For the Love of Renovating: Tips, Tricks & Inspiration for Creating Your Dream Home

by Barry Bordelon

For the Love of Renovating is the inspiring, game-changing book every fixer-upper needs, whether the project is budget remodeling or a full gut renovation.

Jordan and Barry—aka the Brownstone Boys—are the enthusiastic go-to renovation team for historic Brooklyn brownstones and other older homes that need a little TLC. In their debut book, they walk readers through the entire house renovation process, starting with things to consider before you’ve made an offer, followed by guidance on developing a design, a schedule, and budgeting; they end by giving a room-by-room tour that includes tips and inspiration for a successful renovation. The book also features a chapter on preserving and refurbishing historic details like wooden archways and crown moldings. Throughout the book, beautiful photos and Renovation Recipes give the ingredients and step-by-step instructions for turning the house you have into the house you'll love. 

Unlock the potential of your vintage home with this ultimate handbook for restoring historic houses. Whether you’re a new homeowner in search of DIY books to help plan home improvement projects, or are just looking for interior design books to inspire your dream home, For the Love of Renovating provides the perfect blend of gorgeous visuals and practical, hands-on advice.
 

Genres: Nonfiction, Design, Interior Design

288 pages, Hardcover

Published June 4, 2024

Reviews

[Mmmm]

Design ideas that will not age well - anyone looking at these photos in 2050 will exclaim: "That was so mid 2020s!".
Beautiful but not realistic - if you have a small tree taking up more than half o your kitchen island area - are you truly planning to use that kitchen counter? Dark navy cabinets in kids' bathrooms - how long before dents, scratches and toothpaste ruin the look?

[Leona]

This book contains useful information covering budget and design in an approachable format. Beautiful photos and inspiration. Fairly specific to the brownstones they specialize in, but still informative.

[Lisa]

I wish this book had existed 3 years ago when I was renovating! An amazing resource and reference manual. If I undertake another home renovation I'll be buying a copy of this book to keep on hand.

[Mary Lynn]

For people beginning a new renovation and fans of the authors. The photos are all of the popular upscale urban aesthetic.

[Judy Kullenberg]

Good information on renovating old and new

[Bridgette Guerzon Mills]

I wish I had this book when we were renovating! Great photos

[Ronda Canary]

3.7. Cool that it contains budget info