Tag Archives: diy renovation

The Hunt: Junkyard Chic

By ADD | Published: August 17, 2010
I don’t have any pretty photos today, so I’m just going to show you some quick pix of my latest junkyard find.  I bought this solid wood vintage medicine cabinet with original beveled mirror ($60) on a recent Brooklyn thrift store junket and quickly sprayed it white so that I could hang it over my [...]
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Master Bedroom Inhabited

By ADD | Published: June 22, 2010
Scott and I are having sweet dreams now that we’ve moved into our garden level master bedroom.  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 [...]
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AFTER shot of DIY radiator cover/window seat

Project: DIY Radiator Covers

By ADD | Published: May 14, 2010
Over the past year, Scott and I have become quite the design/build team.  We’ve made decorative mantels, built-in bookshelves, pot racks, radiator covers… everything an obsessively designed home could need.   Typically I design the item & source materials.  Scott saws, drills and and assembles with the power tools in his basement arsenal.  Then I [...]
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Nancy Smith and John Casey live in a red brick town house with their daughters (from left) Frances, almost 4; Roma, 9; and Beatrice, 7.

Nancy Smith’s renovation in NY Times!

By ADD | Published: April 19, 2010
The West Village house of my friend Nancy was featured in the New York Times home section this Sunday.  Nancy lives with her family in a fantastic townhouse that she and her husband lovingly restored over time with liberal use of fleamarket and craig’s list finds.  The article provides great inspiration for DIY renovators.  Enjoy!
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