1960's Kitchen RenovationThe Situation The kitchen was 9x11 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 called it their...
1911 Victorian Bathroom RelocationThe 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 15x15 space flanked by three other rooms, more circulation than...
1889 Victorian Bathroom RenovationRichmond, VirginiaThe 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...
1889 Victorian Kitchen RelocationRichmond, VirginiaThe 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...
1911 Victorian Kitchen RelocationThe 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...