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WILSON REMODEL: My husband Chris and I purchased an older fixer upper home in Jackson Hole, WY last summer. We (mostly Chris!) have been hard at work remodeling it. Below are some photos as we finish up the kitchen, dining room and trim.

For previous posts and to see all before/after photos, please visit our Wilson Remodel Blog.

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Guest Room, Guest Bath and Family Room

We’ve completed the remaining portion of the upstairs remodel – finishing the guest bedroom, guest bathroom and a family room/tv room. When we purchased the house, the two rooms were actually one large bedroom. Learning that they had originally been built as two rooms (with a door frame buried under the drywall), we decided to convert it back into two rooms. Chris built a wall separating the two rooms and we continued the fir wood flooring and alder trim into both rooms.

We completely remodeled the guest bathroom. We ripped out the old tub, toilet, vanity and old linoleum flooring (which was covered in carpet!). We used similar tile to our Rafter J bathroom remodel for the floor and shower walls. In addition to a new toilet, vanity and mirror, we also put in a new window in the shower.

We also completed some final touches to our kitchen – installing a new stainless steal refrigerator and custom glass blown light fixtures by local glass blower Laurie Thal. Two are above the bar and one is in the entry way.

UP NEXT: We have now completed the first phase of the remodel – the upper level of the split level home. Our next big project will be to remodel and reconfigure the addition above the garage, which currently consists of two bedrooms, a bath and a large room that was the previous owner’s art studio. We plan to convert the art studio to a master bedroom and master bath and plan to reconfigure the existing bath to make a bathroom and laundry utility room. Both existing bedrooms will need to be updated too. Given that we just welcomed our newborn son (Cameron – born in Aug 2017), we are taking some time off before jumping into this next phase.

For previous posts and to see all before/after photos, please visit our Wilson Remodel Blog.

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The Kitchen is Done! (and so is the trim)

Chris first ripped out the original kitchen the weekend after Thanksgiving 2016 and started work on the new kitchen location (where the original living room was located). After many months of hard work, we had a functioning kitchen by St. Patrick’s Day and a fully completed kitchen by June 1. Check out the progression below – from living room to new plumbing and electrical installation to new cabinets and finally counter tops and trim!

The backsplash turned out great (thanks to our friend Tommy Price for installing it!) and matches the green quartz counters well. The very LAST thing left to do in the kitchen is the glass pendants above the bar. We hired a local glass artist to create two very unique purple glass pendants (to pull out the purple garnet in the counter tops). They should arrive later this week!

In the place of the old kitchen, we now have a large dining area, along with a new, larger window looking out over the big backyard. We scored the cool chandelier and the set of 6 brown chairs from the local Habitat Restore. Quite the transition from the old walled off kitchen to open dining/living room!

We selected solid wood (alder) trim and doors. We hired someone to stain them in his shop and then another friend helped Chris install them. I think it turned out great and really ties the rooms together! Check out the dining room progression from start to finish below.

A rather obvious decision was to remove the wall that separated the old living room from the entryway and stairs. It really opens things up and lets you see all the way to the back deck from the front door. Chris hand built the railing using white oak, an alder post and iron balusters. It took some time, but the result was amazing – Way to go Chris! Check out the before and after photos below.