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Kitchen Catastrophe - Designed around a set of steps that was hardly used .. This Chatham NJ home has all the charm of a doll house. The kitchen was awkward to say the least non-functional would be an understatement. The plan was to remove the steps which are steep and seldom used. This will make way for a great kitchen with plenty of storage and work space. The out-cove will have an exterior door way created and Segway from kitchen to the backyard. See the before photos and job & in progress on our facebook page
Julie Blackstock Photography

Come see our new line of Luxury Vinyl Flooring resilient, durable floors that stand up to real life. Whether dealing with messy pets, rambunctious kids or even catastrophic plumbing failures, our 100% waterproof core, resilient vinyl and a protective wear layer will keep your floor looking good for the life of your home. So naturally, all our floors come with a limited lifetime residential warranty. What’s the point of having a look that lasts if you don’t love the look in the first place? That’s why we offer the widest variety of authentic wood and stone look planks and tiles. For every new style we introduce, dozens are rejected. We’ve always trusted our experience, taste and instincts — and so far they haven’t let us down. Life in general, and home improvement projects in particular, can be tricky. That’s why simplicity is engineered into our floors, and our flooring experience. Our Floors can be easily installed over existing floors with no glue or underlayment. We want to make your entire flooring experience a happy one.

Supernova is the sister piece to our fan-favorite Nova parson’s style dining table, but with some new eye-catching design elements. Featuring our signature tambour wood paneling on the edge of the table skirt, with an optional statement brass inlay tucked underneath the tabletop.
Supernova was originally commissioned in solid white oak, but is also available in walnut, ash, or blackened ash. Several coats of commercial grade varnish are sprayed on Supernova’s natural wood surface & add a layer of extra protection.
Supernova is an astronomical term for a star that suddenly greatly increases in brightness because of a catastrophic explosion that ejects most of its mass. (Because that’s just what she is- explosive).
Material: Solid White Oak
Dimensions: 118”L x 38”w x 30”H
Tabletop thickness: 1.7”
Finish: Water based finish
Legs: Wood, 4" (thickness), Parsons style
Photos by Paige Nelson Photography
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In this unit Senior Designer Jon Fortuna of Meredith O'Donnell Fine Furniture was tasked with creating a warm and livable space from scratch for a client who had suffered a catastrophic loss in a fire and given one week to make a new space feel like the home the client had lived in for decades. The living area features an antique rug, comfortable upholstery from Hickory Chair and Baker, Ralph Lauren lamps, and antique paintings all sourced from showroom stock.

Builder | Rocky Mountain Catastrophe
Photography | Jon Kohlwey
Designer | Tara Bender
Starmark Cabinetry
Transitional kitchen photo in Denver
Transitional kitchen photo in Denver

Pantani and Sons specializes in shoreline storm repair. This home suffered catastrophic damage from Superstorm sandy in the fall of 2012. Upon reconstruction, this home now stands as a beautiful beachfront cottage on the East Haven, CT coastal region. This home has also been restructured with certain aspects in order to help prevent future storm damage.

In this unit Senior Designer Jon Fortuna of Meredith O'Donnell Fine Furniture was tasked with creating a warm and livable space from scratch for a client who had suffered a catastrophic loss in a fire and given one week to make a new space feel like the home the client had lived in for decades. The foyer featured French and English antiques sourced in Houston.

Pantani and Sons specializes in shoreline storm repair. This home suffered catastrophic damage from Superstorm sandy in the fall of 2012. Upon reconstruction, this home now stands as a beautiful beachfront cottage on the East Haven, CT coastal region. This home has also been restructured with certain aspects in order to help prevent future storm damage.

Transformation of kitchen after catastrophic flood from pipe burst. Design took advantage of disaster to remove soffits, replace dark cabinets with expansive white cabinets, new customized wood hood, redesign of large island - while retaining client's beloved custom mosaic tile.

Beautiful Hand Scraped Hardwood Flooring in Highland Park, Illinois ?
Here are a few shots from this week’s project over 3,000 sq.ft. ???.
Custom Hand scraped Walnut Hardwood Flooring and edges
with custom color Bona stain + Bona HD Traffic Satin finish Bona US Professional ❤️. The Floor look at this stunning !!! With our handcrafted wood flooring, we use old-school methods, such as hand-scraping and hand-finishing, to enhance the natural beauty of each salvaged species wood . Every board is finished by hand, piece by piece. Yes, it’s inefficient, but the result and value of authenticity are unparalleled. ??? Hand scraped wood floors are trendy in recent times because they capture the old world historic charm of days gone by. This style of flooring can be a touch more expensive than others – especially in comparison to a traditional flooring.
Hand Scraped Flooring Pros:
❤️ UNIQUE – No two boards are the same, and your house won’t look like everyone else’s!
❤️ Long Term Durability – while normal wear and tear might be catastrophic for more refined hardwood floors, these are more beautiful with time.
❤️ Low Maintenance – because this flooring is already rustic and distressed, a scrape or scratch here and there won’t be cause for concern.

