The Great Repaint
Stripping 80 years of paint to reveal original cedar siding. Four custom Victorian colors, 12 gallons. Neighbors still stare.
See the photos →Why we restore
We believe old houses don't need to be fixed — they need to be understood, respected, and slowly brought back to life.
12Rooms tackled
47Weekends in
1,200sq ft restored
∞Coats of paint
Projects
Room by room
Kitchen Revival
Cast iron sink rescued from a salvage yard. Subway tile, open shelving, and a vintage O'Keefe & Merritt range that refuses to die.
Follow along →Parlor Restoration
Crown moulding reproduction, original oak floors refinished, and a marble fireplace surround sourced from an 1890s teardown.
Get notified →A weekend on the job
From coffee to cleanup
Hardware store run
Two trips minimum. This is the law of home improvement.
Demo day
Peeling back layers of history — sometimes beautiful, sometimes baffling.
The real work begins
Plaster repair, priming, fitting. Slow, meditative, satisfying.
Golden hour reveal
Step back. The room is different. So are you.
What we use
Good tools,
honest work.
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Milwaukee M18
The cordless workhorse. Never leaves the site.
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Purdy XL brushes
For trim work that deserves to be seen.
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Festool sander
Because 120-year-old floors deserve German engineering.
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Empire levels
Old houses are never plumb. Doesn't mean we can't try.
Live on Instagram
Every chip of paint,
every breakthrough.
Follow the real-time renovation — process shots, before/afters, and the occasional disaster. No filters on the hard parts.
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