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May 16, 2012

  Remember children, it can always get worse. With replacement windows and vernacular renovations, it typically does.  In this case, despite the vinyl siding, windows, and post-modern vernacular porch enclosure, many of the original cottage Victorian details are intact and …

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WTH Wednesday: For Whom the Bell Tolls…

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May 9, 2012, 4 Comments

This house, turned seemingly unoccupied apartment building, in the 1700 block of Bellefontaine Street, is the perfect example of what not to do when ...

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WTH Wednesday: Aubergine Dream

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May 2, 2012, 2 Comments

This, ladies and gents, is the successor to cedar shingle awnings and vinyl-clad storefront renovations of yesteryear!!! Our contemporary, historic-co ...

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WTH Wednesday: Think Outside the Box!

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April 25, 2012, 1 Comment

Clearly the person who remodeled this house knew covering the windows with vinyl siding was a bad idea. However, those instincts can only get you so f ...

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    WTH Wednesday: Balconette Comes Up Short
    April 4, 2012, No comments

    We can think of at least 47 occasions where a wrought iron balconette is appropriate and necessary—eighteen inches off the ground on a Victorian cottage did not make our list. Pertinent Address: Lexington Avenue, Fountain Square.

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    WTH Wednesday: Red all about it!
    March 28, 2012, 2 Comments

    A third story addition, replacement windows, and a fresh coat of paint makes all the difference. Pertinent Address:  51st Block of Park Ave., Meridian-Kessler Neighborhood Salt box roof on a third story addition???? *Park Avenue was origin ...

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    WTH Wednesday: Trying to Make Moderne Classic
    March 21, 2012, 2 Comments

    When driving through a neighborhood of Bungalow, American Four Square, and Revival houses in Irvington, it completely shocked us to find this rare Art Moderne (Streamline Moderne) house on Bolton Avenue. No, it’s not a former gas station ...

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    WTH Wednesday: Put Your Best Brick Forward
    March 14, 2012, 4 Comments

    Here’s a little excerpt of our discussion of this historic property. LUKE: Soooo…. How exactly would one rehab a property like this? MICHAEL: Honestly, the commercial addition is ‘historic’ in its own right, considering it’s more ...