Hardin Home: Home Improvement Projects at a Country Home in Verona, WI
Home Improvement Projects at a Country Home in Verona, WI
One significant upgrade that I wanted to make to the lake house this spring was to replace the old door, which was a plain white door. I chose a door that fit the mid century modern design of the house, and had glass that matched the tile pattern of the lake house’s entryway. The door … Continue reading Lake House Door Installed
This week, I had the guest house bathroom measured for tile, and the tile is on order. I decided to stain the raw concrete lip that comes up at the base of the back wall instead of tiling it. Tiling would have added a lot of time and expense, and the stained raw concrete actually … Continue reading Tile and Concrete Stain
I have an appointment setup for this Friday to have the guest house bathroom floors measured, prior to purchasing tile and having the floor tiled. I am planning on using a tile in the following style, which fits the upscale-rustic style of the guest house. While I wait for the tile process to get wrapped … Continue reading Guest House Vanity, Mirror, and Tile
Now that all of the messy parts of the guest house bathroom project are done, I got the guest house living room cleared of construction debris and cleaned up. I also took the time to reorganize the walls a little bit, to make room for my ever growing collection of golf tournament flags and other … Continue reading Guest House Living Room
One of the other lake house projects this spring and summer will be updating all of the kitchen appliances in both the upstairs and downstairs kitchens. Right now, everything is either original to the 1970’s or shortly thereafter, so it’s in dire need of an update. My wife and I have been looking at black … Continue reading Lake House Appliance Shopping
After painting the walls, I added baseboard and door trim. First, I started with stained oak baseboard trim to match the other trim in the garage and utility room. I also added white trim around the utility room door to match the color of the door, and painted the door in semi-gloss white to match … Continue reading Guest House Trim
This spring and summer, I have a ton of projects planned at the lake house. These include: New Door New Kitchen Appliances Boat Lift + New Boat Central Heating + Air Master Bathroom Remodel New Roof The new door, new roof, and new kitchen appliances are fairly straightforward; both are from the 1970’s and are … Continue reading Planning Lake House Projects
Once the guest house bathroom was painted, I removed the placeholder lights and installed the actual lights that will go on either side of the bathroom mirror. Note: The lights are 100% vertically level, it just looks like they might not be because of the perspective from which the photo was taken. I also installed … Continue reading Guest House Bathroom Lighting
After mudding, sanding, and sealing the drywall, it was time to texture and paint it. For the back wall of the garage, I used a spray texture in addition to the usual spackling, which makes it a little more resilient to dust and other garage dirt. I used Homax pro grade orange peel wall texture. … Continue reading Painting the Guest House Bathroom, Utility Room, and Garage
Whenever I go to New Orleans, I always enjoy shopping for antiques on Royal Street. Last year, I bought a wrought iron chandelier for my library. This year, I found an amazing chandelier for the entryway to the lake house, which is from a French tavern roughly 75 years ago. I purchased it from Moss … Continue reading Lake House Chandelier
