Total Basement Transformation

For the last few months Ben has been working to transform a basement space into a liveable space.  It started out as storage and the laundry room - completely unfinished.  Now it looks like this...

 

 

 

 

Ben did the wood on the walls, installed the pine flooring, and stained it all to match.

He built the countertop and installed the sink and stoves.

 

 

They wanted a rustic look, so the ceiling will remain open.

 

 
 

 

The blinds serve as doorways into the bathroom, storage room, and furnace room.

 

Ben built the 12 foot table from scratch.  I'm next on the list for one of these (but maybe not quite 12 foot yet!)

 

 

Flooring

 

 

Table

 

 

This is the bathroom.  Yes - it is vinyl siding!  Different, but I kinda like it!

 

 

 

The shower is through the opening...

 

 

Curtains on one wall instead of wood...

 

 

This is a studio apartment...so this is the bedroom!

 

There were a lot of other things that had to be done to turn a basement into liveable space, but this is just the finished product.

Mini Kitchen Makeover

Recently I did some work in a kitchen. It wasn't a complete makeover, but we changed out the sink (and moved it over), put in a new countertop, added a tile backsplash, and painted the entire kitchen and added crown molding. I also added bead board in the eat-in kitchen. Here are some pictures of the countertop.

Door Frame at Fish’s Eddy

I worked on a project in Manhattan at Fishs Eddy, an upscale purveyor of dinnerware, glassware, flatware, serveware, & sturdyware.  I refinished the doors and door frame of two entries.

 

Hurricane Sandy Remodel

The church I attend was in the path of Hurricane Sandy in November, 2012.  The four storefronts that we rent were submerged in water, filling the crawl space and leaving about 10 inches of standing water in the main auditorium.  We had to gut the flooring and much of the walls, and remodel everything.  Though I didn’t do all of the work myself, I was very involved in the remodel and reconstruction process.

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AFTER:

Furniture Refinishing

I have refinished several pieces of furniture in my own home.  Here is a sample of some of the completed projects!

This desk originally belonged to my wife’s grandfather.  He kept it in his garage with flower potting supplies on it.  My Father-In-Law began the restoration process but never finished.  I completely stripped the piece and started over as a Christmas present for my wife in 2011.

Following are some pictures of a mahogany and walnut coffee table.  I completely restored it to perfect condition, highlighting the natural beauty of the wood.

Baby Crib

In 2009 I built a baby crib using my own plans.

The wood is curly maple.  I built the front to swing down on a hinge, rather than having the entire mattress slide up and down.

These pictures show the completed crib before the finishing stain was applied.

This is the completely finished crib!