No preamble; let’s do this! Here are 3 big things I want to get done in 2018. 1. Fix Up the Staircase You’ve seen this central staircase in previous posts (e.g. our half bathroom). What you haven’t seen in great detail is what poor shape it’s in! The balusters have 100 years of paint glommed onto [...]
This post details how I customized an IKEA SILVERÅN vanity for our newly-remodeled half-bathroom. Because this powder room is in a visible spot on our first floor, I wanted a vanity that looked like a piece of furniture we'd have elsewhere in the house. As I mentioned in my Bathroom Decision Making post, I was unable to [...]
I detailed the half-bathroom renovation drudgery in previous posts, so now it's time for a whole bunch of before and after photos! All of the sources are linked at the end of this post. Before: After: The moulding around the door was replaced with a simple Craftman style that is more appropriate for our 1913 [...]
I'm back with the second half of my half-bathroom renovation chronicles. You can check out previous posts here: Half-Bathroom Renovation is Underway! and Half-Bathroom Renovation: Days 1 through 3. Day 4 On Day 4, I woke up very early so that I could put another (better) coat of paint on the walls and ceiling before the crew returned. [...]
Our half-bathroom is finished, but before we get to those satisfying before-and-after photos, I'm going to subject you to a few renovation progress posts. They'll be heavy on pictures and light on narrative – I just want to document all the work that went into this tiny powder room. I hired a contractor to do [...]
Project Palermo 