OK, I need to vent a little here! I’m not going to apologize. I’m just going to put this post out there and feel better! So – we just completed a HUGE renovation in Plano, fully renewing a ranch-style home not just to its former glory, but to a BETTER place than it was…

This post contains photographs of each room before, during and after the renovation. It is updated regularly during the project. Keep checking the post to keep up with our progress … LATEST UPDATE: 05/09/2017 Building Exterior Before: During: Till all the soil … Frame the bay window in (we needed the space for the kitchen…
We always try to add really high end fittings and fixtures to our home remodels, preferably items that others can’t find, which make our properties truly unique. The half-bath vanity in this remodel was designed with copper in mind … copper sinks are beautiful! But genuine, antique copper sinks are expensive and difficult to find. We came…

The design for this home renewal involved removing two load-bearing walls, to open up the kitchen to the dining and living areas. At the same time, we decided to raise the ceiling in the main family area by at least 12″, to give it a much more expansive “feel”. Here’s what it looked like once…

We didn’t set out to replace the sewer line in this remodel, but as you will see in this post, we ended up having to go there! The background … the design for this home renewal called for removing a couple of load-bearing walls to open up the kitchen/living space, along with some minor…
We replaced all the interior doors with new ones in this remodel, but despite being quite expensive, the doors were a little plain. This post will show you just how easy it is to totally transform interior doors into something really special. First, start with the pre-hung doors. These were pine, so we coated them…
We were looking for a couple of great doors to become sliders for the master bedroom walk-in closet in one of our renewal projects. Couldn’t find any that we liked in the regular stores, and the ones we did find were WAY too expensive! A dime for every time you’ve heard THAT story! Then we…