Welcome the the Windsor Terrace Reno
We’re pleased to announce that we’ve got another reno blogging team on board and they’re off to a roaring start. Mr. and Mrs. Limestone just closed on their 1910 limestone house in Windsor Terrace and, judging from the pics already up, the place is absolutely dripping with architectural details. Their plan? Total renovation of the…
We’re pleased to announce that we’ve got another reno blogging team on board and they’re off to a roaring start. Mr. and Mrs. Limestone just closed on their 1910 limestone house in Windsor Terrace and, judging from the pics already up, the place is absolutely dripping with architectural details. Their plan?
Total renovation of the kitchens and baths. Add a master “suite” with bathroom and closets. Create a kitchen/dining room on the parlor floor. Restore the details that can be saved like the doors, floors, etc.. Replace what can’t be saved with house appropriate choices. Get it warm in the winter and cool in the summer. Toilets that flush. Windows that open and close. Ceilings that don’t leak. You know, the usual.
We can’t wait!
Windsor Terrace Reno [Brownstoner]
I still have the built in. So for all interested WT homeowners please post your e-mail address and I will contact you. And just to be clear, this is one of the built ins on the top floor — not the massive built in in the garden level dining room. I don’t have the measurements now, but it has a double glass (I think it’s leaded glass) cabinet door on top, a small old mirror on the bottom, and then I can’t remember if it’s painted cabinet doors below as well, or drawers. This whole thing should be available sometime within the next couple of months at the very latest. It’s a very nice piece and I’m saddened that we can’t keep it. But it seems a waste to just Sanford and Son it in our basement.
I agree it’s less of a resource to not discuss costs. Because one of the most helpful things on this site is to get referrals for good plumbers, contractors, kitchen guys, electricians, roofers etc etc. And hearing how their prices weigh against each other is important. Secondly, it can be misleading if a home reno blogger is either doing a lot of work himself, or gets a special deal from workers because of the advertising, because blog visitors who are trying to determine what kind of house they can afford might believe they can accomplish a lot more in a reno than they actually can afford, by glancing at a blog like this when it doesn’t include costs. My two cents. Still at the least, these blogs are SO helpful in simply showing options, and necessities in doing renos.
One of the best sites about reno is http://ourvictorianhouse.com/
They have all these fantastic mouse over before and after photos of all the rooms/space renovated. They don’t discuss prices, but that in no way makes it less of a resource.
Personally, I don’t see the point of doing a reno blog without talking about money. The only reason I’d ever read one of those blogs is to get tips, to learn about costs, labor required, etc.
If the owner of the built-in still needs a taker, I am missing the one in my dining room and could pick it up Tuesday. If it’s gone, thanks for the posting. lasagnakng@aol.com
Do they woodwork now if you can. Now we’re in the house with kids, and I won’t be stripping it ’till they’re teen-agers. Wish I stumped up the cash for the reno before we moved in. Now we’re living through what we safely can.
I second the guy who says strip the woodwork now. If we had the time to do it in our limestone (we only had one month before having to move in) I would have taken care of that first thing. I didn’t want the dark wood-stained wood but I at least would like the paint layers shaved down. Even if it’s not original I do prefer the white paint on our baseboards and moldings; it’s more my design taste. I’m going to try and do it room by room over the coming year, but the old paint I’ll expose will be lead-based I’m sure. Anyway, good luck, congrats and thanks for sharing your blog with all of us!
Thanks for the offer anon 10:02 – looks like you have a taker already.
We didnt have any built ins on the top floor so Im not sure if our house them originally or not.
In any case, you can email us at BKLimestoner at AOL dot com.
Hey anon at 10:02–let us know if you still need a taker for that built-in. we’re in WT and wonder if the reno blog is about the house Corcoran just sent a postcard about. If so, odd to be delicate about price and location when there are postcards advertising it and the owners names everywhere.