Project Highland House Remodel to-do List

In the days of Pinterest and Instagram, it’s easy to get completely carried away with your home renovation wishlist. We see beautiful images all day long that conveniently are not attached to a price tag so the dreaming stage of a home remodel can quickly bring a slap to the cheek when we realize what we want and what we can afford are two very different things.
Even as an interior designer my love for spectacularly spectacular custom designs had to be taken down a notch when planning the design for the…

Jamie StaufferAugust 2, 2021Stauffer Design Co.home renovation, interior design, kitchen remodel, bathroom remodelComment

The Best of the Best Painted Houses

In the spirit of all things slathered in paint I thought I’d give a run down of all my favorite paint splattered houses. The best of the best painted houses, if I may. Because our own house is currently being painted as we speak (FINALLY). Consider it a preview of what is to come in a future blog post when I can add my own house to my list of the best of the best painted houses.

Jamie StaufferNovember 20, 2018painted house, white brick, house painting, paint colors, home renovation, remodel Comment

Let Me Tell You Who I Am

I think the trend is technically “Introduction Friday” if your an Instagrammer, but here it is on Thursday and I’m doing my introduction ahead of the game. Who’s gonna stop me? I know that I have made new friends via social media that may not know who I am and I thought it would be right and proper to introduce myself.

Making Enemies: Painting the Fireplace

Introducing how I trusted my own gut and thought it would be a barrel of fun to paint a massive brick fireplace and then realized I had been completely duped by my own risk vs. reward meter. Our lovely 1980's home would not have been a true renovation if I hadn't addressed the huge elephant in the room. That elephant was brick. One big ole wall of it. Brown, black, red, and outdated. I knew right away I was going to be searing Pinterest for inspiration. I'd seen it a million times, it couldn't be too hard. I considered renting a paint sprayer to tackle all of the paintwork throughout the house, but our small town resources provided nil. Because I was trying to do my part and be frugal, buying a sprayer didn't seem within reason.

Jamie StaufferJuly 4, 2018diy, home, home renovation, real estate, renovatingComment

Gutting the House. Are we Really Doing This?

Prior to renovations, Jake told people that we were doing a "total gut" on the house. I scoffed and told him to quit being dramatic because a kitchen and bath renovation and taking out a couple of walls hardly classified as a gutting. However, as I walk through the house now, I see that Mr. Right is, in fact, right. The floors are out, the kitchen is almost completely gone, and two massive walls have completely vanished. Let me just admit that I had grand plans of blogging this every step of the way through, but throw renovations in with moving (and child raising), I'm in way too far over my head.

Jamie StaufferMay 16, 2018diy, home, lifestyle, Painting, real estate, Removing Tile, home renovation Comments

Removing Carpet: How to

House renovations have been in full swing over the past week. No sooner than the ink had dried on the contract, we started with step one: removing the carpet. I felt like Rocky in the corner of the ring: bouncing back and forth, slapping my gloves together, stretching my arms and neck one last time, before showing my opponent who's the boss.

Jamie StaufferApril 26, 2018carpet, carpet removing, diy, home renovation, removing carpet Comments

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