by Lora Frost | May 20, 2026 | Projects
1960’s Kitchen Renovation The Situation The kitchen was 9×11 feet. The previous owner had put an island in it — nine inches from the counter on one side. Not a typo. Nine inches. Enough to technically walk through, not enough to actually use. The family...
by Lora Frost | May 14, 2026 | Projects
1911 Victorian Bathroom Relocation The Situation The original upstairs bathroom had been removed from one bedroom, and the previous owner planned to rebuild it inside the adjacent sitting room — a 15×15 space flanked by three other rooms, more circulation than...
by Lora Frost | May 12, 2026 | Projects
1889 Victorian Bathroom RenovationRichmond, Virginia The Situation The bathroom was 36 square feet with mold in the walls, cracked plaster, a soffit above the sink cutting into the headroom, and almost no storage. It had been operating as an afterthought for over a...
by Lora Frost | May 12, 2026 | Projects
1889 Victorian Kitchen RelocationRichmond, Virginia The Situation The house had everything it needed — ten-foot ceilings, intact millwork, and a layout that still largely made sense — except for the way it had been altered over time. A 1990s renovation had inserted...
by Lora Frost | May 12, 2026 | Projects
1911 Victorian Kitchen Relocation The Situation The house had good bones — original heart pine floors, intact millwork, three bay windows, a fireplace in the front room. The kitchen, tucked into the back, had none of that. It was still operating as it had at the turn...