Supernova is the sister piece to our fan-favorite Nova parson’s style dining table, but with some new eye-catching design elements. Featuring our signature tambour wood paneling on the edge of the table skirt, with an optional statement brass inlay tucked underneath the tabletop.
Supernova was originally commissioned in solid white oak, but is also available in walnut, ash, or blackened ash. Several coats of commercial grade varnish are sprayed on Supernova’s natural wood surface & add a layer of extra protection.
Supernova is an astronomical term for a star that suddenly greatly increases in brightness because of a catastrophic explosion that ejects most of its mass. (Because that’s just what she is- explosive).
Material: Solid White Oak
Dimensions: 118”L x 38”w x 30”H
Tabletop thickness: 1.7”
Finish: Water based finish
Legs: Wood, 4" (thickness), Parsons style
Photos by Paige Nelson Photography

Builder | Rocky Mountain Catastrophe
Photography | Jon Kohlwey
Designer | Tara Bender
Starmark Cabinetry
Inspiration for a transitional kitchen remodel in Denver
Inspiration for a transitional kitchen remodel in Denver

Beautiful Hand Scraped Hardwood Flooring in Highland Park, Illinois ?
Here are a few shots from this week’s project over 3,000 sq.ft. ???.
Custom Hand scraped Walnut Hardwood Flooring and edges
with custom color Bona stain + Bona HD Traffic Satin finish Bona US Professional ❤️. The Floor look at this stunning !!! With our handcrafted wood flooring, we use old-school methods, such as hand-scraping and hand-finishing, to enhance the natural beauty of each salvaged species wood . Every board is finished by hand, piece by piece. Yes, it’s inefficient, but the result and value of authenticity are unparalleled. ??? Hand scraped wood floors are trendy in recent times because they capture the old world historic charm of days gone by. This style of flooring can be a touch more expensive than others – especially in comparison to a traditional flooring.
Hand Scraped Flooring Pros:
❤️ UNIQUE – No two boards are the same, and your house won’t look like everyone else’s!
❤️ Long Term Durability – while normal wear and tear might be catastrophic for more refined hardwood floors, these are more beautiful with time.
❤️ Low Maintenance – because this flooring is already rustic and distressed, a scrape or scratch here and there won’t be cause for concern.

This customer had a catastrophic water leak in her kitchen. She had recently moved in and the kitchen desperately needed a renovation anyway. It was oppressively cramped and tried to fit too many home elements into one space. The customer also keeps her granddaughter most days and wanted more space for them to cook together, and for her granddaughter to do crafts. We considered how to expand her kitchen into the adjacent common room, how to get her much more storage, and how to reconfigure her key kitchen elements to be more functional. We tried some out-of-the-box strategies, and met all of her wishes. She is thrilled with the end product!

Beautiful Hand Scraped Hardwood Flooring in Highland Park, Illinois ?
Here are a few shots from this week’s project over 3,000 sq.ft. ???.
Custom Hand scraped Walnut Hardwood Flooring and edges
with custom color Bona stain + Bona HD Traffic Satin finish Bona US Professional ❤️. The Floor look at this stunning !!! With our handcrafted wood flooring, we use old-school methods, such as hand-scraping and hand-finishing, to enhance the natural beauty of each salvaged species wood . Every board is finished by hand, piece by piece. Yes, it’s inefficient, but the result and value of authenticity are unparalleled. ??? Hand scraped wood floors are trendy in recent times because they capture the old world historic charm of days gone by. This style of flooring can be a touch more expensive than others – especially in comparison to a traditional flooring.
Hand Scraped Flooring Pros:
❤️ UNIQUE – No two boards are the same, and your house won’t look like everyone else’s!
❤️ Long Term Durability – while normal wear and tear might be catastrophic for more refined hardwood floors, these are more beautiful with time.
❤️ Low Maintenance – because this flooring is already rustic and distressed, a scrape or scratch here and there won’t be cause for concern.

