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Greek Revival Kitchen

I have an 1847 half a double in a small PA town. My kitchen was originally separate from the main house but was connected via a new dining…

Started by JanLatest Reply

Bathroom with Wrap-Around Drawer Vanity

This was a fun creative piece of work I did this past summer. Hope it is interesting: All the best, Basswood http://basswoodcarpentry.c

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in-roof gutters

I'm about to get the roof replaced on my 1894 Victorian. Due to the crown moulding on all the fascia, the gutters are actually placed into…

Started by LeRoy WilliamsLatest Reply

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Latest 1889 Victorian Dining Room Update

  The original was completely torn out. Based on some millwork ghosts and heavy interoplation, this is the current progress. The mirror is…

Started by PStewart

9 4 hours ago
Reply by Lair Tienter

Hidden storage and hiding places in your Victorian home

Hello all I am new to this forum and I am glad I have found such a great resource. I bought my 1895 Masonic Queen Anne Victorian home about…

Started by WIDOW

4 on Thursday
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Porch Decking Ideas

In the next week or so we are starting the process for renovating our porch. The deck was cut about 18" from the end, the whole length. I a…

Started by Bill Hendrickson

29 on Monday
Reply by Bill Hendrickson

Walkway ideas - is concrete cheesy???

We are in the process of returning our porch to it's original design which includes moving the stairs and creating a new walkway. I'm curio…

Started by Casey Towne

11 on Monday
Reply by Casey Towne

Is your house haunted? Do you believe in ghosts?

I took this photo on a clear night in early February. Several Ghost hunters and others interested in the paranormal have been very excited…

Started by Charles J

10 May 19
Reply by WIDOW

Adding a third color to house - is this idea crazy?

My house is currently bright blue with antique white trim (POs did this, not me.)  I don't like it - to me, the formula doesn't work at all…

Started by Dublin1982

2 May 15
Reply by Garrett F.

Looking for advice on finishing woodwork

We are restoring an 1841 Greek Revival farmhouse in SW Pennsylvania. I am only beginning to strip some of the woodwork mostly in areas that…

Started by Patty Rogers

4 May 11
Reply by Colleen

Basement Window Wells

One of my next projects is to do something about the dirt piling up against the basement windows: Two sets of the double windows are at gro…

Started by Bill Hendrickson

5 May 2
Reply by Bill Hendrickson

Asbestos shingles

The house next door to us has asbestos shingles over its original clapboards.  It is not a fancy or beautiful house...just an 1870s vernacu…

Started by Andy Streenz

2 May 2
Reply by Andy Streenz

Clap Board Siding

So I'm totally nuts and those who really know will atest to this. However, I'm thinking about redoing my parents house for them. It's an Am…

Started by Will H

3 May 1
Reply by johninelgin

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