Kohler brockway sink in the cottage bathroom.
Manhattan nest com second floor.
Apparently these nooks were pretty common in 19th century row house stairwells.
The staircase restoration is part of the more extensive foyer overhaul.
I m a serial renovator diy er and dog cuddler based in kingston new york.
Big projects require thorough explanations.
Grab a drink settle in try not to get vertigo trying to decipher this photo word dump.
The second floor isn t as big as the first floor and doesn t need as much work so i promise this is the longest of the three posts.
Follow along as i bring my 1865 greek revival back to life and tackle my 30s to varying degrees of success.
As far as we can tell the couple who owned the house lived exclusively on the first floor and according to some neighbors they rarely had tenants in the second floor apartment.
They re sometimes called coffin corners a name that originates from the misconception that these nooks were built to provide extra room for pallbearers to.
The solarium is gone.
Using that space would require moving the guest bath to a potentially roomier space on the first floor.
In most homes the space under the stairs is a small cramped first floor half bath for guests.
Prepare the place where you are going to paint outside or in a well ventilated basement.
See ya second floor bay window thing.
Deeper then modern tubs so you can take a really deep bath.
As i keep mentioning the house was split into 2 units in the early mid 70s.
The good news is that we.
Then spray the second coat.
Anyway it sat in our garage for 6 years until we eventually built our.
You work so hard for so long but the success of the final product basically hinges on making it look like you ve done nothing at all i ve fantasized for plenty of years about the day when i can just welcome friends and family into a nicely restored house one that doesn t bear years of neglect deferred maintenance and general mistreatment on its sleeve.
Protect the floor as well as the walls or the objects in the surroundings with newspaper cardboard or plastic.
Hi i m daniel and i love houses.
I m warning you from the get go that this post is word and picture heavy.
Let it dry again for 30.
On the way up to the second floor there s a rounded nook built into the curved corner of the stairwell.
Can your second floor bear the weight of a clawfoot tub.
In some ways it would have been very nice to have had the money to do all of this when i bought the house three years ago but of course three years ago i wouldn t have had the same plan i.
Consider custom pantry shelving ideas.
If you really want a larger pantry look around your home and consider your options.
It was 7 years ago and my 4 year at the time was taking art lessons over the summer.
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