1911 Folk Victorian Kitchen Relocation
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...
Victorian Home Renovation: Why the Kitchen Moved
This Victorian home renovation began with understanding why the additions never quite belonged. An 1889 Victorian home in Richmond’s Church Hill neighborhood had everything going for it — ten-foot ceilings, intact millwork, and a layout that still largely made...
The Finished Kitchen: A 1911 Folk Victorian
The first morning I made coffee with actual potable water from the faucet and sat at the island, I knew I wasn’t going anywhere. This is the finished kitchen — what it became, and why every decision that got it here was worth making.
The Build: What It Actually Takes to Renovate a 1911 Kitchen
Renovating a kitchen in a 1911 Victorian means opening up walls that haven’t been touched in a century. This is that post — the version that comes before the finished photos. The one where the dust is winning and the decisions that make a kitchen last are getting made.
The Layout: Five Openings, a Fireplace, and What Victorian Homes Were Actually Saying
A Victorian kitchen with three bay windows, two single doors, a set of French doors, an original built-in, and a fireplace doesn’t give you many options — it gives you the right ones. This is how the layout got decided.
Moving the Kitchen: A 1911 Folk Victorian
Every contractor who walked through asked the same thing. They were all wrong. This is the story of why the kitchen in a 1911 Folk Victorian needed to move — and what the house was trying to say all along.
Vacation Rental Design Breckenridge Colorado : A Phased Approach to Increasing ROI
Vacation Rental Design, Breckenridge Colorado. A case study for a phased approach in increasing your profit margins and guest satisfaction in the vacation rental market in Summit County, CO. In the picturesque town of Breckenridge, Colorado, my clients...
Preservation, Restoration, Renovation, Rehab: What’s the Difference (and Why It Matters for Your Historic Home)
If you’ve spent any time researching what to do with an older home, you’ve probably seen these words used interchangeably: preservation, restoration, renovation, rehabilitation. They’re not the same thing. The approach you choose shapes every decision that follows —...
Why Hire an Interior Designer For Your Vacation Rental
I'm currently sitting here in an 1897 historic apartment building in what must be my 53rd Airbnb stay!! As a designer who loves historic properties, it's so lovely to see the beautiful and original heart pine floors, original millwork, and the care put towards keeping...