we're digging a little deeper into the project's budget, comparing the final numbers with Seth and Allison's projections. What cost less than they thought it would? What cost more? Find out below.
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Name: Maxwell & Ursula
Type of Project: Light renovation of a rental apt
Location: Soho, NYC
Type of building: Two bedroom apartment
The Renovation Diaries are a new collaboration with our community in which we feature your step by step renovation progress and provide monetary support towards getting it done in style. See all of our Reno Diaries here.
Name: Claire & Jeffrey
Type of Project: Kitchen remodel
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Type of building: Single-family bungalow, 950 square feet
We've been following along with Claire and Jeffery's kitchen renovation for some time, and last week we posted the impressive results. This week, we're going behind the scenes to answer the big question: how much did it all cost?
Before my husband and I bought our house, the real estate developer covered the beat up original floors upstairs with low quality carpet. I've hated it every day we've lived here, and this Saturday we got fed up and tore it out. Doing it felt great!
A magnetic chalkboard is a new addition to the back hallway, on the wall next to the refrigerator.
Name: Andi Forker
Type of Project: Kitchen Renovation — full gut remodel
Location: San Francisco, California
Type of building: 1890's Victorian condo
The Renovation Diaries are a new collaboration with our community in which we feature your step by step renovation progress and provide monetary support towards getting it done in style. See all of our Reno Diaries here.
We were supposed to finish our construction project this week, but our backsplash tile has not arrived yet. The backsplash needs to be installed before the range hood— the two final big pieces of the kitchen. We accomplished some smaller decorating tasks this week while waiting for the tile.
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