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Yvonne Blacker at Design Vignettes asked the following question on my “Post Your Questions Here . . .”: Applying Trim to two side by side doors with different heights Her question was: “How would you trim a hall closet that is next to a cased opening when they are different heights and are separated by…
Installing Faux Wainscoting with Moldings Wainscoting whether it is the real cope and panel or applied molding- faux version always seems to dress up a room with class. Recently a decorator asked us to dress up this dining room [photo below] with a faux wainscoting look. Although my favorite is to build cope and stick…
Installing A Fireplace Mantle Now that is an eye catcher! This article is continued from part 1 of work at a beautiful house is on Partridge Lane in Concord. I just finished adding a fireplace mantle, the granite is new and the hardwood floors were re-finished. Additionally, O’Lalor Painting painted the entire interior and is…
How To Install A Fireplace Mantle Almost a year ago I posted that the best referral sources are the businesses that sell to the same target customer. This mantle job was a referral from my friend and fellow contractor Mark O’Lalor from O’Lalor Painting. Non-competing businesses like your sub-contractors; electrician, plumber, painter, decorators, architects, lumberyard…
Designing With Wainscoting Trim Probably one of my favorite finish carpentry activities is installing wainscoting. An even better activity is to make raised panel wainscoting in the shop and later install it onsite. Wainscoting is a broad term referring to trim that is added to the bottom quarter of the wall. The type of material…
Applying Bead Board to a Brick Fireplace A customer of mine had a large timber for a fireplace shelf and wanted something a little more traditional by apply bead board and mantle to a brick fireplace. Se saw a photo in a country Living of a tongue and groove back wall and fireplace mantle that…
Recycled Mantle Some of you may remember an earlier post where I had rescued an 1890 Fireplace Mantle from the dumpster. The mantle is circa 1890 [click on photo below] and was built by the famous mantel maker Irvine & Casson, 150 Boylston Street Boston, Ma. [click on photo to enlarge] I recently found a…
Replacing Bi-fold Doors With A Double Doors BEFORE: AFTER: A customer recently asked me to remove a double bi-fold door and come up with a better alternative for their entry hall way closet. This area was in need of a closet door upgrade. Seems that the bi-fold doors always fell off it’s track and were…
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