The Curbly House has been on a blogging hiatus, because, well... we had a baby and moved into an "under construction" house two weeks later. Then, we proceeded to lose our minds.
But as the baby grew bigger and we finally started being able to distinguish between night and day, things started to happen around the house. So here's a long-overdue update on where things stand with the Curbly House, and what's coming up next. Here we… Continue Reading
It finally feels like we're making some real progress on the Curbly House. After weeks of demolition (and basically just making the house worse than it already was), this was the first week where we actually started improving things. Read on to watch my weekly video journal and read about all of our framing… Continue Reading
Whew. We took a bit of a breather on the Curbly House this week, stopping to evaluate how to reinforce several framing issues we discovered during demolition. Read on to watch my weekly video journal and read my latest update on our progress.
Local interior designer Brian Ellingson served as demolition crew, architect, general contractor and landscape designer to transform his and his partner's 1950's one story rambler into a two story villa. They were committed to the home's original footprint as well as re-using as much of the salvage as possible, including the original oak and pine floors. The transformation is quite remarkable. Visit Star Tribune to see more images and to… Continue Reading
It's Kitchen Month on Curbly! So Kelly, Melanie, and I will be doing a series of kitchen tours. We'll walk you through our kitchens, point out what we love and what we don't, and show how they got to be the way they are.
When we bought our house almost ten years ago, the kitchen was a Frankenstein monster. Every cabinet had been hand-crafted by the previous owner, god bless him and his malfunctioning measuring sticks. No two pieces of wood were… Continue Reading
I'm always a sucker for a good makeover (home related or not), so it's safe to say that this basement renovation is blowing my mind!… Continue Reading
The before photo is rather grim, but believe me when I tell you that the after will make you want to party all night… Continue Reading
From builder-grade to fabulous, this orange-veneered chipboard kitchen gets a modernized and inviting… Continue Reading
A self-described design enthusiast, Nancy Marcus Gueret managed to achieve what I would call a Regency style family room makeover that will knock your socks off. It's no wonder her friends and family enlist her help with their own decorating dilemmas. Actually, she's done a multiple room makeover job that's as good as any decorator I've ever… Continue Reading
This tweener week is the time I look around my tired old digs and realize I need some fresh decorating inspiration. It's time to stir things up a bit. I've loved my hanging headboard long enough. Here are 4 fresh headboard ideas guaranteed to lift your decor out of the winter doldrums and make you love hanging out in your bedroom on cold winter nights. This blue headboard is easier to make than it looks, but I am really enamored with the polka dot bench with those luscious acrylic legs. Where can I find… Continue Reading
Next time you see sawhorses in a shop, don't take them for granted. It takes more than a little effort to build a pair if you've never done it before. I've tried the store-bought kind. They don't hold a candle to custom sized, good old fashioned handmade wooden sawhorses. Even if you're just dabbling in some carpentry projects, you need a good pair of these handy helpers.… Continue Reading
Amanda from ReDo decided to keep this kitchen makeover clean, simple, white and add a big bold punch of plaid to the kitchen floor in a 1923 bungalow that was in want of an… Continue Reading
Christina and John wanted to buy a house, but they were priced out of the NY real estate market, so they decided to buy a weekend house for their first… Continue Reading
A huge chunk of a kitchen remodel budget goes to cabinetry. However, all kitchen cabinets are not equal. (Duh.) Right off the top, here are five factors you should consider when choosing new… Continue Reading
Last Monday I was a little ga ga over the barn door Boots and Totty built to close off their nursery from the master bedroom. Today, I'm a full-blown groupie of barn doors used functionally, and as interior design elements. Rustic in nature, but very modern in application. I love that. Next up is my… Continue Reading
Morgan's porch lacked privacy. It also provided no relief from the afternoon sun screaming into Morgan's living room. The answer to these conundrums?… Continue Reading
An interior design enthusiast and remodeling junkie, Meg Ryan is a Curblier at heart. (Even if she doesn't know it.) In the June 2010 issue of Elle Decor, Meg gives us a tour of her Martha Vinyard's home. Meg did use the help of decorator Marsha Russel of Satinwood Ltd, who, according to Marsha was basically a sounding board and procurer. Meg was the visionary. We can get a peek inside Meg's house on Elle Decor's website, but for the full experience, we'll have to spring for a copy of the magazine. However, Meg does share her eminently practical design tips free of charge. Here they are in a… Continue Reading
This spring, forget DIY. It's time to GIY!! Green building guru John D. Wagner shares with us 5 easy ways to Green It Yourself when faced with this season's remodeling projects. Here's the lineup:
1. Choose renewable natural resources
Photo Images: Zach Dobson Photography
Who wouldn't love these authentic Mid Century Modern Bullet Lights? They really MOD-ify a room, especially in orange. Big drawback - they are uni-directional spotlights and may cause your partying house guests to either go blind or confess to a crime they didn't commit. My friend Baz, MCM… Continue Reading
Photo Image: Kevin Oreck Architect, Inc.
This winter may be the winter of remodeling two full upstairs bathrooms. I figure I'll learn with the first one and be an expert by the time I'm ready for the master bath. Cococozy has compiled a wonderfully classic and modern… Continue Reading
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