Evolution of the Hildring House Powder Bath


Remodeling & Design

A Powder Bath Where Once There Was None When we bought Hildring House, it was in a 5 bedroom, 3 bath configuration. None of the baths were easily accessible by guests. Two were traditional en suite and one was a Jack-n-Jill between two bedrooms. No powder bath for guests. What’s the sense in that? So, […]

August 3, 2017

The Boys’ Room – Hildring House Update from Debra


Remodeling & Design

We are very lucky to have our grandchildren nearby. They spend a good bit of time at our house, so it was important to us to create a space just for them – the boys’ room. Kids’ rooms run the gamut from “leftover” to “designed-within-an-inch-of-their-lives-cutesy” spaces… The Boys’ Room Design I was shooting for something […]

July 16, 2017

Hildring House Long Overdue Laundry Room Post


Remodeling & Design

First Hildring House Project Completed Four months and many many dollars later… the laundry room is “finished”…. well, as finished as anything ever gets with me around. [This is Dan – I’ll be chiming in occasionally. Just can’t help myself, you know. I have to agree – “finished” is euphemistic for “reasonably satisfied for the […]

July 6, 2017

Hildring House Remodel – First Phase Tweaks


Remodeling & Design

There comes a time in most remodeling projects when the big, structural changes are done and a million little things remain. At Hildring House, we’re coming to the end of the initial phase of renovation. And that means we’re doing first phase tweaks – all of the little things without which the project just wouldn’t […]

June 27, 2017

Earthy Modern Boho Progress


Remodeling & Design

Just a quick  report on the Earthy Modern Boho progress: we’ve made a few large purchases and a couple of small tweaks and I think it’s coming along nicely. The space, itself, is taking shape – just a few more things coming in, and then we’ll get to my favorite part — moving things around […]

June 19, 2017