The projects—from repairing rotten floor joists and leaking radiators to
stemming the tide of a full-blown flood—just kept coming for a couple of first-timers tackling a deteriorating home
Elva Van Devender, homeownerThis Old House magazine
Downstairs, I finally got the kitchen of my dreams—complete with new stainless-steel appliances and honed granite counters. Tye and I spent hours stripping wood and using dental tools to pick out paint from the original baseboards, door, and window trim, but it's worth seeing the refinished wood gleam against the new white Shaker-style cabinets.
Pictured: The homeowners added Shaker-style doors on the lower cabinets to match the new upper cabinets.
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