Success Stories: 5 Before & After Projects - Remodelista
The impending arrival of summer houseguests has us thinking about finally undertaking our long-overdue rehab projects. Blogger Emily Wright struggled to find an affordable solution to the textured and stained ceilings in her house. Reluctant to tear down their ceilings, Wright and her husband settled on premade beadboard paneling that they painted and installed themselves. An inconvenient flow (not to mention missing cabinet doors and counter tiles) made this 1970s kitchen in an Edwardian house impractical for a family of four. Owner Jan Hammock completely transformed the space, in part by removing a load-bearing wall and adding a bank of clerestory windows that let light pour in. Read a profile of the project in Best Reader-Submitted Kitchen Space Winner: Jan Hammock. Even before the sledgehammers arrived, this bathroom in the home of designer and blogger Shauna Haider was strictly off-limits to houseguests because of its broken plumbing and peeling paint. Haider and her husband managed to keep to a $5,000 budget while adding floor-to-ceiling subway tile–thanks in part to Haider’s husband, who installed the tiles himself. Remodelista editor Meredith inherited a decrepit window box when she moved into her urban apartment. She reinforced the planter box and within a few months, had a productive herb and flower garden–minus lavender. The uninspired street entrance to the home of landscape architect Alexandra Tasker Marx. Tasker Marx completely overhauled the space surrounding her home... ...adding a stuccoed perimeter wall to divide the home from the street. For her design, Tasker Marx won the 2013 Gardenista Considered Design Award for the best urban garden.