It’s that simple. They are the absolute nucleus of the home. They are the modern day campfire, where everyone gathers: family, children, friends. Having a party? You might want everyone to congregate in your lovely living room, take in your beautiful fireplace and hearth, feel the warmth of … [Read more...]
Putting the Care into the Character of Vintage Windows
January 18, 2013 By ·
We have done a lot of window restoration, mainly of windows that are 80-130 years old. Mostly, the windows we restore haven’t been touched in decades, except some re-glazing and enough paint to make sure that the windows are stuck shut. There are different levels of window restoration. Bare … [Read more...]
Luxurious Bathroom Remodel of a Shotgun Victorian
January 2, 2013 By ·
This beautiful bathroom renovation in a Cabbagetown Atlanta shotgun home began with problem, a major problem. The bottom was literally falling out—certainly a crisis in the shower. It was the result of a botched newer remodel on the bathroom, whereby the new tile job wasn’t installed properly. No … [Read more...]
Milling Salvaged Lumber is Exacting and Time Consuming
November 19, 2012 By ·
Working with salvaged raw materials, like antique heart of pine or antique oak, make life difficult for the cabinet makers and woodcrafters. The wood is so old and so it has a life and mind of its own, making timelines very tough to navigate. You never know quite what you’ll find imbedded in the … [Read more...]
The Cowboy Code: Using Heart of Pine to Disprove Father Time
October 24, 2012 By ·
How is it that houses built 100 or even 200 years ago are still standing? Every day, I see things that amaze me. Instead of today's framing codes that dictate 16" on center for roof rafters, I see framing that is sometimes 3 feet on center. That is some seriously gappy spacing for roof … [Read more...]
Finding Art in the Imperfect
October 13, 2011 By ·
It’s typical that over the course of a century your bungalow or Victorian’s vintage heart pine floors have taken a world of abuse. Atlanta’s inner city neighborhoods went through a host of hard times: old houses were portioned off into rooming houses; floors were damaged by errant water: … [Read more...]
