Hardin Home: Home Improvement Projects at a Country Home in Verona, WI
Home Improvement Projects at a Country Home in Verona, WI
My big spring and summer project this year is going to be replacing the deck at the Verona house. It’s not just going to be a new deck, however; it’s going to be a deck with an outdoor kitchen, a three season room, outdoor TVs, and a new hot tub and lower level patio that … Continue reading New Deck and Hot Tub Planning
The big spring project, which I described in more detail a month ago, was to finish all of the flooring throughout the main Verona house and the guest house. It became a two-part project, with the theater, basement bathroom, and guest house left for part 2. Both the guest house and theater received the same … Continue reading Guest House and Theater Flooring + Paint
After installing the bar cabinetry and sink, there wasn’t a whole lot left to do. I glued the countertops in place and anchored the lower cabinets into the walls, and plumbed the sink. I then put bottles into place, and added a bunch of cool glassware and other bar tools. I also hung a small … Continue reading Finishing the Bar
Another late-winter / early-spring project I wanted to work on was remodeling the bar. The first phase of this project was driving to Indianapolis and picking up a new bar, and ordering new bar cabinets. The second phase was putting in new flooring. And the third phase was actually installing the bar cabinets and the … Continue reading Bar Cabinetry Install
One of my big late-winter / early-spring projects was to finish all of the remaining flooring projects at the main house. These included: Mud Room Tile Kitchen Bathroom Tile Laundry Room File Guest Bathroom Tile Library LifeProof Vinyl Flooring Bar LifeProof Vinyl Flooring Guest House LifeProof Vinyl Flooring Theater LifeProof Vinyl Flooring Guest House LifeProof … Continue reading So Much New Flooring
When the master bathroom remodel was wrapped up in December, there was one remaining task that I didn’t get around to completing until recently: replacing the cabinet in the powder room that covered the shower’s complex plumbing. With the previous steam shower, the steam apparatus was pretty short and was covered by an oak cabinet … Continue reading Powder Room Plumbing Cabinet
Although it’s thankfully been a mild winter, we had some pretty impressive amounts of snow in February. Thankfully, the Range Rover and the Super Duty were able to plow their way through the snow and the rest of the cars stayed safely in the garage. Now that the calendar has turned to March, the weather … Continue reading Deep Snow
In my search for a new bar, I came to the realization that finding a pre-built, good looking bar with the right wood and other features was harder than I anticipated. I finally found one that I liked, but when I went to order it, I found that the company that made it, American Heritage … Continue reading New Bar from Indianapolis
After the drywall repair that was done in mid-January, I repainted the walls and put all of the rooms back together, which was one of the last steps before all of my winter flooring work could begin. After that, I worked to get everything cleared out for the new flooring. Most of this simply involved … Continue reading Repaired Drywall Painting + Final Floor Prep
