About 15 years ago, my husband and I remodeled a house that was probably about a hundred years old. It wasn't a classic home. Just an old farmhouse that had fallen into disrepair. That remodel job, crude as it was, taught me a lot about building, materials, and tools to use. I feel confident that I could do it again, if needed, and probably save tons of money on contractor work. Of course, I'd have to have the electric and plumbing done by professionals, but I could do much of the construction myself.
I actually built my own kitchen and bathroom cabinets in that old house. There hadn't been any, nor were there closets. The house wasn't constructed with them to begin with! Using a trusty festool circular saw, I was able to cut the lumber and create kitchen cabinet doors that looked like little barn doors. They suited the old house very well, and I did a green wash on the wood for an antique appearance, sanding the corners of the lumber to look like years of wear. I use simple hammered brass hardware to further give an old look to them. They are quite inexpensive but served the purpose perfectly.
Have you done any home projects lately?
