Romantic historic Ita...

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This house was a 1923 simple Italianate style that was so boring it was hardly noticeable when driving by. I painted a 2 layer 13 color waterstain using simple exterior paint. 1st layer was done with 5 shades of grey and moss green. The passer by's were very curious as to what I was doing. The progress looked quite awful. I designed and installed the hand poured cement walls/columns. The iron on the walls was forged to match the existing original iron skirting under the windows. Window canopies were existing I just painted them black and cream with exterior house paint after scrubbing and cleaning them.

The foyer, stairway an...

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Last winters project was to repair and paint The entrance foyer parlor and stairway. Mary Anne chose all the colors made the curtains gave me the paint and uhpolstery fabric and said "get to it monkey boy."

Welcoming Foyer-- Ha...

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Used one foyer wall for hand painted Vietri pottery inspired art work. Painted the walls, the chair rail, crown molding, and the front door. Removed popcorn on ceiling and retextured.

New Closet

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With storage and closet space a significant problem in my 3 bedroom home, I decided to turn my adjoining spare bedroom into a large walk in closet. I designed this floorplan as an open room so everything is in full view. I knocked out the partition wall between the 2 rooms and installed a tray celing to give more height. My goal was to build a space that was over the top and a focal point of the room. The design incorporates trapped doors behind the hanging clothes for additional storage. I designed and completed this project myself with a helping hand from my father.

Disasterous2Glamorou...

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It's a good thing RMS doesn't have smellevision! This dated house was occupied by tenants for many years, and needed to be totally rennovated from floor to ceiling before putting it on the market. We removed the 70's railing,scraped the popcorn celings,retextured the walls before painting,added crown moulding,new wood floors,gave the fireplace a complete makeover,and really changed the whole feel of the house by opening up a wall with an archway. We couldn't be more thrilled as it sold the same day,with 15 offers and for $55k over asking price! We're still in shock!

80's family room remo...

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This is the family room side of the other pics I have in the kitchen section called-"80's kitchen remodel receives the works-Before and Afters".This bachelor pad was turned into a space they both could love. This was truly a designing for the sexes project-they're tastes were very different. Please see the photos of how we transformed the gray cement fireplace at a "rock" bottom price-literally with rocks!

Classy Dining Room M...

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This dining room had an 80's vibe before-now it has more of a casual elegance Tommy Bahama feel. All new furniture with hand carved banana leaf details new lighting including a new granite pendant to replace the old chandelier. The crown moulding finishes it off.

Formal Living Room t...

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As part of our Master Suite renovation we converted our unused formal living room into a 12ft x 12ft walk in closet. Ten foot ceilings, soffits and crown molding are a bit much for a closet but it did come out great. We used an on-line closet company called Easy Closet and it worked out great. Look at the master bath conversion also posted under "LeeDock"

Serene TV room

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We wanted to create a comfortable, cheery and outdoor feel for our TV Room. This room was originally a Bedroom and we took out the closet and turned it into our TV Room. I added Crown Molding. All the photos hung around the room are from our garden or gardens we have visited on our travels. We collect old cameras and I built some display boxes for them. It a great place to relax and cheers me up every time I walk in.

Bedroom Turned Glam ...

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I designed this remodel for a client whose daughter left home and she wanted to do something with her old bedroom. What better than to turn this unused space into every woman's dream space! Equipped with custom closet cabinetry and a mini-library, this is the perfect woman's getaway.

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Rustic Western Look....

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My kitchen had small cabinets and no style. My dad who is a carpenter when in and knocked everything down and did the cabinets. He did some spice racks..pull out drawers and much more. He also put crown molding and framed my windows.

Updated master bedroo...

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We recently updated our master bedroom. My husband tore out the existing ceiling and put in a coffered ceiling to give the room an illusion of more size. He built bookcases and cabinetry to showcase the addition of a fireplace. With the addition of elegant lighting and draperies the room has exceeded our expectations. We decorated the room using a monochromatic theme to give it a warm and comfortable "hotel suite" feel.