Renovating an old Newburgh home comes with all sorts of obstacles. Anna was hoping to use the original sub-floor beneath her vinyl tiles in her kitchen until she found an unpleasant surprise, asbestos. See how she dealt with it on her blog, Door Sixteen.
– Photo © Anna Dorfman, Door Sixteen
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For just $28 Anna over at Door Sixteen was able to reuse her old cast iron radiators. She mentions in her blog post that having radiators sand blasted and powder coated can cost up to $500. This just shows you but a bit of hard work can get you. Read through to her blog to see what the radiator looked like before and more details.
– Photo © Anna Dorfman, Door Sixteen
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Anna over at Door Sixteen has been working on her kitchen. She’s been working on her kitchen these past few weeks, and after having her radiator removed, she has been tiling like mad! Check out more details and lovely photos on her blog.
Photos © Anna Dorfman, Door Sixteen
Bob has been so kind keeping us abreast his home renovation adventures of his home on Chambers Street. Recently he shared the less glamorous part of renovating a home, cleaning up the grime that might be left over from previous owners. Pictured above is his oven when he moved in. Note that the white writing on the door, instructions on lighting the pilot light, were completely obscured.
It’s a world of difference, and we like that Bob decided to recycle a functioning oven instead of just sending it to a land fill! As Bob said, “Sometimes renovating an old neglected house means having to deal with the likes of this.” Next we are off to his bathroom tile…
Words don’t seem to capture the amount of filth Bob encountered while cleaning this bathroom. But after much effort, he was able to make a lot of headway.
Bob says that he is by no means done, but it’s well on it’s way. He actually had to use a razor scraper on the tiles! If only move Newburgh homes could be shown this kind of love!
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Wallpaper done
Bob updates us on his home renovation adventures by sharing his newest project, wallpapering the back bedroom on the second floor of his house. His wallpaper source is wallpapermore.com. As Bob says, “I’ve only gone into the clearance section. It’s sometimes a challenge to find something you like that there is a sufficient quantity of. I have bought wallpaper for the three bedrooms and the “den” off the master bedroom. Wallpaper reminds me of my grandmother’s house, and also the house where she was born in Tipperary, Ireland (still in the family, believe it or not).”
It has been quite a makeover in this room. See below for the previous two stages:
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Floors done
When purchased
Thanks so much for sharing your updates Bob!
Home renovation adventures are inspiring to others considering buying a repairing an old Newburgh home. If you would like to share your own home renovation adventure photos, please email me.
Over at Newburgh blog Salt and Light, Allison shares a mini tour of the before and after photos of her home. She took a dowdy kitschy home and modernized it making it perfect for her young family. A lovely job indeed. She shares more photos over at her blog Salt and Light.
