r/Remodel

Hello, I’m at a sticking point on what to do with this wall for a large 2nd floor room I have in my new to me house. The previous owner had that flat plane built out to mount a TV, but I feel like there is a better way to buildout it change this wall that will look better. Any ideas greatly appreciated

We have a 12×30 porch that we’re converting into a bedroom. Ideally, I’d like the ceiling to follow the roofline and be vaulted all the way to the peak.

However, the contractor says that isn’t possible. He says the ceiling needs to be dropped about 6 inches to create an air gap between the insulation and the drywall to prevent condensation (“sweating”).

Is this accurate? Is an air gap always required, or are there other ways to build a vaulted ceiling in this situation? I’d appreciate any insight from those with roofing or framing experience.

I've attached pictures of it for reference. Ideally we will be removing the existing ceiling boards that was used for the porch and the supporting boards will be moved back onto the house. I would just like for the ceiling to be all the way up.

Hi everyone! We’re considering buying this house, but the shape of the kitchen island just isn’t really our style. I made a quick AI rendering using the actual cabinets to show what I’d like to change it to. Has anyone done something similar? Roughly what would you expect a project like this to cost?

We just wrapped up the bulk of a massive renovation project across two bathrooms, and are beyond impressed with how it all turned out.

Master Bedroom Ensuite + Closets

We took out the closet entirely, gutted the bathroom to rearrange the plumbing to give us an additional shower. We rebuilt the load bearing wall on the right side of this bathroom to accommodate a flush mounted medicine cabinet that fills the bulk of the wall - giving us loads of storage, and making the room feel much larger.

As the back and left walls of the ensuite are both exterior walls, and we wanted to add plumbing controls, I had the idea to do a 45° corner piece to mount the controls. It actually makes the operation of the controls from outside of the shower much more comfortable before you step in, and flows to match the width of the slab we had selected.

The closet here was very interesting. We removed that little entryway to the ensuite and extended the bathroom to be in line with the closets, and then hid the access to the ensuite behind what appears to be another closet door. We have several hidden doors inside our home, so this felt very on-brand. We optimized the closet storage compared to the older mirrored bifold doors, and ended up with more usable closet space in a smaller footprint - and giving us a much larger bathroom to boot.

Main Bathroom

This renovation was much more straightforward. We replaced the vanity with custom cabinetry in a really nice walnut veneer, and optimized the storage to give us a linen closet (which we did not previously have). These cabinets have the same wood and quartz as the ones in the ensuite to help maintain continuity throughout the house.

We tore out the old shower and added a bathtub, with a little ledge-mounted tub filler that was a bit unconventional, but very functional and comfortable to use. The ledge is made from the same quartz as the countertops in both bathrooms.

Hi I am redoing my shower and live in a historic home. The gap between two of the joists is 21”. Debating whether I should attempt to run a joist down the center of the two. I’m worried that I will get sagging or deflection - two pieces of 3/4 bcx, quickset and then tile ready shower pan will go on top.

Going through some photos from my project… will be revisiting the framing and blocking of my project …should I also be discussing these joists for a brand new deck?

This is my childhood home, I bought it randomly 4 years ago. When my family lived here, the sunroom was always pretty rough, but it was so much worse when I moved back in. Someone had gutted what little the room had and all the windows had been broken and boarded.

I’ve dreamed of big beautiful windows since my first day of moving in. Here we are 4 years later and I finally have the reading nook/art studio/plant home I’ve coveted for so long. Still need to paint, furnish, and make some finishing touches, but I just keep sitting on the floor looking at the windows because I’m so happy!

A major bonus is this room is right above our bedroom and the noticeable temperature difference is amazing in the brutal heatwave we are having.

Before and after our living room transformation. Yes I already know the tv is too high

I'll be replacing these sliding windows soon but I'm having a hard time deciding on what to replace them with. I found some andersen sliders of the same size for about $800 a window.

I'm also tempted to get two single hung windows mulled or even casement windows of the same dimensions but instead of a single window it'd be two that make up the casement windows like the one I attached.

Any suggestions for my home layout would be appreciated.

The old windows are about 20 years old, single pane, and super leaky air wise.

We're replacing two dining room windows with patio doors and can't decide between French doors and sliders. My contractor recommends sliders because there's not much room for inswing French doors, but I'm considering outswing French doors with a 4-foot landing outside. Now I'm reading that French doors can be a hassle, but I just don't love the look of sliders. Any input or advice appreciated!

Here is a recent law firm office remodeling project completed by an interior design firm in South Korea.This project focuses on delivering a warm, welcoming, and cozy environment to help clients feel at ease. Understanding the specific needs of a law office, we carefully structured the layout to separate private attorney offices from common areas like the reception and waiting zones. It is a tailored spacing solution that delivers both a highly professional image for legal experts and psychological comfort for every visitor.

