Tag Archives: renovation

Nifty kitchen solution – 2, complete with a “retiree incubator”

Posted on March 12, 2016 by annamadeit

I was recently in Sweden with my mother, working on a new kitchen for her. She spends half her time in the US, and half in Sweden. A few years ago, tired of planning their summers around the content of their … Continue reading →

Posted in Cool building materials, On Design, Scandinavia | Tagged 60's patterns, glass backsplash, glazed-in balcony, incubator, orange, p-lam, renovation, small kitchen, Sweden, white | 9 Comments

Nifty bathroom solution – 1

Posted on May 15, 2013 by annamadeit

I recently had the great joy and opportunity to help a wonderful couple renovate one of their bathrooms. Their new house was from 1898, and last time anyone had done anything to the bathroom was in the 80’s – at … Continue reading →

Posted in On Building, On Design | Tagged bathroom, flip-up, mirror, reduce clutter, renovation, school desk, tile, vanity, window | 3 Comments

Thinking about remodeling?

Posted on February 23, 2011 by annamadeit

If you are doing it with the intention to sell, here is a great chart to consult, that will show you the ratio of cost vs. value in the case of a sale. If the planned renovation is for the … Continue reading →

Posted in Client Education, On Building, On Design | Tagged budget, Building, home sales, remodel, renovation | Leave a comment

HGTV is not Reality TV!

Posted on February 5, 2011 by annamadeit

With the arrival of computers and programs like Illustrator and Photoshop, the world experienced a flood wave of newly hatched “graphic designers”. Sure, they might be prodigious navigators of the above mentioned programs, but were they really putting out good … Continue reading →