Duplex Makeover Progress
Last month we shared how refinishing the floors at the duplex made us feel like we turned a major corner at a house we’ve been renovating f…
Duplex Ideas and Projects
We purchased this fixer-upper on Virginia's Eastern Shore in 2017. It's two near-identical units that share a center wall (they're mirror images of each other) that we're renovating to become a vacation beach rental.
Refinishing Oak and Pine Floors
Last week the studio and I got to see the freshly refinished floors at the duplex for the first time. And despite having just gone through …
The Tile We’d Install Again – And What We Wouldn’t!
Tiling was one of the most daunting tasks on our duplex to-do list this year (four bathrooms! two mudrooms! and there are still two backspl…
Exciting Developments At The Duplex
GUYS. GET EXCITED. Lots of major stuff is happening at the duplex. Like extremely thrilling developments that we’ve thought about and plann…
Colorful Paint, Cabinet, & Tile Picks For The Duplex
I’m not gonna lie. Simultaneously choosing a bunch of finishes – like paint colors for walls and ceilings and trim and doors, cabinets for …
The Duplex Has Drywall! And A Video Tour!
Last week we gave you all of the details on the outside of our duplex renovation, but today we’re turning our attention to a big developmen…
Finding Shutters For Our Historic Beach House
You guys may have seen some of our progress on the duplex’s exterior on social media, but let’s get into some of the nitty gritty (and answ…
How Each Side Of The Duplex Will Differ
We showed you our beach house style inspiration while the pink house was barely starting to come back together. And now that the duplex is …
The Duplex Is Coming Back Together, And It’s Happening Quickly!
Last time our duplex renovation was on the blog, it was still looking like shell – er, skeleton – of its former self (see below). The stenc…
Let The Duplex Rebuilding Begin!
I should warn you that most of the pictures (and the video!) in the post don’t really scream “rebuilding” (it’s more like “WHAT HAPPENED TO…
The New Duplex Floor Plan
If you saw our before & after post about the beach duplex demo, then you know we’ve got some big plans for the duplex’s floor plan. We want…
A Duplex Demo Tour (Before & After Pics + A Video!)
We finally got there guys – and not without a few notable setbacks. But that might be why it feels extra good to finally say: the duplex is…