Southampton Home Interiors

Just Some Last Little Things Left

2011-11-23T12:41:00.000-08:00

A sunny and 70 degree weekend is just what I need to take care of the final few things on these porches. But the screen will have to wait. The roof is coming off this old girl of a house and releasing her of some very heavy slate. Then repairing the box gutters and installing new dimensional shingles will put this home in the clear for 50 years. That's nice to think about.

Double Decker Porch Punch

2011-11-14T15:23:00.000-08:00

I've been flirting with disaster on this under structured 100 year old porch for about 140 man-hours but now can breath again. It's safe to go outside, but not too far. The railings need to be installed before we party on the porch.

Block and Tackling The Job

2011-11-10T05:14:00.000-08:00

A 12 foot 6x6 soaked with whatever it is they're using these days to treat it is no joke to lift 3 foot off the ground much less 15 feet to the second floor porch. So we're going old school with the 4 of them.

Next On The List Of Things To Do

2011-11-01T08:22:00.001-07:00

I have to make this a usable space.

Custom Fit

2011-10-21T04:57:00.000-07:00

I got a call a few months ago from someone who had a door replace after some kids kicked the old one in looking for some fast cash and a little trouble. Well they found the trouble when the cops came knocking on one kids door after finding her ID on the floor of this house. Really? Yes, that stupid. Well it turns out those kids weren't the only idiots to show up at this place. The "carpenter" who replaced the damaged door had no clue what a good door install looked like and the only thing I could do to fix it was to get rid of it and start over.
I didn't take any before pictures because it's all been seen before. He took a 36" door and cut 2 inches off of it to fit a 34 inch opening. WRONG! I ordered a 34 inch door, reworked the Jam installed a new threshold and set a new dead bolt. Then painted it (the other guy just left that job for the home owner on the door he "installed") and added weather strip. When Sue called me about the work I asked why she didn't get the guy to come back fix the problem. She said, "I don't want him in my house." When I saw his work I knew why. She's having me back in her house to renovate the kitchen.

Handing It Over To Emily And Brian

2011-10-21T04:33:00.000-07:00

This was a fun couple to work with. Very excited to get a wall that separated the small dining room and the small kitchen removed to create an open space for cooking entertaining or just to be able to move around. It's got flow now. I got them to this point and I'll be on call to help if they need it.
Full power Emily!

Going Under Ground, Not At All Professional

2011-05-15T18:31:00.000-07:00

My craft is never more appreciated than when I work for close friends who let me create. This cabana was built from a picture with no plans. Just a tape measure and a material list. Fridays you'll find me here.

Just A Bunch Of Pictures

2010-11-18T14:59:00.000-08:00

New door in a century old frame. Threshold it Measure it Cut it Hang it Scribe it Plain it Paint it Hardware hole drill it Weather strip it.

Cabinets are tip top quality installed by true pros

Up and down the ladder for a day and a half. Six inch crown on an eleven foot ceiling still looks small.

Park Ave Windows

2010-09-24T14:32:00.000-07:00

I'm 6'2" and this is one of the smaller windows. In the front rooms they're over 7 foot.

Phase One Of Park Ave.

2010-09-18T19:22:00.000-07:00

Almost a year spent on this project with about that much time to go. It's been a nice off and on kinda client with a lot more to do and no real rush at this point. Nice work when it's like that.

The Antony's Giant Kitchen

2010-09-18T19:09:00.000-07:00

Do I look lost? Well that's because I forgot to bring the map.

The framing is done the drywall is hung and the floors are in. Now I'm up to bat again on this 560 square foot kitchen. Not much in the way of items to work on it's just the enormity of it all. Windows I can stand in, 200 foot of one member crown thats 11 feet in the air and 6 inches wide. A door to hang, base to install. It's just so much fun, I'm seriously excited...weired to some but it's work I truly love.

Fralin Floor Complete

2010-08-21T05:17:00.000-07:00

Things turned out nicely I think but more importantly so thinks Jenny and Lindy. They're another great client to work with. Excited about getting the work done and understand that in older homes good work takes time. If someone wants it done fast they'll need to find someone else. I do it right and right now but quality doesn't always follow a schedule. It gets done in a timely manner and it'll look beautiful.

