Hardin Home: Home Improvement Projects at a Country Home in Verona, WI
Home Improvement Projects at a Country Home in Verona, WI
Over the past several weeks, I’ve taken delivery of and installed a variety of new pieces of art, light fixtures, and TVs. First, I got two metal sculpture pieces for the upstairs hallway. The second piece was a silver leaf that ended up being too reflective for the lighting the hallway, so I painted it … Continue reading Art, Light Fixtures, and TV Progress
It was a pretty mild winter in Wisconsin through Christmas, but January and February brought a ton of snow. I don’t usually post about weather on this blog unless it’s flooding impacting the lake house or things of that nature, but I took a photo the other day of snow piled almost as high as … Continue reading Range Rover High Snow
Two of the last pieces of furniture to finalize for the current remodeling phase (lower level living room, upstairs guest bedroom and upstairs hallway) were the chairs in the lower level living room. I wanted a classic leather chair, and wasn’t completely happy with the choices that I’d found before. I finally found a chair … Continue reading Pottery Barn Chairs
Two weekends ago, I built all of the IKEA closet wardrobes and installed them in the guest bedroom and my wife’s office. They fit perfectly, and with the combination of shelves and drawers, they made both closets significantly more useful for storage. The six wardrobe frames I build meant that I’ve now assembled 20 of … Continue reading Closet Shelves Completed
In addition to the art, I ordered new light fixtures right away for the rooms being redesigned. I replaced the generic dome lights in the guest bedroom and my wife’s office with new chandeliers. I also ordered a new light fixture for my office to replace the old ceiling fan, which wasn’t really necessary anymore … Continue reading New Light Fixtures
After repainting the walls in the lower level, guest bedroom, and the upstairs hallway, the next step was to get new art. Just like the main level redesign, I wanted to use a combination of existing and new pieces, and a combination of framed art and sculpture. I also wanted to eliminate some of the … Continue reading New Art
A side project to all of the spring redesigns in progress is redoing the closets in the guest bedroom and my wife’s office. As with the other closets in the house that I’ve redone, I’m using IKEA’s wardrobe line of products, which fit well in the space and have proven both good looking and durable. … Continue reading Guest Bedroom Closet Redesign
The first step in implementing the redesign of the lower level, guest bedroom, and upstairs hallway was repainting the walls. I did all of the walls in the same base color as the living rooms on the main level, and used the same accent color for the lower level as the living room and the … Continue reading Winter Painting
Hardin Home: Home Improvement Projects at a Country Home in Verona, WI 