The original site was the former residence of Wuyi Duwei Liu Xiangzhi in the Qing Dynasty. The three-entry and two-yard wooden structure wears a bucket-style building with a unique style and ancient charm. After a hundred years of catastrophe, in the blooming and precipitation of time, telling the past history.
The lighting design strives to create a subtle and introverted, low-key but prominent light environment. The lighting technique to brighten the cavity in the old house area highlights the unique cavity decoration design in the architectural structure. The color temperature is warm white light, which not only restores the color and texture of the building itself, but also strengthens the modeling arc of the gable part of the traditional Chinese building.
At night, under the background of the lights, dreams of the past and the present can pass through the past and the present, feeling the unique Chinese architectural charm of the flying eaves and the white walls and black tiles.
The promenade part has changed from the traditional, and mostly uses linear facade lighting to provide functional lighting for the moving lines, so that the traditional and elegant architectural atmosphere also contains a bright and modern temperament.
Listening to the wind and rain at night, the iron horse glares into a dream.
It was late at night, with the gurgling rain outside the window, lying on the couch, dreaming with the wind and rain all over the sky.
In the dream, he was the general who wore a battle armor and clambered across the frozen river to fight on the battlefield. Galloping a lifetime, full of pride.
When I wake up, the light is soft and warm, and I can't help but sigh that I have the universe in my heart, and I also cherish the ordinary warmth.
The extraordinary in the ordinary, the perfect fusion of ancient rhyme and modernity, the General's Mansion allows you to experience dreamlike, warm world.
Project Information
Project name: 17° General Assembly Hall Hotel Qionghai
Construction unit: Guangzhou Huguang Ruizhi Co., Ltd.
Lighting Design: Propitious Design
Lighting manufacturer: LEDER Lighting
Project area: 150,000 square meters

The original site was the former residence of Wuyi Duwei Liu Xiangzhi in the Qing Dynasty. The three-entry and two-yard wooden structure wears a bucket-style building with a unique style and ancient charm. After a hundred years of catastrophe, in the blooming and precipitation of time, telling the past history.
The lighting design strives to create a subtle and introverted, low-key but prominent light environment. The lighting technique to brighten the cavity in the old house area highlights the unique cavity decoration design in the architectural structure. The color temperature is warm white light, which not only restores the color and texture of the building itself, but also strengthens the modeling arc of the gable part of the traditional Chinese building.
At night, under the background of the lights, dreams of the past and the present can pass through the past and the present, feeling the unique Chinese architectural charm of the flying eaves and the white walls and black tiles.
The promenade part has changed from the traditional, and mostly uses linear facade lighting to provide functional lighting for the moving lines, so that the traditional and elegant architectural atmosphere also contains a bright and modern temperament.
Listening to the wind and rain at night, the iron horse glares into a dream.
It was late at night, with the gurgling rain outside the window, lying on the couch, dreaming with the wind and rain all over the sky.
In the dream, he was the general who wore a battle armor and clambered across the frozen river to fight on the battlefield. Galloping a lifetime, full of pride.
When I wake up, the light is soft and warm, and I can't help but sigh that I have the universe in my heart, and I also cherish the ordinary warmth.
The extraordinary in the ordinary, the perfect fusion of ancient rhyme and modernity, the General's Mansion allows you to experience dreamlike, warm world.
Project Information
Project name: 17° General Assembly Hall Hotel Qionghai
Construction unit: Guangzhou Huguang Ruizhi Co., Ltd.
Lighting Design: Propitious Design
Lighting manufacturer: LEDER Lighting
Project area: 150,000 square meters

The original site was the former residence of Wuyi Duwei Liu Xiangzhi in the Qing Dynasty. The three-entry and two-yard wooden structure wears a bucket-style building with a unique style and ancient charm. After a hundred years of catastrophe, in the blooming and precipitation of time, telling the past history.
The lighting design strives to create a subtle and introverted, low-key but prominent light environment. The lighting technique to brighten the cavity in the old house area highlights the unique cavity decoration design in the architectural structure. The color temperature is warm white light, which not only restores the color and texture of the building itself, but also strengthens the modeling arc of the gable part of the traditional Chinese building.
At night, under the background of the lights, dreams of the past and the present can pass through the past and the present, feeling the unique Chinese architectural charm of the flying eaves and the white walls and black tiles.
The promenade part has changed from the traditional, and mostly uses linear facade lighting to provide functional lighting for the moving lines, so that the traditional and elegant architectural atmosphere also contains a bright and modern temperament.
Listening to the wind and rain at night, the iron horse glares into a dream.
It was late at night, with the gurgling rain outside the window, lying on the couch, dreaming with the wind and rain all over the sky.
In the dream, he was the general who wore a battle armor and clambered across the frozen river to fight on the battlefield. Galloping a lifetime, full of pride.
When I wake up, the light is soft and warm, and I can't help but sigh that I have the universe in my heart, and I also cherish the ordinary warmth.
The extraordinary in the ordinary, the perfect fusion of ancient rhyme and modernity, the General's Mansion allows you to experience dreamlike, warm world.
Project Information
Project name: 17° General Assembly Hall Hotel Qionghai
Construction unit: Guangzhou Huguang Ruizhi Co., Ltd.
Lighting Design: Propitious Design
Lighting manufacturer: LEDER Lighting
Project area: 150,000 square meters

