Back In Boston

Alex and Nina are remodeling the kitchen and downstairs bathroom in their Charlestown town house. Luckily it has high ceilings and a view of the Bunker Hill Monument nearby, which makes it  worthwhile. Alex has gutted the kitchen and installed nine recessed lights, created a vent duct to the roof and altered plumbing for a stackable washer dryer moving to a closet. A peninsula will be added where the dining room opening has been enlarged, and will have a waterfall side of calacatta gold quartz. The bathroom will have a glass shower with custom white shaker cabinets made for both rooms. White carrara marble hexagonal tiles will be in the shower floor with larger quartz tiles elsewhere.

 

Below are two new kitchens in Charlestown which happen to have very similar components.

Painting A Side Door

 

Old farmhouses often have side doors which serve as a "main" entrance and this vintage; large pane one is used exclusively. I stripped it while Christian  sanded surfaces and glued joints. It is painted a high gloss marine paint from "Fine Paints Of Europe" called "Wooden Shoes" which will blend into the house color and stand out for it's remarkable mirror finish. 

The old brass doorknobs were polished with red rouge on a wheel.