Hardin Home: Home Improvement Projects at a Country Home in Verona, WI
Home Improvement Projects at a Country Home in Verona, WI
This is part of an ongoing series on past home improvement projects that I have worked on prior to the existence of this blog. Last summer, I worked on finishing both my main garage, as well as the guest house garage. The main garage, which can fit four cars and also contains a large storage/workshop … Continue reading Garage Remodel
I’m starting a series of posts chronicling past projects that I have worked on in the house. The first one is an 800+ bottle, climate controlled wine cellar that I built in the winter of 2014/2015. I built all of the racks by hand, along with the other renovation work required to convert a former … Continue reading Wine Cellar
As mentioned in a previous post, I’ve been learning how to do more advanced trim work and been applying it throughout the house. One of the first projects was to install crown molding in our guest bedroom. It was an initial challenge to learn how to compute and accurately cut compound angles, but I eventually … Continue reading In Progress: Crown Molding
This summer, I’m planning on running water lines from the main house to the guest house, and connecting drain lines from the guest house to the septic system on our land. This will enable me to have a water heater installed (I’ll have a professional do this, since it involves working hooking up liquid propane … Continue reading Summer Project: Guest House Running Water
I’m working on improving my woodworking and trim skills through several minor projects in the house this winter. I’m planning on replacing the railing on both stairwells with nicer wood and better hardware. Also, I’d like for the railing wood to be continuous, with smooth corners and no cutoffs in the corners. Here is what … Continue reading Woodworking and Trim Work
Last winter, I remodeled the bathroom off of our kitchen. It originally had a lot of fairly tacky 1990’s style gold fixtures in it, like this: The end result turned out pretty well, and definitely as a different look from the original: However, I didn’t get around to installing a door on the shower, and … Continue reading Shower Door
