Posts Tagged ‘restoration’

Ok, so we’re obsessed with wood. It’s natural, beautiful and resistant to damage. Seven months ago we started hoarding unwanted material from a barn in Massachusetts, dumpsters in Far Rockaway and a gutted house in Ridgewood. It’s astonishing the stuff people throw out. We’ve put our collection to use, repairing floor boards, making paneling and adding features throughout the house. Our style inspiration is American Craftsman with a touch of “farmhouse”. We’ve seen exposed beams many times on our trips to Lake George and I’m always charmed by the Adirondack aesthetic. We salvaged the oak beams from an old barn […]

We have a working toilet, no walls to enclose it but hey, we’re not picky. Things are moving along, here’s the update. (Yes it looks crazy, we know) We hadn’t planned on changing the windows but Maureen found a deal on Craigslist for Andersens that we couldn’t pass up. They’re in great condition. We couldn’t believe someone would throw these out! Another person’s trash… that’s what they say, right? We managed to replace all windows on the first floor. The new ones bring in more light – I’m very happy with […]

A BIG thank you to everyone who helped with demolition a few weeks ago. We made a ton of progress and had a bunch of laughs!  We decided to have our contractor finish the job – she’s all cleared out! Actually, we weren’t planning on gutting the whole house but the more we peeled away the more we realized it would be best to start from scratch. We did of course save special architectural features, the tin ceilings, and the pocket and solid wood doors. Here’s a photo journal! On to […]