Victorian House Renovation in Bloomingdale, DC
The whitewash brick really looks amazing in the kitchen. I am so glad that we went with this option, rather than plaster or tile — as pretty as those would have been, the brick looks at least just as great and cost us almost nothing, which is a big plus. One thing about white-wash is that unlike paint it tends to flake a little bit. It’s also not that great for clean up with water and soap, something that we need to be able to do in the kitchen.… Read the rest
Early on I decided on whitewashed brick for the kitchen, because key operation word here is light. I though about keeping the original color, particularly because our brick was in a beautiful condition when we cleaned off the plaster but decided in the end that it would just be too dark. I feel that exposed brick is almost always heavy left as is.
This was my inspiration:
Source: AT; Norm Architects; Dana Barnes; CoCoCozy;
I liked how the texture and the color of the bricks still came through the white.… Read the rest
While construction continues 9-5 weekdays, we also hire out additional jobs on weekends. we could do a lot of these ourselves, but we simply don’t have the time. we found someone who is particularly good with masonry, so here’s what he accomplished over the course of two weekends:
*The VIB 2010 was actually Sergey’s doing. Someone, sometime in the future I am sure will wonder, but the house will know)
That is actually a 4-feet deep trough (below ground level)by the back wall of the house.… Read the rest
We are getting a bit tight on timing, with structural builder coming in next Monday and actual kitchen work schedule to start June 1 (make it June 4, Monday actually). Plus we have been doing a bit of traveling on weekends for weddings and family/friends events, which makes weeknights the only possible time that we can squeeze in some more demo and prep work.
Obviously that wasn’t going to get our bricks walls clean and ready to go for June 4.… Read the rest