Home Restoration

Bedroom

A new wing constructed in 2004 enters this 1700's farmhouse into a new century. The plan was to step into the early 1800's by using wider and fancier mouldings and baseboards.

Sunroom

The next addition features a large sunroom. We used reclaimed old brick for the floor and old antique sawn timbers for beams rather than hand hewn beams.

Fireplace

Antique Pine was also used for the paneling around the new fireplace. The boards for the paneling were individually "aged" by a layering of different colors of paint to make it look as if had been there for over 100 years.

Hand Hewn Beams

The boxed beams were removed and hand hewn beams were set in the ceiling.

Kitchen

The first addition was to redesign the kitchen and add the family room to fit into the look of the main house. The floors in the kitchen were replaced with Antique Douglas Fir boards.

House Extension

Dale's and Marilyn's home in Pine Plains is a 1756 farmhouse. Rather than change any part of the original house, three additions were added.

Reclaimed Stone

Reclaimed stone, found at some of our demolition sites, provided the material for our stone stairway and stone walls.

Outside Patio

The reclaimed old brick used in the sunroom was used again for the outside patio.

Clapboard Siding

Douglas Fir clapboard siding was installed on the outside of the house to match all three additions.

Antique Heart Pine

Floor Detail

Bedroom Beams

Higher ceilings than those in the main house were designed to accommodate six sawn beams, which were 10x12 and 28 feet long. They had been discovered under water in the Baltimore Harbor. They were hoisted and placed across the room at each end and along each side.