Part 6: Renovation of a Historic Eastside Property in Santa Fe
The Renovations Are Complete! That’s right, this past weekend the finishing touches were made and the house is now fully livable. The following is what was accomplished over the course of the renovation.
1) A new heating system was installed throughout the house. The old in-ceiling radiant heat was ill-conceived and fairly nonfunctional. Therefore, we installed 7 new Myson radiant heaters throughout the home. This entailed ripping up some flooring, troweling into some of the adobe, and adding a brand new boiler and hot water heater. With three new digital thermostats, the house is now warm and cozy.
2) Additional electrical outlets and cable lines were trowled into the adobe walls and then plastered over. This brought the house up to date and created a great media room.
3) The bedroom was completely renovated. A Murphy bed was taken out, and a cove for a real bed was created. The washer and dryer and an armoire were also moved out to create more space.
4) New cabinets were built in the kitchen, and a space was created for the washer and dryer. A concrete countertop was custom made to accommodate the cabinets.
5) The entire interior of the house was painted. The paint certainly needed updating as some of the previous colors really detracted from the homes character.
6) All of the floors were refinished and stained. The same stain was used throughout the house to create continuity between rooms.
7) Little clean up projects happened in nearly every room. Ceilings and Vigas were oiled, dampers were put on all three fireplaces, and touch ups were performed all over the place.
Check out the video below.
To watch the progress of the entire project, click on any of the links below. It’s amazing how much has changed in such a short amount of time!
Worried that you will now go through withdrawal from a lack of updates on the house? Don’t despair, we are planning on continuing posts that follow the furnishing and decorating of the house. Currently, drapes are being made, a bed is being fabricated, chairs and a sofa are on order, and all of our eyes and ears around Santa Fe are looking for some great vintage pieces to fill the space. Updates may be a bit less frequent, but we’ll keep you in the loop. Until then, Cheers!
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