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Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Nashville Kitchen Reveal

A few months ago I posted some graphics here of a 1950's kitchen remodel in Nashville that my brother and sister-in-law were doing; . Well It is finished, and it came out great! Some of the finishes have changed since the 3d model was made but the overall "bones" or layout of the space is the same. The project included new cabinets,appliances, countertops, backsplash and the demolition of a dining room wall into a half wall. The specifics on the project are as follows:

                                      Martha Stewart Cabinets: Dunemere - Sharkey Gray
                                      White Subway Tile (Backsplash)
                                      Hardwood Flooring
                                      Granite Countertops
                                      Stainless Steel Appliances (refrigerator, stove/range, dishwasher)
                                      Farmhouse Sink

Here are the photos the kitchen before renovation, during construction and the final result. I think it turned out great!

The Original Kitchen

Demolition of Kitchen Begun

New Flooring

Studs/Wall Frame of wall to be partly Demo-ed

Demo Finshed Product

Half Wall Finshed

New Cabinets Installed

Cabinets and Appliances in

The Final Result

Tuesday, January 22, 2013

New Year, New Adventures

New Year - New Turns, New Things Coming Soon!

Thursday, October 18, 2012

Finished Project: Mitch's Study Upgrade

Okay, it's finally finished!!!! The study is done and it's looking good if you ask me. This project started a while ago after my mom and I decided my dad's study needed an update. After looking at the study we decided that a new coat of paint in a calming neutral would update the feel of the space, make the room look larger, and highlight the desk's stained wood finish. after painting rearranging the desk so that it sits facing the door opening and positioned so that it looks like it's in the center of the door opening commands the space a purpose rather than where it was, diagonally positioned in the room. Taking an old bookcase cabinet that use to be apart of an entertainment center at our house and painting it the same color as the room make it look similar to a built-in only much cheaper. After filling that with all of Mitch's books,humidor, etc. we placed the wooden tripod lamp my brother gave him in the corner and put books, this duck statue I found in our house (don't let the size fool you that thing is heavy!) and a metal bucket my mom pulled from somewhere. The room was in need of a new rug- a larger rug that fit the space- on top of that per Mitch's request it needed to be blue. We ordered this steal from Ballard Designs and it works great.

After much contemplation about what to do with the large BLANK wall- I remembered last summer while I was doing my internship and researching old photos of Birmingham- my dad was really interested in them, so my mom and I had 3 printed and framed for him for his birthday- Morgan 1 blank wall 0. Then came the long drawn out search for a bar. We were trying to do this and not spend a fortune, and find a table that was large enough to go on that side wall. After searching we found this one at Nadeau in downtown Homewood and painted the old Pottery Barn floating shelf that was in the study before black to go over the self. Now a few more decanters, new tray and small square lamp and the space is done!

I hope you like it as much as we do- I think it turned out great, there are tons of little odds and ends, pictures and great deals that went into this study upgrade!

Mitch's Study

Photo from back right corner

Photo from back left corner

Bar- I think it turned out well- complete with family photos on the floating shelf.

Tripod Floor Lamp - Gift from Hunter/ Duck statue and metal bucket

Photo wall formally known as the "Blank Wall"

Birmingham Photos - courtesy of Gallery Services in Birmingham

Entertainment Center turned "Built-in" I hated the idea at first but it doesn't as like what I thought it would

Odds and Ends in the Bookcase

That's it! more stuff to come soon!

Monday, September 17, 2012

New Kitchen Perspectives- Nashville

So my brother and sister-in-law are looking at redoing their 1950's style kitchen in Nashville. To help them know what they want will look like in their home I built a 3D model and perspectives of what it could look like. Complete with warm "Stony Gray" cabinets and light granite this kitchen is a total redo down to the new appliances. Here are the perspectives of what the kitchen could look like, I hope you like it as much as I did when it was finished. If you would like something similar to this for a future/upcoming home project please contact me.

Den entrance / Refrigerator-Sink wall

Dining room Entrance/ New wall "Cutout"

New Wall "Cut Out" with pantry and trash cabinet

Stove and Sink/Refrigerator walls

Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Projects in Progress

Thought I would share a couple of current projects in progress right now. Once they are complete I'll post the finished product.

1. Walk-Through Office:

This project started in May and is a small remodel of a walk-through office/study front living area.
The Fireplace mantel is new, as well as the nice surprise of the brick beneath the tile. Here are
some of the before pictures and the room as it is a work in progress.

Study: Fireplace View Before

Before Fireplace Close Up

Old Mantel AKA my new headboard with possible paint color above

New Mantel with the brick we found that was under the black tile.

Wide view of new mantel with brick

Desk to be changed with Built in Bookcases

2. Home Study:

This is a project that is close to home, my home that is. My dad's study needed a fresh touch, adding a

few small touches and a new rug, This project is the closest to being finished. Here are some of the

photos including the entertainment cabinet turned shelves, shelves after the were "styled", and the old
Birmingham prints which were printed and framed at Gallery Services. Still to be done: finding a piece of
furniture to make into a bar area with floating shelves above.

Here it is.... Mitch have to have a blue rug so we made it work.

Part of an entertainment center painted to look like a built in

Bookshelves "Styled"

TO BE DONE: Where the bar will go

Birmingham Prints Wall with Custom "Tripod" Floor Lamp

Close Up: Old Prints of Downtown Birmingham

As I said, these are works in progress, just thought I'd share what I'm working on right now-

Until next time...

Sunday, August 5, 2012

How To: "Gray-Wash" Furniture

Grey-Washed Chest

I'm sorry it's been a while since I posted, I recently with my mom "Gray-Washed" a chest for the guest room at my parents house. I followed a blog from kfddesigns to start with. I started by sanding the stain completely off the dresser. I used Pantone My Color paint, Gardenia and Griffin, then I bought a white glaze from home depot. The mixing is the tricky part, it's kind of a see as you go. I ended up mixing equal parts glaze and both paints then adding water and paint as I went till I got the Consistency I wanted.

Once I got the paint right I tried a few techniques but the one I ended up using was taking a rag and dipping a little in the paint mixture and the rubbing it on the chest. I did this until the whole thing was done, I hope you like the results.