Episode 66 – Renovation Story – Split Level Outside of Chicago

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Just today I was visiting a split level entry house for a potential project. Sometimes there are two levels and sometimes there are 4 levels. Either way the entry is raised and the basement/main floor is partially submerged. The ceilings on the ground floor are typically 7 to 7 1/2′ feet. On top of all […]

Episode 66 – Renovation Story- Split Level Outside of Chicago

Cover graphic for Talking Home Renovations episode 66, "Renovation Story - Split level outside of Chicago". The background is a photo of a small white two-story house with wooden steps leading up to the front doors. The red podcast logo appears on the bottom right.

Today’s episode is a split level renovation story about a house in the Chicago suburbs owned by two architects. Katharine MacPhail  00:00 Hey, it’s the House Maven. Are you on Clubhouse? I just started a new club called Talking Home Renovations. It has a room every Saturday morning at 10am Eastern, where we can talk […]

Episode 64 – Renovation Story – California Ranch in New England

Cover graphic for episode 64 of Talking Home Renovations, "Renovation Story - California Ranch in New England". The background is a photo of a bold, modern kitchen with red cabinets, white countertops, and blue drawers.

Jenny wasn’t really motivated to renovate her house. Her husband initiated the California ranch renovation and Jenny was just going along with the process. When her friend noticed that she wasn’t as excited as she might have been, Jenny decided to turn it around and she got just the kitchen she never knew she dreamed […]

Episode 64 – Renovation Story – California Ranch in New England

Cover graphic for episode 64 of Talking Home Renovations, "Renovation Story - California Ranch in New England". The background is a photo of a bold, modern kitchen with red cabinets, white countertops, and blue drawers.

This episode is about renovating the rare California Ranch in New England. You don’t see them here much, but Jenny created her dream kitchen in hers. Katharine MacPhail  00:11 Welcome to Talking Home Renovations with the House Maven. I am your host, Katharine MacPhail. I am an architect who practices in eastern Massachusetts. Most of […]