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Best Kitchen Redo: After
Who: Nancy and Gregg Alling
Where: Toledo, Ohio
What They Did: Custom-built nearly every element in their updated traditional kitchen.
Why They Won: They stayed on budget (if not on schedule) and achieved a workable layout while designing on the fly.
Their Story: "Nancy agreed to buy our 1968 house if I remodeled the kitchen within the first year. It was the original kitchen, boxed in and cramped. We had a modest budget, and when I found out how expensive cabinets were, I decided to make them myself. I"d never built kitchen cabinets, but I"ve done lots of woodworking, so I figured I"d get the hang of it. It was very time-consuming to cut and assemble the pieces and make all the joinery, but I stuck to it. I built the boxes, doors, and drawers, incorporating niches for our microwave, fridge, and TV, and adding special drawers for cookware, lids, even Tupperware. All the cabinets are hand painted. Instead of replacing the window above the sink, I added muntins that match the ones I routed for the glass-front cabinets. I also made the black-walnut countertops and finished them with stain and 10 coats of varnish. It took a full five years to finish. Nancy did some great cooking with the kitchen all ripped up!"
Tkae a video tour of the Allings" kitchen.
Shown: The owners gutted and slowly rebuilt their kitchen, adding homemade cabinets, counters, and dozens of custom touches.
Best Kitchen Redo: Before
Best Exterior Redo: Before
Who: Brian and Julie Wells
Where: Oxford, Md.
What They Did: Lovingly restored a fire—and hurricane—damaged 1880s cottage in a historic district.
Why They Won: Many felt this endangered property was a lost cause, but the Wells family never gave up on it.
Shown: After a fire ripped through this 1880s cottage in 2005, it sat empty and fell into
worse disrepair.
Best Exterior Redo: After
Who: Brian and Julie Wells
Where: Oxford, Md.
Their Story: "Brian and I always dreamed of fixing up an old house, but we waited until our three sons, Branden, Sean, and Evan, were old enough to help out. When we bought this house, in 2008, many of the clapboards were rotted or had been ruined by a fire, and overgrown holly trees obscured the facade. We worked on it for two years; our aim was to make the exterior historically accurate and to reuse original materials wherever possible.
"Brian is handy and has taught us all DIY skills, but this house involved many projects none of us had ever tackled. We replaced clapboards where needed and freshened up the original yellow color. We found a secondhand double-tombstone front door for only $75, which Brian cut to size. He also fixed the original window boxes, filling in damaged wood with new profiles he routed. Together we built soffits and fascia, replaced corrugated metal gutters with half-round ones, and erected a brick chimney. Sean dug the foundation for the new front steps; Evan chopped down the holly trees, enduring scratches from the sharp foliage; and Branden tackled overgrown arborvitaes in back.
"Making this house livable again has been so gratifying. The project always brings back many memories, like when Evan says, "I never want to cut down a holly tree again!""
Take a video tour of the Wells family"s exterior makeover.
Shown: The Wells family spent weekend after weekend restoring the facade and improving the landscaping. "We even used a car jack to lift the house so we could shore up the foundation in the back," says Julie.
Best Bathroom Redo: Before
Who: Ronda and Les Batchelor
Where: Magna, Utah
What They Did: Gracefully updated a builder-grade master bath with big-box bargains, retooled salvage finds, and scraps from other projects.
Why They Won: For a mere $1,200, they nailed an elegant vintage look by adding custom touches to off-the-shelf items.
Shown: Short on storage and personality, this master bath had a case of the blahs.
Best Bathroom Redo: After
Who: Ronda and Les Batchelor
Where: Magna, Utah
Their Story: "Our master bath lacked storage and style, so we decided to revamp it. My husband and I have remodeled many rooms together; I come up with the ideas, Les builds things in his shop, and together we handle installation and finish work.
"Our low budget forced us to be creative. I saw a recessed medicine cabinet in This Old House that I loved, but I didn"t want to pay top dollar. So we built one instead, creating a box that fit between the wall studs. Les also made the mirrored cabinet doors. We topped the piece with salvaged molding, painted it white, and finished it off with vintage-style chrome latches.