On The Level

2010-07-27T12:43:00.001-07:00

The multiple levels that made walking through this room like skipping rope have been smoothed out like a fresh made bed. Next up on this quick little job will be Charles Jones. He'll make short work of the finish flooring install.

Fralin Floor

2010-07-13T14:08:00.000-07:00

Why is Richmond's best wall tradesman working on this floor? Robert Pfeiffer of Pfeiffer Drywall and Plaster has been helping me out with patching and finishing walls for over 15 years on my renovation projects and is also damn handy with the carpentry. I need a hand, he's there. He needs a hand I'm there. That's how it works, your home needs a renovation, we're there.

Park Avenue Too

2010-07-08T06:42:00.000-07:00

After removing the T&G flooring we found the the old sub-floor wouldn't lend itself well to patching and had to be replaced with 3/4" plywood. The new finish floor will go down much better now and should be as flat as 100 year old floor joists will allow.

Bright And Right. This Bathroom Is Done

2010-06-29T17:15:00.001-07:00

I've been commenting on how long this job has taken but really when I think about the amount of work that went into this bathroom, 6 weeks is not bad. It was brought down to floor joist and built back to a timeless elegance. My client loves it and I'm happy for that and really love working with her. Now go take a shower.

Man I Am Slammed

2010-06-15T16:51:00.000-07:00

But it's getting done. The bathroom I started what seems like 6 months ago is coming together with tile going down this next couple of days. Then hopefully me getting on it to install a 15 light French Door to the connecting laundry closet and base Friday. Oh, and casing to the floor. I install all that after so the marble looking porcelain tile flows under the trim and not to it. I could have installed the trim and had the tile setter cut it in but this is the best look. It's about the way things look with me. It's hard to get these 100+ year old home to come together but it's so rewarding.
On top of everything that I've got going I installed a pocket door system up in Ashland the past couple of days. PAIN, but this is another good friend that couldn't get his regular guy to call him back. Guess I'm his regular guy now. Let's see, what else...porch steps repair, bathroom fixtures install, beam post install, then start the new job on July 12th. There went the summer. (Sweet)

So Old Its New

2010-06-14T03:25:00.001-07:00

Beam Team

2010-06-11T05:26:00.000-07:00

Beam is in place waiting for two steel columns to arrive. Once in place this will all support 12,000 pounds. Sounds like overkill but in this room alone we removed 3 dumpsters of plaster and framing material at around 4000 pounds each. Structural engineering rule of thumb; measure it, figure it, triple it.

Phase 2 @ Park Avenue

2010-06-06T06:57:00.000-07:00

Help was brought in to demo close to 7 tons of plaster and other 100 year old construction material. The cloudy photogrephy is really just dust in the wind.

In a couple of months this will be nearly 600 square foot of high end kitchen.

The Big Cover Up

2010-05-18T17:27:00.001-07:00

Floor level, plumbing repaired (what a mess), added duct work for dryer vent, electrical repaired. Now plywood can finally be installed. It's been a balance beam act walking the joist and a flat surface will be very welcome.

After a slow early Spring the creative sap flows again.

2010-05-05T05:18:00.001-07:00

Working through ideas of how to spruce up this 25 year old bathroom in the Fan District it was decided to take it all down. Tub had a manufactures date of 1984.

The shower/steam room through that door will be converted into a washer/dryer stack and linen closet. This gets the Landry out of the basement and 3 floors upstairs in the living space

The sink doesn't move but all the water feed plumbing will be replaced. It's outlaw plastic.

First Blood, my best buddy Robert on the phone to his attorney.

Park Ave.

2010-02-02T14:38:00.000-08:00

Phase one is down to the wire with only a coat of paint and floors to be sanded. It will only be a few days until the rugs go down and furniture is arranged.

