Posts Tagged with ‘Big Projects’

• DIY: Restoring a 1924 Highland Park Bungalow

  26 Mar 2012

  When driving through Highland Park, one thing is clear: there sure are lots of sad, stucco boxes. Which makes one wonder, what did Paul Lacques and Victoria Jacobs see when they came upon a 1924 Bungalow that had been unceremoniously slathered in gray stucco? A year and $80,000 later, what they saw, turned out to be even more beautiful than they could have ever imagined. They didn’t necessarily buy this “quite ugly home” because of its potential, but because they loved the area. “Our house is on a steep hill surrounded by vintage houses, very cool neighbors, five resident hawks overhead, and a hill behind us that’s too steep to develop,” said Lacques. With finds from Craigslist, help from friends and skilled craftsmen, the restoration of their home, down to every vintage detail, produced a modest 1924 working person’s home. What was once a humble home is now a priceless work of art with charm and character to spare as “all wood houses back then were things of beauty,” said Lacques. To help bring your beauty back to life is a Q&A with Paul. Here’s to realizing the potential of all vintage beauties and to visionaries who want to create…

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