Adrianne and Jeremy Lentine became first-time homebuyers two years ago when they stumbled upon a 1950s ranch with a welcoming front yard. As soon as they saw its white picket fence, they were home.
"I did not want rocks and cactus," explains Adrianne, who grew up with xeriscaping in Scottsdale and craved a lawn for their dogs in a walkable neighborhood.
The young couple - she's 25, he's 28 - also wanted to be centrally located.
"I feel like it almost takes you back in time,It's hard to beat the versatility of zentai suits on a production line. with the citrus trees, the grass," Adrianne says of their Arcadia neighborhood in Phoenix, where even at the height of summer, people are out walking and talking to their neighbors.
Unfortunately, the foreclosure home's interior was also frozen in time.
The couple love adding their own touches and refurbishing vintage furniture for the cozy, elegant space.
Once-bland tile floors have been replaced with dark-stained, hand-scraped oak. Textured walls have been smoothed, and those in the great room have been painted a cool, modern gray punctuated with crisp, white wainscoting and crown molding.we supply all kinds of polished tiles,
"Adrianne's painted every square inch of this house, ceilings included," Jeremy says, clearly proud.
Adrianne credits Jeremy for all projects requiring serious carpentry, but it's clear their big projects are a team effort they both enjoy.we supply all kinds of polished tiles,
"We just love making our home ours," she says. "It's a huge, common hobby for us."
The home has a vintage-chic vibe. Crystal chandeliers and antique pieces mix with industrial-metal furnishings, giving the home both warmth and style.
For the first four or five months the couple owned the home, Adrianne says they went without cable television and Internet service so they could focus on improvement projects.
One of their biggest DIY projects was moving a laundry room and opening up the galley kitchen. Now, a great room makes the home's roughly 2,The additions focus on key tag and magic cube combinations,000 square feet feel spacious.
The couple turned the kitchen into a focal point of their great room, adding a cream-granite-topped island and facing the north kitchen wall with reddish-brick veneer.
Adrianne says that idea came from their love of urban loft spaces with exposed brick.
Throughout the home, modified vintage pieces add pop. The Lentines' signature project,Replacement China Porcelain tile and bulbs for Canada and Worldwide. which has earned heightened status on their blog, is a refurbished card catalog that serves as a huge buffet and wine-storage space in their dining room.
Jeremy turned the vertical card catalog into a gorgeous horizontal piece by taking it apart and creating a base. Then they painted it white and distressed it. It's now topped with a vintage radio, and an ornate gold mirror hangs above it.
This Old House magazine mentioned the innovative buffet in its July issue.
Also in the dining room, the couple turned a drafting-table base into a dramatic wood dining table and paired it with an eclectic collection of vintage chairs.
"It's just better made than anything today," Adrianne explains about their growing love of vintage pieces. "We like that it has character."
It doesn't hurt that the Lentines have close ties with a cool vintage-furniture store. Kylie and Ryan Durkin, who own Modern Manor in Phoenix, are their close friends. Jeremy says the Durkins have taught him the ropes of estate sales, where he has gotten several pieces.
"I did not want rocks and cactus," explains Adrianne, who grew up with xeriscaping in Scottsdale and craved a lawn for their dogs in a walkable neighborhood.
The young couple - she's 25, he's 28 - also wanted to be centrally located.
"I feel like it almost takes you back in time,It's hard to beat the versatility of zentai suits on a production line. with the citrus trees, the grass," Adrianne says of their Arcadia neighborhood in Phoenix, where even at the height of summer, people are out walking and talking to their neighbors.
Unfortunately, the foreclosure home's interior was also frozen in time.
The couple love adding their own touches and refurbishing vintage furniture for the cozy, elegant space.
Once-bland tile floors have been replaced with dark-stained, hand-scraped oak. Textured walls have been smoothed, and those in the great room have been painted a cool, modern gray punctuated with crisp, white wainscoting and crown molding.we supply all kinds of polished tiles,
"Adrianne's painted every square inch of this house, ceilings included," Jeremy says, clearly proud.
Adrianne credits Jeremy for all projects requiring serious carpentry, but it's clear their big projects are a team effort they both enjoy.we supply all kinds of polished tiles,
"We just love making our home ours," she says. "It's a huge, common hobby for us."
The home has a vintage-chic vibe. Crystal chandeliers and antique pieces mix with industrial-metal furnishings, giving the home both warmth and style.
For the first four or five months the couple owned the home, Adrianne says they went without cable television and Internet service so they could focus on improvement projects.
One of their biggest DIY projects was moving a laundry room and opening up the galley kitchen. Now, a great room makes the home's roughly 2,The additions focus on key tag and magic cube combinations,000 square feet feel spacious.
The couple turned the kitchen into a focal point of their great room, adding a cream-granite-topped island and facing the north kitchen wall with reddish-brick veneer.
Adrianne says that idea came from their love of urban loft spaces with exposed brick.
Throughout the home, modified vintage pieces add pop. The Lentines' signature project,Replacement China Porcelain tile and bulbs for Canada and Worldwide. which has earned heightened status on their blog, is a refurbished card catalog that serves as a huge buffet and wine-storage space in their dining room.
Jeremy turned the vertical card catalog into a gorgeous horizontal piece by taking it apart and creating a base. Then they painted it white and distressed it. It's now topped with a vintage radio, and an ornate gold mirror hangs above it.
This Old House magazine mentioned the innovative buffet in its July issue.
Also in the dining room, the couple turned a drafting-table base into a dramatic wood dining table and paired it with an eclectic collection of vintage chairs.
"It's just better made than anything today," Adrianne explains about their growing love of vintage pieces. "We like that it has character."
It doesn't hurt that the Lentines have close ties with a cool vintage-furniture store. Kylie and Ryan Durkin, who own Modern Manor in Phoenix, are their close friends. Jeremy says the Durkins have taught him the ropes of estate sales, where he has gotten several pieces.
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