Hardin Home: Home Improvement Projects at a Country Home in Verona, WI
Home Improvement Projects at a Country Home in Verona, WI
One of my projects for fall/winter is going to be remodeling the master bathroom at the lake house. Currently, it is a model of 70’s-tastic style. I plan on largely gutting it, and putting in something that fits the mid century modern style of the house but is significantly nicer and more luxurious. Here is … Continue reading Lake House Bathroom Remodel
My office on the top floor of the house has always served as more of a sports memorabilia den than anything, and despite having an almost 400 square foot closet my collection of kits and jerseys and scarves was outgrowing its space, so I turned my office closet into a kit display! Continue reading Office Closet
After a long saga of dealing with Home Depot and Crew2, the guest house bathroom flooring is in and the project is complete. I chose to have the tile professionally installed, floor tile is one of those things where absolute precision is important and typically it is pretty inexpensive to have done. When I built … Continue reading Guest House Bathroom Finished
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
Usually I try to keep posts on this blog fairly short, but this will be a longer one that covers an intense week of construction. When I first bought the lake house, one of the things I wanted to improve quickly was its ability to serve as a year-round house in Wisconsin. While it technically … Continue reading Lake House HVAC
One smaller project that I am planning on for this spring at the lake house is replacing the front door, which is currently a fairly boring white slab behind the wrought iron storm door. The door I picked out is a pseudo mid century modern style door, that fits the vibe of the lake house … Continue reading New Lake House Door
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
Prior to RA Heating and Air Conditioning installing central heat and air in the lake house, I had to rip out a small downstairs bathroom in order to add space in the utility room to accommodate the new furnace and other appliances. Here is what the bathroom looked like before being demolished: The first step … Continue reading Lake House Bathroom Demolition
