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Young House Love » Reader Redesigns » Reader Redesign: A Rowhouse Reinvented

| By Sherry Petersik | March 14, 2009 | 18 Comments

Reader Redesign: A Rowhouse Reinvented

Leigh and her man did some pretty amazing work as they rehabbed their Baltimore rowhouse from the ground up. Here’s her letter:

I’m a frequent reader of your blog, and I wanted to share part of our before/after transformation in our Baltimore rowhouse. Over a year ago we started renovations on our house after paying a contractor way too much to redo our kitchen. After that we tackled (almost) everything else ourselves. We have yet to take pictures of the whole house, but here’s the main living area’s transformation. Everything from the recessed lighting to the wood floors, framing, drywall, and even the exposing of the brick we did ourselves. I can definitely say I don’t want to have to live through a renovation like that ever again, but I am immensely proud of the hard work my boyfriend and I did. We also learned a lot of valuable skills – I, for one, never thought I would be able to install wood floors! – Leigh

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How amazing is that? And you gotta love that Leigh and her boyfriend took matters into their own hands and learned a slew of new home improvement skills (love that exposed brick along the stairs). Thanks so much for the pictures Leigh! Click here to see more of her fabulous rowhouse makeover. And if anyone else out there has some amazing before and after photos- share the love!

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Comments

  1. Avatar for LeighLeigh says

    March 14, 2009 at 8:50 am

    What a pleasant surprise this morning (at work of course :) ) to check one of my fave blogs and see our house! Thanks for the shout out, and this reminds me to throw together the before / after shots from the rest of the house!

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  2. Avatar for Dawn Marie HefronDawn Marie Hefron says

    March 14, 2009 at 8:56 am

    Congrats to them on a fantastic job. They decorate as well as they renovate. I would move right in.

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  3. Avatar for SamanthaSamantha says

    March 14, 2009 at 9:49 am

    love that home, very quaint details :) i have been thinking about getting that rug from potterybarn – it’s so pretty!

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  4. Avatar for Denise T.Denise T. says

    March 14, 2009 at 11:15 am

    All the hard work and dust it took to expose that brick wall produced a beautiful result. Thanks for the link to your blog. It’s another fascinating renovation journal – just like YHL. I’m inspired more than ever to blog the improvements we’re going to make to our old farmhouse.

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  5. Avatar for LeighLeigh says

    March 14, 2009 at 11:14 am

    Samantha – we actually got the rug from rugsusa.com. It was on clearance and they had a coupon and free shipping – can’t beat that! It ended up being $120 or something for a wool 5×8 rug!

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  6. Avatar for TiffanyTiffany says

    March 14, 2009 at 11:47 am

    wow. i LOVE that. awesome work. the exposed brick really makes the room!

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  7. Avatar for ARBARB says

    March 14, 2009 at 1:52 pm

    gorgeous work! i love the blue rocker…where did you find it?

    arb

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  8. Avatar for mallorymallory says

    March 14, 2009 at 3:40 pm

    I’m a sucker for exposed brick!

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  9. Avatar for MissyMissy says

    March 14, 2009 at 3:47 pm

    That’s fantastic! I’ll have to send some before and afters our our place (when we finally get done).

    I love this site!

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  10. Avatar for jbhatjbhat says

    March 14, 2009 at 4:16 pm

    I appreciate the sweat and hard work involved, but I mostly can’t stop staring at that dining area, and the rug in particular. Good choice! Do show us more please, when you can.

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  11. Avatar for Sam & JacciSam & Jacci says

    March 14, 2009 at 9:20 pm

    Oooh, I am loving that rocking chair! :) What a great place.

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  12. Avatar for JillJill says

    March 15, 2009 at 5:13 am

    Fantastic job……………..love everything about it, especially that they are DIY’ing it! Gorgeous floors and the end result is stunning……………..I am off to check out their blog.

    Thanks for sharing. I just love a great B&A, but then who doesn’t?

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  13. Avatar for CoreyCorey says

    March 15, 2009 at 9:00 am

    Thanks for posting the before/after pictures John and Sherry. For some other before (or rather midway through) and after pics, thick out the upstairs bathroom.

    Sincerely,

    Leigh’s Man

    P.S. The blue rocking chair was an ebay find. If you have any other questions about any materials used, ask away. :-)

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  14. Avatar for RowanRowan says

    March 15, 2009 at 7:07 pm

    i love the exposed brick!

    in the March issue of “This Old House” there is an article about creating space in small areas. there is a similar staircase which has had the area beneath it converted into an awesome bookcase rather than being dead space. there is a pic of it on the cover. it opens up the room even more.

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  15. Avatar for G&DG&D says

    March 15, 2009 at 9:50 pm

    So gorgeous! Love that dark wood–and that exposed brick. Beautiful!

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  16. Avatar for CoreyCorey says

    March 16, 2009 at 10:44 am

    Rowan – Very cool tips of increasing storage. Unfortunately the stairs to the basement are right below these stairs, so there isn’t much room for shelves.

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  17. Avatar for EricaErica says

    March 16, 2009 at 4:20 pm

    I love this! I love the exposed brick wall. I wish I could have uncovered a brick wall in my own home:)

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  18. Avatar for meganmegan says

    March 16, 2009 at 6:32 pm

    Those floors are so yummy! Thanks for sharing!

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