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Category Archives: remodeling
Living Room Remodel Update
The plan was to not post any photos of the remodel until everything was perfect but with winter here things are moving slowly and I decided it was time to tell you guys what is going on, perfect or not. The living room is mostly done, the dining & kitchen not so much. With it [...]
Composition
A friend and I were talking about how to arrange a couple pieces of artwork on her walls when she asked me what rules I follow when making a composition. I realized that I rarely think about why things work together, I generally go by my gut and what I think looks good. I mean, [...]
Hallway Art
Even in the smallest entranceway a piece of artwork will enliven the area. It will be one of the first things that we see coming home and again when we leave. It should therefore be something that makes us stop and take a moment to look and think. It should make us happy or curious [...]
Bathroom (almost) Final
With the exception of needing to paint the door and the side of the bathtub and new caulking the bathroom remodel is pretty much done. Oh, and a window treatment. Here are some photos showing the final color scheme. Once the entire place is complete I will do a final photo shoot but this will [...]
Quick bathroom update
The bathroom isn’t done but I wanted to post a couple of additional photos with the paint dried. There is still the door and the side of the bathtub and the trim needs some touch up but here you go.
Bathroom Remodel Update
I realize that I haven’t posted updated photos of either the bedroom or the hallway however I am holding off until I get the entire place painted as I want to rearrange all of the artwork. I will post some update photos before then so that you can see the progress. As I have moved [...]
Remodel Update – Hallway
There is still work to be done in the back bedroom, painting the closet & doors and figuring out what to do with the ceiling. While pondering that I put the first coat on the radiator which you can see here: Isn’t it amazing what a coat of white paint can do? I finished painting [...]
Bedroom Remodel on the Cheap
Note: the regular daily post is here. Here’s a design challenge for you: take a 8′ x 17′ room used for storage and convert it into a main bedroom. Think you’ve got the stuff to do that? What if I told you that there were a few ‘special’ features you’ll have to work around. Still [...]
Dining Room Remodel