The Retha Victorian

Renovating a small Victorian in Gunnison, Colorado.

The house has been done for almost a year now, so I figure it’s about time to post some before and after photos. Here’s the master bedroom 😴😍 #victorianrenovation

Crabapple getting ready to pop #crabapple #crabappletree #flowerbuds #spring #springflowers #springingunni #flowers

The rest of the light fixtures #victorianrenovation #lights #lightfixtures #chandelier #brass #brassaccents #vintagelights #oldstuff #etsy #oldhouselove #oldhouses #bedroomlighting #bathroomlighting #edisonbulb #edisonled

Choosing kitchen cabinet hardware was a serious strugglefest for me. But you know what they say about the third decision being a charm… 🙄🤓 #victorianrenovation #victoriankitchen #kitchenhardware #kitchencabinets #binpulls #cuppulls #brasskit

The front door is original to this house. The screen door is original to some house. The porch still needs some paint - I did eventually uncover the original paint colors, just not until after the house was freshly painted 🤷🏼&zwj;♀️ But at least th

Last three light fixtures are up (thanks, dad!) and it feels like a real house. Counting down the *very* few days until everything is done done. The chandelier, I was told, is out of the Brown Palace Hotel in Denver. Schoolhouse light from an old dor

Details #brassdetails #toiletpaperholder #pushbuttonswitch #pushbuttonlightswitch #motherofpearl #anaglypta #anaglyptawallpaper #beadboard #beadboardceiling #rookwoodshuttergreen #brass #brassaccents #brassfixtures #brassfaceplate #victoriatoiletfixt

And we have a faucet! Some caulk and touch-up paint and this bathroom is done #atlonglast #victorianrenovation #victorianbathroom #bathroomfaucet #marble #stainedglass #subwaytile #brass #beadboard #naturalwood #vintagetub #reclaimedmaterials #oldhou

This is my grandma, Retha Victoria Garrett, the namesake of the Retha Victorian. She grew up during the Great Depression, moved across the country as a young woman, worked into her mid-80s, walked the San Diego Zoo on a regular basis, was a talented

I just had to have this old wall-mount high-back sink for the kitchen, but it definitely didn’t simplify the whole plumbing situation. Worth it, though, and now I have a shelf behind the sink that is both gorgeous and useful. Three cheers for t

I don’t know why someone would take these out of a house in the first place, but now they’re mine so whatever #lighting #details #victorianrenovation #historicdetails #sconce #sconces #vintagelights #antiquelighting #victorianlivingroom #

Have you seen a more beautiful oven hood? (The answer is no 😉) This alcove was a pantry and the hood is made from the lath that I saved when I demoed the wall (lest you think I go around tearing apart old houses, a shameful practice, this was the on

Cafe lights! #twinkletwinkle #cafelights #outdoorliving #readyforsummer

Lots of little things going on, but the last big project is living room trim. It’s been an ongoing saga, including tracking down a hard-to-find regular (not roman) ogee bit to match the existing casing, but anyway it’s happening and I&rsq

Countertops for the range alcove #victorianrenovation #victoriankitchen #diycountertops #woodcountertops #woodencountertops #reclaimedmaterials #scrapwood #scrapwoodproject #notperfect #notmeanttobeperfect

Getting there #victorianrenovation #victorianbathroom #beadboard #stainedglass #subwaytile #marblevanity #reclaimedmaterials #mixingmetals

The House Pre-Reno

See what we started with.

House Projects

What we've done so far and what's next.

Cozy Central Studio

The studio in the alley house gets some love.