Each year HGTV buys an old house in a different city to renovate and give away. For the HGTV Urban Oasis 2018 sweepstakes they chose this small 1920s Dutch Colonial in Cincinnati, Ohio. Dan Faires, who was the build manager for the ... Keep Reading
Finishing a Bungalow Attic to Create a Second Story
Laurel of SoPo Cottage is sharing their latest home remodel with us today. It's a 1927 bungalow in the Willard Beach neighborhood of South Portland, Maine, that spent almost 90 years as a two-bedroom, one-bath house. She not only updated ... Keep Reading
The 27-Year Remodel: Fixing Up the Worst House on the Block
Today a reader named Robert is sharing the story of how he convinced his wife Veronica to buy "the most haunted-looking house on the block" in the late 1980s and showing us how they've fixed it up over the years. The family's ... Keep Reading
Renovating an American Foursquare in Allenhurst
This wonderful old American Foursquare in Allenhurst, New Jersey, was built in 1905 and still had much of its original interior millwork, but the house had fallen into disrepair. Degnan Design Group was hired to renovate and expand the ... Keep Reading
Laurel’s Blah Brown House Gets Curb Appeal
When Laurel told me about the house that she's been renovating, she said, "My biggest worry was once it was finished and we put it on the market, no one would come look at it. It totally lacked curb appeal. After a year of sitting empty, ... Keep Reading