House & Home Art Director Mandy Milks just completed a renovation of her former tenement row house, a major fixer-upper from head to toe. In the process, Mandy tackled their very blue, very tiled, and very outdated second floor bathroom. See what she did to make it simple, functional and beautiful.
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Name: Seth & Allison
Type of Project: Kitchen/Family Room renovation
Location: Ventura, California
Type of building: Mid-Century, multi-level, single family home
We've been following along with Seth and Allison's renovation for some time, and now that the work is over and the dust has settled, it's time for the big reveal.
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When your home office is out in the open, you can't just hide the mess behind a closed door at the end of the day. What are you going to do with the pens, notepads, files, etc.? The little-used ironing board closet typical of my Spanish-style apartment seemed ripe for renovation. Other people have fitted them to hold spices, why couldn't I fit mine to hold office supplies?
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Name: Claire & Jeffrey
Type of Project: Kitchen remodel
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Type of building: Single-family bungalow, 950 square feet
For all of us who have been following along with Claire and Jeffrey's renovation, the ultimate moment has finally arrived. That's right — the kitchen is finally complete, and it's time for the big reveal.
Our Wheaten Terrier, Rory, is overjoyed that the renovation is almost over.
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.
This is an exciting week because our kitchen countertops got measured on Monday and installed on Friday! We chose Cesaerstone in “Pure White” for the counters along the walls. The stone company (Marble City) was nice enough to rush the job and also give us the material from the sink cutout to use as a pastry board.
Name: Seth & Allison
Type of Project: Kitchen/Family Room renovation
Location: Ventura, California
Type of building: Mid-Century, multi-level, single family home
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 finally have a kitchen! And since we’ve been simultaneously renovating the entire house along with this kitchen/family room project, we’re breathing a big sigh of relief that the house is ready to live in at last!
When Billy and Sally bought this 775 square foot apartment in the Fort Greene area of Brooklyn, it had a few of the less-than-charming features common to many NYC area flats — badly worn floors; a tiny, cramped kitchen, awkwardly separated from the rest of the space. With the power vested in them as new homeowners, they decided to do something about it, embarking on an inspiring renovation that shows just how much living you can do in a small space.
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Name: Claire & Jeffrey
Type of Project: Kitchen remodel
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Type of building: Single-family bungalow, 950 square feet
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.
NOW OR NEVER: A FEW INDULGENCES.
It's amazing how it all came together after the counters were installed. We decided to go for the subway tile. In a big way. Imagine that. We not only did the backsplash, but we tiled the entire west wall, floor to ceiling, where the range stands.
Name: Shell Azar
Location:
Greenwich
Village, NYC
Size:
Started
with 420 square feet; increased to 520 square feet (not including
outdoor terrace)
Years lived in: 6
Shell lives and works in this gorgeous studio space, which she recently transformed, with the help of architect James Vira, into an open and inviting place to call home. Materials are used in a way that's true to their nature, giving the studio an invigorating and creative feel.
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.
It’s crunch time for our kitchen. We have a lot of work to do so the stove, sink, and counters can be installed on schedule. Most nights we do construction after work, and weekends are jam packed.
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