WS디자인 인테리어에서 진행한 법무법인 사무실 시공 사례를 소개합니다. 본 프로젝트는 의뢰인의 긴장감을 완화할 수 있는 따뜻하고 아늑한 분위기를 연출하는 데 초점을 맞추었습니다. 특히 변호사 사무실의 업무 특성을 깊이 고려하여, 프라이버시가 보장되어야 하는 변호사 개별 집무실과 공용 공간(리셉션 및 대기 공간)의 동선을 완벽히 분리하여 레이아웃을 구성했습니다. 법률 전문가로서의 신뢰감을 주는 전문적인 비주얼과 이용자의 심리적 안정까지 배려한 WS디자인만의 맞춤형 공간 솔루션입니다

My husband died in November and it was a horrible situation. A lot of damage to the house so I spent some money and made some changes. I have peace in my home now.

We’re currently touring houses looking to relocate across the country. We are looking at this house and the hangup that I have is this flooring. It’s brick flooring on the bottom level of the house. I don’t necessarily know what’s underneath it either but we’re trying to evaluate whether we should put an offer in on this house or not to me. It seems like we could potentially just pour self leveling compound over the entire brick floor as there’s cat urine in the brick and smells through the house. How would you replace flooring like this?

Wanted to share a primary bathroom remodel that ended up being one of those projects where changing the layout mattered far more than changing the finishes.

The original bathroom was huge, but somehow still felt cramped. It had a massive deck tub surrounded by columns, a dark enclosed shower, limited storage, and a layout that just didn't make sense for everyday use. So instead of trying to work around it, we started over.

The biggest change was replacing the oversized tub with a freestanding model and combining it with the shower in a wet room. Even though we actually gave some square footage back to the primary closet, the bathroom feels much larger because everything flows better.

The shower became the centerpiece with multiple shower heads, body sprays, a handheld, built-in niches, and a teak beam that hides the rain head while adding some warmth to all the tile and black fixtures.

One thing we caught before construction was that the house runs on a well. With all those shower fixtures, we pressure-tested the plumbing first to make sure the system could actually support what the homeowners wanted. It's one of those behind-the-scenes details nobody notices unless it gets overlooked.

Of course, remodeling never goes exactly as planned. We intended to replace the bathroom windows with privacy glass, but after demolition we discovered the frames had been installed behind the home's stone exterior. Removing them would have meant rebuilding part of the façade. Instead, we worked with a glass company to replace only the glass with frosted panels, preserving the existing frames and avoiding a much bigger project.

Another fun challenge was the tall storage towers. The cabinet manufacturer didn't offer them, so we built them by stacking two cabinet components together and hiding the seam with custom trim. They look like they came that way from the factory.

The finished space includes:

• A larger primary closet
• Dedicated makeup station
• More vanity storage
• Freestanding soaking tub
• Open wet room
• Much better traffic flow

It's always interesting how a room can technically get a little smaller but feel twice as big when the layout is designed around how people actually live instead of how things have always been done.

Curious what everyone thinks of wet rooms. Would you put one in your own house, or do you still prefer a traditional enclosed shower?

I made the choice to renovate our stairs from carpet to wood. I have seen all the warnings, but foolishly thought we would be the exception. We were not. After two weeks and a few tears, all that’s left is the railing that goes up one wall and ends on a second wall.

I damaged the railing when I removed it, so I need to redo it. I purchased railing and have measurements, but I don’t even know where to start with how to construct the angle. Any tips? It’s too late to turn back now. I tried googling it, but I don’t think I’m using the right terms.

I have a before picture, a picture of the offending
angle, and a progress picture.

Thank you! I’m fully aware that this was a mistake, but I really believed in myself when I started. 🙃

How do we feel about this floorplan with the sink up top by the window and the stove and fridge being closer to the bottom? Is the sink too far away or is it manageable?

Or should the sink be on the island?

I love a clear island and a sink overlooking a window

We're slowly finishing our daylight basement (~750 sq ft, 1920s house, PNW) in a house we bought recently. I refinished half already, now we're moving over to this rickety staircase (first and second pic). The clearance is unfortunately too tight to frame out and rebuild the staircase away from this basement wall.

My current plan is to bring the basement framing up close to the landing, remove the existing basement paint, and parge the walls to fill any voids. I have been skim coating the basement floor to fill any voids and make it walkable. I just finished waterproofing the exterior wall on this side and installing a perimeter drain, so I'm not too worried about water intrusion and our basement is fairly shallow (3 feet at its deepest).

What are people's experience with parging? Is it a waste of time? will the parging eventually fail and bubble off, the way that drylock does? I'll note that this wall on the other side, that has not been waterproofed on the exterior (yet) appears to have a very poor attempt at parging that bubbled off at some point, likely from moisture (last pic)