Park Ave. Reclaiming Grandeur

2010-01-17T10:50:00.000-08:00

Typical Fan story, during the late 40's and into the 70's Beautiful single family homes were cut up into apartments for various reasons. The one common denominator was however always money. Money is still the motivation today but but with the repeal of the capital gains tax on primary residences it makes it very profitable to restore and live in one of these grand old homes.
I've been on this project since October and now is the big push to finish phase one.

Before pictures to come; this place was a wreck.

Pace Project Complete

2010-01-17T10:47:00.000-08:00

2009-11-11T17:24:00.000-08:00

Southampton Home Interior Art

2009-11-11T17:16:00.000-08:00

More of this is in the making. Look here for other art worth hanging.

Back from Colorado ready TO go.

2009-09-25T17:30:00.000-07:00

I was on vacation but work doesn’t stop. Drywall’s up, finished, primed and first coat painted along with the Birch wood floors laid so I can walk in like a rock star and begin installations. There is some beautiful cabinetry in boxes waiting for me to hang and trim out and I’m stoked to smell the sawdust.

Street Art: Joshua Allen Harris' Inflatable Bag Monsters

2009-09-05T16:27:00.001-07:00

I draw motivation from other artist, craftsmen, designers and homeowners. It’s a great thing to work with people that are excited about their project, enjoy exchanging ideas and even want to get their hands dirty. We should all keep looking for inspiration and innovation. It’s on every corner.

Picking up The Pace

2009-09-04T18:21:00.000-07:00

Being preoccupied with finishing up the laundry room squeeze job had me playing catch up on the Pace’s kitchen renovation. So I spent Monday getting my head around that job again and pulling together a plan to get as much done before I head out to Durango for some oxygen starved mountain bike racing on the 16th. We got all the demo done a couple of weeks ago and now I needed to rearrange some mechanicals for the new cabinet layout, do a little framing and patch/skim plaster along with a little surprise underlayment removal that I hadn’t noticed. It was time to bring Chris in for backup on Wednesday and get that plywood off the subfloor along with having Robert of Pfeiffer Drywall start removing unneeded electrical boxes and patching plaster.
Just a couple more days of odds and ends and the den drywall can be hung and finished and the hardwood installed to match the existing. Just in time for my return to install cabinets, appliances and fixtures.

Beauty and the Budget

2009-09-03T05:17:00.000-07:00

At just under $2 a square foot this multi color slate is my favorite stone floor. Timeless, versatile (indoor or out) and very dimensional. Difficult to set but worth the time.

Packing It In

2009-08-30T16:38:00.000-07:00

Here’s a count of what we were able to fit in 96 square feet:
17 linear feet of cabinets including a 36 inch sink base, an over sized washer dryer stack and a 36 inch refrigerator all thoughtfully place to allow enough room to work. But we also included appealing touches by adding a tile floor, crown molding, 4 gimbaled recessed lights and a very durable yet attractive board and baton wall surface that cant be damaged like drywall could be in an area like a laundry room.

Hanging rod for air drying delicates.

Every room deserves creative thought.

2009-08-15T05:52:00.000-07:00

I like working small spaces; anyone can design around enough square footage.
. Liv (pronounced Leave) and Brian have been challenging my space planning skills for about a year and a half now. First it was in their rental property they thought they’d be moving back into where we needed to fit a half bath into part of the boiler room. I could have pulled it off but the numbers couldn’t work.

Right as we were about to punt life happened with, the rental house staying rental, another home purchase and finishing off the laundry room. Keep an eye on this one; you won’t believe how much we’ll get in this 96 square foot room.

The Dog Days of Demo

2009-08-13T16:39:00.000-07:00

People should be careful when they invite me over. This has happened twice to John and Linda Pace but this time they were ready for it. The first time Linda was ready to deliver (and I don’t mean pizza) when they had me over for a visit. Next thing you know they were eating takeout. But now their house is for sale so they’re packing up slowly and I’m getting this space ready before they move in.

You"ll be glad you came

2009-08-12T20:14:00.000-07:00

Hopefully you’ll like what you see and come back to check in on what I’m up to.
I can promise a lot of visuals of my installations.