"To dress up the walls, we put up beadboard wainscoting and painted the walls above it. We tore out the vinyl floor and laid octagonal mosaic tile. For visual variety, I replaced a handful of squares in the pattern with gray glass ones.
"We built the vanity with medium-density fiberboard, wood veneer, and secondhand cabinet and drawer fronts that cost $1 apiece. I scored a marble countertop with sink cutouts at a salvage shop for only $10 and had a stoneworker cut the slab to size and drill faucet holes. Finally, we painted and distressed the piece and added bun feet and knobs. It took a year, but the bath is now an oasis from all our other unfinished projects."
Take a video tour of the Batchelors" bathroom.
Shown: Sweat equity and well-priced, repurposed vintage finds make this simple bath a charming retreat.
Best Backyard Redo: Before
Who: Karl Jungbluth
Where: Boone, Iowa
What He Did: Built a screened-in retreat for eating and entertaining.
Why He Won: Combined a design based on easy-care home-center materials with handmade finishing touches.
Shown: The three-acre property, which gets very buggy in summertime, was generous in size but lacked a focal point.
Best Backyard Redo: After
Who: Karl Jungbluth
Where: Boone, Iowa
His Story: “My wife, Carmen, and I love the outdoors. We garden
"We began by creating a scrapbook of ideas from magazines and websites. The design is meant to be durable and low cost. It features beefy 6-by-6-inch corner posts, a composite deck floor, and a metal roof. The entire structure is made from off-the-shelf pressure-treated lumber. I sized the room to keep cuts and waste to a minimum, so it"s 16 feet long and 12 feet wide, to conform with the length of the boards and joists."
Take a video tour of the Jungbluths" shed.
Who: Karl Jungbluth
Where: Boone, Iowa
"Our cast-iron table is now the perfect spot for alfresco dinners, but it was in terrible shape when we first saw it at a farm auction. We could see its potential, though. For the metal parts, I scraped off several layers of paint and sprayed on a fresh coat. I also removed the stained, warped linoleum tabletop, and spent a couple of hours sanding
down a piece of white oak for the new top.
"The finishing touch is the door, inspired by the huge oak trees in our yard. After sketching the design, I cut out two versions with a jigsaw and rounded the edges with a router. The screen is sandwiched between the two layers. Now we can sit outside here all summer long without getting snacked on—it"s a real relief."
Shown: The screened-in room keeps out even the smallest insects, making it a perfect spot for meals and bird-watching.
Best Living Room Redo: Before
Who: Jenna Miller Pelaez
Where: San Francisco
What She Did: Turned a dark, dated living room into a light-filled, stylish retreat.
Why She Won: Spent countless hours designing every detail of this complete overhaul.
Shown: The hulking stone hearth and heavy woodwork gave this room the
look of a dated mountain lodge.
Best Living Room Redo: After
Who: Jenna Miller Pelaez
Where: San Francisco
Her Story: "I couldn"t bear our old living room, with its awful green-brown trim and heavy stone fireplace. With limited cash and moderate DIY skills, my husband and I set out to return the space to its former glory. We worked for a year to restore the original pocket doors, strip paint off hardware, and rip out the carpet to reveal stunning pale maple floors. I learned it was crucial to find every single staple holding down the carpet or else later
you"d end up stepping on the ones you missed!
"I wanted the fireplace to have a contemporary look, so I opted for white glass tile with mirrored trim. I made a template of the surround and laid out the design over and over, tweaking the arrangement until I got it just right. I made many mistakes along the way, such as changing the tile size, which left me scrambling for enough material! I also designed the built-in shelves; it took ages to figure out how tall they should be, how to configure the shelving, and where to add lighting. We had a contractor build the coved arches above them to emphasize the height of the ceiling.
"For furnishings, I scoured junkyards, flea markets, and Craigslist. But I did splurge on a few new items, like the tufted ottoman. I love how our living room turned out."
Take a video tour of Pelaez"s living room.
Shown: White tile and matching built-ins lighten up the fireplace wall, and a neutral color palette pulls the space together.
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