Fixing Up a Bungalow
We have done a few things to our house. When we moved in not one of the rooms had any paint. The whole inside was painted by me and then we had pros come help finish off the upstairs. We just recentl…
More
1950s Ranch With an International Flavor
We moved into this house at the main entrance to the Village of Park Forest, Illinois (corner of Orchard Drive and Lincoln Highway) in 1981. We began the transformation of the exterior to compliment …
More
Re-inventing an Old Farmhouse
A lot of workCompletely gutted old house and built from frame upSave some old original wood work, floors, fireplaces Tried to preserve some history and charmThe stone foundation was reinforced and mo…
More
Old House Restoration in 30 Days
We totally repainted lots of mold. We used around 10 gallons of Kilz in this small house(1000 square feet).We also scrubbed the floors (VCT tile). We were going to replace them but they are not so ba…
More
Restoring a Mansard Victorian
We raised the ceiling and put in wooden trap doors to gain a little space. We put in a period door to match the existing door in the kitchen. The house has a maple wood floor and a simple kitchen wit…
More
Restoring and Painting a Kansas City Victorian
This project was a careful dis-assembly and restoration. As many original details as possible were brought out. The interior is quite unique and resembles other buildings Van Brunt & Howe designed, w…
More
Restoring a Queen Anne Victorian
I began with lots of research. It was important to do things right and find qualified people to learn from and do what work I could not do. On the interior, I stripped all woodwork and mixed my own s…
More
Restoring a Capitol Hill Townhouse
Replaced kitchen and bath. Replaced all ceilings. New boiler and hot water heater. New chimney (rebuild from original brick). Rebuilt the old sun porch (rear of house). All new fixtures. Scrapped all…
More
Restoring a 15th Century English Barn
The first move was to reduce the threat of imminent collapse by removing the tiles and constructing a supporting scaffold framework inside. This frame had to be raised slowly to lift the oak frame ou…
More
Restoring a 1926 Craftsman House
We removed a jury-rigged stair that cut across a window in the living room, completely redid the kitchen, added a new stair at the back of the house, and replanned the second floor with three bedroom…
More