After serving as a rental for some time, this home was ready to be reclaimed by its owner and her son.
Gutting “back to the studs” was an understatement for this one. This transformation involved replanning everything; including the roof, the HVAC system, the entire plumbing system, and relocating the side entrance and staircase to the back of the house. Only the subfloors, the exterior framing structure, and the brick remains from this original 1940’s-built bungalow.
When we’re renovating an old structure, we’re bound to find some surprises. This renovation did not disappoint! From basement to roof, we found more than a few, shall we say, potentially catastrophic surprises along the way.
Let’s start with the basement. The homeowner wanted to update the basement and make it a usable living space for her adult son as well as a spa with a sauna for her. This required bringing the 6 foot ceiling height up to code at 7 feet. To do this, we had to re-think the HVAC system that was in the basement ceiling. When we opened up the basement ceiling to remove the HVAC supply and return trunks, we discovered asbestos! The asbestos had to be removed before we could dismantle and remove the HVAC system.
For the main floor, when we were replanning the existing 2-bedroom layout to create two master bedrooms each with their own ensuites, we looked at the possibility of removing the main load-bearing wall. But our investigations led to the discovery that the load bearing wall was not lined up with the roof or the basement load points, so the load of the house was not continuous throughout. This was a disaster waiting to happen. And as we found out, this lack of alignment was causing major issues with the roof when we went to replace the shingles. We discovered portions of the roof truss in very poor condition, literally moments away from giving out. These were replaced and other truss components were fortified before we went on to re-shingle the roof and replace all the soffits and eavestroughs.
Once the structural and space planning elements were sorted out, we could turn our focus to helping this homeowner select the finishes she and her son wanted for their new spaces. She wanted white all the way, and he wanted bold colours. You will see these color choices reflected in their private bathrooms as well as in the upper kitchen and living area that she will mostly use, and the basement entertainment area that he will mostly use.
To round out the personalization of this made-new-again home, we converted the basement into an entertainment center with a bar for her son, and a sauna and third full bathroom with a jacuzzi tub for a spa-like feel for her.
Without having to build from scratch, this homeowner got the custom home of her dreams.
While you “can’t teach an old dog new tricks”, the sky’s the limit on how you can transform an old home into the home of your dreams. When your “old dog” needs some new tricks, we are the Renovator You Can Count On.

After serving as a rental for some time, this home was ready to be reclaimed by its owner and her son.
Gutting “back to the studs” was an understatement for this one. This transformation involved replanning everything; including the roof, the HVAC system, the entire plumbing system, and relocating the side entrance and staircase to the back of the house. Only the subfloors, the exterior framing structure, and the brick remains from this original 1940’s-built bungalow.
When we’re renovating an old structure, we’re bound to find some surprises. This renovation did not disappoint! From basement to roof, we found more than a few, shall we say, potentially catastrophic surprises along the way.
Let’s start with the basement. The homeowner wanted to update the basement and make it a usable living space for her adult son as well as a spa with a sauna for her. This required bringing the 6 foot ceiling height up to code at 7 feet. To do this, we had to re-think the HVAC system that was in the basement ceiling. When we opened up the basement ceiling to remove the HVAC supply and return trunks, we discovered asbestos! The asbestos had to be removed before we could dismantle and remove the HVAC system.
For the main floor, when we were replanning the existing 2-bedroom layout to create two master bedrooms each with their own ensuites, we looked at the possibility of removing the main load-bearing wall. But our investigations led to the discovery that the load bearing wall was not lined up with the roof or the basement load points, so the load of the house was not continuous throughout. This was a disaster waiting to happen. And as we found out, this lack of alignment was causing major issues with the roof when we went to replace the shingles. We discovered portions of the roof truss in very poor condition, literally moments away from giving out. These were replaced and other truss components were fortified before we went on to re-shingle the roof and replace all the soffits and eavestroughs.
Once the structural and space planning elements were sorted out, we could turn our focus to helping this homeowner select the finishes she and her son wanted for their new spaces. She wanted white all the way, and he wanted bold colours. You will see these color choices reflected in their private bathrooms as well as in the upper kitchen and living area that she will mostly use, and the basement entertainment area that he will mostly use.
To round out the personalization of this made-new-again home, we converted the basement into an entertainment center with a bar for her son, and a sauna and third full bathroom with a jacuzzi tub for a spa-like feel for her.
Without having to build from scratch, this homeowner got the custom home of her dreams.
While you “can’t teach an old dog new tricks”, the sky’s the limit on how you can transform an old home into the home of your dreams. When your “old dog” needs some new tricks, we are the Renovator You Can Count On.
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