Our Work
Quality renovations. Thoughtful, historically sensitive vision.
Fresh Farmhouse
East Durham farmhouse charmer...major renovation included a complete rebuild of the back 1/4 of the house. [gallery...
Sweet Bungalow
What a cutie! This neglected vintage bungalow cried out for a refresh. We restored it's former charm, as always, updating it's floor plan for modern living.
The Porches at Briggs and Main
The iconic front porch: a place to relax, meet your neighbors, and enjoy your community. We had so much fun developing ‘THE PORCHES at briggs and main,’ a mini-development of 4 new homes in Old East Durham. Each house is an American classic, built to historically...
Modernist Stunner
Working with renowned Modernist architect, Ellen Cassilly on 3546 Dixon Road was a dream come true. After slogging through the satisfying but incredibly mucky work on vintage homes, it was refreshing to build a new, clean, modern house from the ground up. Inspired by...
Historic East Durham Bungalow
No exaggeration, we saved 101 S. Guthrie from the wrecking ball! Two adjacent vintage houses on the lot had already been torn...
Mad for Mid-Century
This Mid-Century colonial needed freshening up for a new generation. In addition to painstakingly restoring the vintage windows (Nick spent a week freeing them from old layers of paint) we modified the floor plan for modern living by removing a wall between the...
A Rustic Modern Farmhouse
As Nick and I drove up James St. to meet potential clients for a kitchen renovation in 2013, we immediately noticed the vacant, partially demo-ed house next door. "Can you please fix up that house?" pleaded the owner. Um, OK! Tenacious efforts to contact the...
The Historic Evans House
Every once in a while, we come across a distressed property that's such a train wreck we can't look away. The Evans House at 118 South Driver in East Durham was one of those houses. But we were intrigued by its history, the community effort that went into saving it...
709 Arnette Avenue, Craftsman Beauty
709 Arnette is the 6th house we've renovated in Durham's historic Morehead Hill neighborhood. At some point, this grand Craftsman had been divided into two separate living spaces with an illegal apartment carved out of the back half. Overjoyed to have discovered the...
A Rare Find
What an adorable house in East Durham. Long-empty and ignored, it charmed us with remarkably untouched original details like the living room book shelves and kitchen built in. I loved the horizontal interior clapboard (it was Nick's idea to remove the wall covering...
Farmhouse Victorian
This house had been abandoned by the previous owners and sat vacant and neglected for years. Among the many improvements, cosmetic and structural, we custom milled window trim to match the original Victorian trim, including the unique rosettes located in the corners...
The Classic American Foursquare
120 West Lynch was an exciting and extensive renovation in part because we provided the buyer's with the most customization on any project to date. This gorgeous, classic four square in Old North Durham is super bright with hints of Art Deco design throughout and I...