Indiana Project: This Old House Remodel Contest
byThis Old House magazine is currently holding a reader remodel competition called “This Is Your Old House”. After working so hard to transform the…
Renovating Indiana house
The Indiana Project is a 1,600 square foot home built in the 1920’s in Sarah’s sweet North Carolina town of Southern Pines. This historic renovation took a full 8 months to complete, and got its start in January of 2013. Here on the blog, Sarah recounted the demolition, the woes of construction limitations and bureaucracy, the agony of lighting choices, and the decision, nope re-decision – nah… deciding again over the exterior paint color.
The story of the Indiana House unfolds before us in the chronology of blog posts below.
Indiana Project: SOLD
byYou couldn’t have forgotten about the Indiana Project already right? Say it ain’t so, it took me eight months to put a polish on…
Dear TEOT: Renovation Referrals
byWe’ve received some questions about the people that worked on the Indiana Project. I do all of the design work and make all of…
Indiana Project: Paint Colors
byI have to walk the line between personality and neutrality when it comes to choosing paint colors for a flip. It was very tempting…
Indiana Project: Interior Reveal
byIts been over a month since the last of the subcontractors completed their work at the renovation of the Indiana house. Its high time…
Indiana House Complete and For Sale
bySarah’s documentation of the Indiana House project, here on The Estate of Things, has been a severe adventure to follow. To us as readers…
Indiana Project: Landscaping
byWe worked hard Saturday in the 90 degree heat on the landscaping and fine tuning the lot at the Indiana project. There is a…
Indiana Project: Exterior Lighting Selected
bySome of you might be wondering what the outcome of the exterior lighting deliberation was for the Indiana project. I did make my selections and…
Around Town
byIts been a busy couple of days as the Indiana project nears completion. I have to make sure that I have all of the…
Indiana Project: Front Door Color
byWith all of the exterior painting done with the exception of deck stain and touch up, we turned to selecting an accent color for…
Indiana Project: Mistake?
byDuring the course of the Indiana project a curious neighbor has frequented the job site. She has readily offered her opinion to the carpenters…
Indiana Project: Outdoor Lighting
byIt is time to select the outdoor lighting for both the front and back of the Indiana house. As we approach completion, finish electrical…
Indiana Project: Master Bath
byIn the beginning the master bath was an extra room off the downstairs hallway that was being used as a den. We knew instantly…
Indiana Project: Exterior paint color #3
byFolks, I’m happy to report that I will not be painting the Indiana house a fourth time. The house is now Sherwin Williams Outerspace…
Indiana Project: Paint Take 3
byI have found myself in yet another exterior paint related pickle. My Dad called me Tuesday night and told me he had cold feet…