Renovation Archives - A detAiled House

by admin 07/30/2020

Bathroom Floors of River Rock

You may or may not have noticed in my last post a comment thread between me and a reader about her shower. She is updating her bathroom and had a few questions, so I wanted to show her some pictures to (hopefully) give her some ideas 🙂 Right now, I’m going to address the flooring, as she is contemplating river rock. When people hear river rock, sometimes an image is conjured up ...

by admin 07/30/2020

Baths , DIY , Home Improvement , Interior Design , Renovation

DIY Custom Bathroom Sink Cabinet

I’ve posted before about bathrooms and pointed out some high-end vanities, briefly mentioning that you can make your own bathroom sink cabinets, so I thought it was time to delve into it further. I wanted to show you what I did for our downstairs powder room that was inexpensive, yet custom, and can be done in any style to suit your taste and budget. Almost any dresser, table or chest can ...

by admin 07/30/2020

Architecture , Design , Design Dilemma , DIY , Home Improvement , Interior Design , Kitchens , Lifestyle , Renovation

Kitchen Islands with Legs: Hybrids of Farm Tables and Cabinets

A reader (Diane) has a quandary with her kitchen renovation, which she and I discussed in the comment section of a previous post, so I wanted to do a post on kitchen islands that will hopefully benefit her and others. Besides showing some inspiration, I also wanted to show how basic cabinets can be transformed with a larger countertop and legs. This shows the structure of the cabinets and a frame ...

by admin 07/30/2020

Architecture , Design , Design Dilemma , Home , Home Improvement , Inspiration , Interior Design , Lifestyle , Renovation

Keep Silos, Dovecotes, Pigeonniers and Think About the Possibilities

When we bought our land, one of the questions that was frequently asked was: are we demolishing the silos that stood upon our acreage. You see, our property was at one time farmland, so with it came an old, dilapidated barn, crumbled milking sheds and, my favorite of the structures, the silos. For aesthetics, the prevailing sentiment was that we should take all these structures down, but I loved these structures and think ...

by admin 07/30/2020

Architecture , Design , Design Dilemma , Home , Home Improvement , Inspiration , Interior Design , Landscape , Landscape Design , Lifestyle , Renovation

My Silos

As a follow up to my post yesterday called Keep Silos, Dovecotes and Pigeonniers and Think About the Possibilities, here are a few pictures of our silos that I opted to keep: Sorry about the mediocre pictures; I am not a great photographer! I hope you all have a great weekend…