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Posts tagged “renovation”

Hunter's Dramatic DIY
House Call

Name: Hunter Location: Baton Rouge, Louisiana I am graphic designer in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. I purchased this house (first time homebuyer) two months ago, and have buried myself in painting, refi...

Artist Tim Makepeace's 16th Street Heights Masterpiece
Urban Turf DC

Tim Makepeace's art focuses a great deal on the inherent functional beauty of architectural structures, so it's no surprise that the home which he renovated is brilliant to behold. Clean lines and e...

Improving Upon Perfection: Apartment Zero Updates a Jacobsen Classic
Washington Spaces Fall 2009

This may be a case where the old adage: "if it's not broke, don't fix it" doesn't necessarily apply. Agreeing to "update" one of renowned DC architect, Hugh Newell Jabobsen's, structures takes some g...

Baltimore Row Home Revamped with a Modern Twist
Chesapeake Home

A lovely Baltimore row house was recently featured on the August cover of Chesapeake Home. This modern renovation took place shortly after Howie Bartz purchased his home, with help from interior de...

Kate's Renovated Family Home
House Call

Name: Kate & family Location: Oakhurst neighborhood of Charlotte, North Carolina We searched for a year and finally found our diamond in the rough. It has undergone many cosmetic renovations u...

Simon Jacobsen's Refreshing Georgetown Renovation

The September issue of Architectural Digest gave us a glimpse of Simon Jacobsen's Georgetown home, and left us hungering for more views of the unusual merging of modern and historic that define the r...

Modern Addition in Atlanta: Ansley Park Glass House
Contemporist

This modern home addition in Atlanta, Georgia is the work of Atlanta-based BLDGS Architects. The picture above is the rear of the home that shows the new glass and steel structure that replaced a se...

How to Keep Your Renovation Project on Track

One of our colleagues has been in the midst of a bathroom renovation for almost 10 months now. That's right- 10 months to gut and recreate a small bathroom in her 1920s home. She's been through th...

A Chester County Farmhouse
Philadelphia Home Magazine

click thumbnails for larger pics Check out his amazing home we found in the archives of Philadelphia Magazine: Dave Thal and Hope Nichols were in for such a wonderful surprise when they purchased the...

House Tour: Berto & Mary's Cozy Casa
Norfolk, Virginia

Name: Berto, photographer; Mary, writer; and Moe, adorable beagle Location: Norfolk, Virginia Size: 950 square feet >> Enter Berto & Mary's Gallery Despite the perfect weather I'm used to in L...

A Philadelphia Rowhouse Renovation:
Philadelphia Home, Winter 2009

click thumbnails for larger pics Philadelphia homeowners Michael and Thomas remodeled several rooms in their home and Philadelphia Home was there to capture the finished product. Some serious renova...

Cabin Revival: A 200 year old Virginia Retreat is Updated & On the Market

click thumbnails for larger pics If you're like us, and have been dreaming about how to score your own rustic getaway after discovering Hopkins & Porter's Modern Cabin Renovation, now's your chance t...

A Modern Rustic Marriage: A Century Old Cabin on the Potomac Gets a Mod Restoration
Hopkins & Porter

click thumbnails for larger pics Usually I cringe when I hear about historic DC area structures being renovated in a contemporary style. Somehow it seems sacrilegious to alter the construction of hous...

Master Bathroom Renovation

click thumbnails for larger pics In December, Meg Duerksen of the famed Whatever blog gave us a tour of her colorful playroom at our sister site, Ohdeedoh, and now she's generously opened the doors o...

Best Architecture Posts
Best of 2008

We cast a wide net to bring you the best architecture posts of 2008, showing a range of design ideas from all over the world. From Vietnam to Brooklyn, from extreme small living to conceptual living...

Look: Great Remodeled Kitchen in Petworth
Washington DC

Our friend Dan over at Prince of Petworth has done it again. He posted a wonderful local kitchen remodel. It looks fantastic, wait until you see the before picture........

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