Austin Ranch Home Remodel – Before and After Thank you for visiting our Austin ranch home remodel. Our goal with this traditional ranch home was to bring it closer to the mid century modern style. This home already had some elements of the mid-century modern. There was a single living area open to the kitchen. […]
Austin Polished Concrete Floor
Austin Polished Concrete Floor Thanks for visiting our Austin polished concrete floor post. We have done polished concrete floors in the past, and have been very pleased with the wax finish. It has lasted over 10 years in one of our projects. In this case, we wanted to use concrete floors in a remodeled house. […]
Stained Concrete Austin
Stained Concrete Austin Thanks for visiting our stained concrete Austin post! In this house remodel project, we wanted to let the underlying concrete be the finished floor. It took some true grit to deal with the mud, the dust, and the backbreaking labor of this job. If you’re in the middle of a diy project, reach out […]
Load Bearing Wall Removal Austin
Load Bearing Wall Removal Austin Thanks for visiting our load bearing wall removal Austin post! Removing load bearing walls is a difficult part of any remodel. However, the lack of connection between the living room and back yard made this necessary. As you can see, the living room window looked out to a desolate and isolated outdoor […]
Ranch House Remodel Austin
Ranch House Remodel Austin At some point in the past, a poorly considered addition was built on the back of this home. This addition sat on the outdoor space where the original patio had been. It was called the sun room. Perhaps it should have been called the sun block room, since it blocked light […]
Sunken Living Room Austin
Sunken Living Room Austin When this home was built, floor plans were more open than they had been in the decade before. Instead of walls, changes in floor levels and ceiling heights were used to show the separation between spaces. Sunken living rooms were popular. As you can see, there is a step down […]
Popcorn Ceiling Removal Austin Tx
Popcorn Ceiling Removal Austin Tx Thanks for joining us on our popcorn ceiling removal Austin Tx post! We are just diy’ers, and only occasionally do a remodel project. But, we love to share ideas with our clients as they plan their house remodels. If you need somebody, and not just anybody, to help you […]
Remodeling a Ranch Style Home
Remodeling a Ranch Style Home This house was a well-loved traditional ranch style home. The bones were pretty good. But, there would have to do some surgery done to have a more open plan, with better access to outdoors. And, we wanted simplicity, white colors, hard floors, and a great kitchen. Not too much to […]
Traditional Ranch Redo Austin
Traditional Ranch Redo Austin This traditional ranch home in was done is the more “modern” style of the 1970’s. There was no formal living-dining room on your left or right as your entered the house. This house had a large single living area open to the kitchen. It was a precursor to the open plan […]
