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Category Archives: Big Renovation
Backyard Before & After
If you stopped by the blog on Friday, you know that my Dad was in town for the weekend. Â We didn’t make it to the flea market because I was a little under the weather, but Dad and I visited the farmers market Saturday morning and we had a casual dinner in the backyard that [...]
Also posted in Small Projects Tagged brownstone renovation, budget renovation, Design On A Dime, diy project, garden 68 Comments
Don’t Be Afraid of the Slate
I’m not a practical gal and, according to conventional wisdom, neither are my slate counters. Â Scott and I chose cleft slate counters simply because we love them. Â We hope to never move again, so resale value wasn’t a consideration. Â But, maybe it is for you and so slate might not be a great choice. [...]
Posted in Big Renovation Tagged counters, diy project, kitchen, kitchen renovation, slate counters 8 Comments
Your Kitchen Questions Answered
Some of you may remember that Scott and I recently completed our galley kitchen renovation, replete with hand-finished floors (which I goofed and still have to repair) and a DIY pot rack.  It was featured on Apartment Therapy and  in a guest post on BrooklynLimestone, but if you missed that, you can catch all of [...]
Bathroom Renovation Revisted
It’s been two months now since the major renovation was completed and I needed a little “recovery” time before revisiting the construction photos. Â Even though our renovation was thoughtfully planned and quickly executed (by an allstar contractor), Â it was still traumatic. Â Renovation is generally a tough process for many reasons, amongst them: Â It displaces the [...]
Posted in Big Renovation Tagged bathroom, before and after, hexagon floor tile, master bath renovation, subway tile 23 Comments
Less is more in our compact kitchen
I’m not a kitchen designer, but I play one on my blog diywithadd. I’m excited to guest post on brooklynlimestone because Stefanie’s blog was an inspiration to me when I was planning my own renovation, especially the photos of her gorgeous kitchen.  Like many a would-be Renovationista, my kitchen dreams were constrained by some serious space [...]
Master Bedroom Inhabited
Scott and I are having sweet dreams now that we’ve moved into our garden level master bedroom. Â The room is delightfully cool in summer because it’s at ground level and the three windows look out onto our quiet, shady little garden.
Before we renovated, the lower level was a 400 square foot rec room with a [...]
Posted in Big Renovation Tagged before and after, brownstone renovation, decor, diy project, diy renovation, master bedroom, windows 4 Comments
Project: DIY Radiator Covers
Over the past year, Scott and I have become quite the design/build team. Â We’ve made decorative mantels, built-in bookshelves, pot racks, radiator covers… everything an obsessively designed home could need. Â Typically I design the item & source materials. Â Scott saws, drills and and assembles with the power tools in his basement arsenal. Â Then I [...]
Also posted in Small Projects Tagged before and after, brownstone renovation, decor, diy project, diy renovation 7 Comments
Master Bedroom/ DIY workshop
I’ve been getting requests from my loyal readers, like Barnaby- thanks for following Barnaby!, for the delinquent pix of our garden level master bedroom, which I previously posted about here. Â We are moving in to that bedroom this Sunday night and until then, it’s ground zero for all sorts of messy DIY projects. Â Custom book [...]
Master Bath: From Blah to Ooh-la-la
Let me start by saying that Scott is right about 95% of the time in renovation matters, which is far better than my track record. Â But when it came to the master bath, he insisted on white walls above our white subway tile and he refused to listen to my nagging voice of reason for [...]
Also posted in Small Projects Tagged bathroom, before and after, brownstone renovation, decor, diy project, master bedroom, paint colors, subway tile 9 Comments
Design Idea: Microwave Cubby