Higgins

Gary and Sheila Higgins own this large brick home on the river in the back of Sequoyah Hills, Knoxville's Oldest premier subdivsion. The view from the back deck and patio are magnificent. It made a great spot for lunch while we were there this summer.



The renovations in this home started in June 2008 and carried into September. The work included 3 bath overhauls, screen porch renovation, replacing two large windows, replacing the kitchen floor, various door repairs, eave repair, flat roof replacement.
Wendy Tittsworth, the owner of Just So Decorating, coordinated and designed the whole house make over.

This is a before shot of the powder room near the entry. It was very dark and flowery. We lightened it up with some wainscoting and trim and classic fixtures. It is refreshing and gives an inviting peek into the back patio.

This small bath in the basement suite also received a new floor to accent the rest of the tile. New sink and toilet installed brought it up to date.

In the master bath we added alot of trim on the 32 doors and drawers in this spacious retreat. We tore out the cramped corner shower and built a larger rectangular one with clear heavy glass surround. Painter Chriss Hardy of 'The Painted Room' Matched the shower tile masterfully on the sliding doors. We installed a new granite top on the left and and toilet to match the one in the powder room. New fixtures on the tub and sinks brought this room together.

The kitchen floor had flood damage from a heavy rain and a clogged drain. We tore out the engineered hardwood and two layers of vinyl tile, repaired and leveled the elavated slab to prep for tile. the orange mat is designed to prevent cracking in the tile and grout by providing an uncoupling point to allow for settling, expansion and contraction.








The new tile made the room look larger and brought out the beauty of the cabinetry.

This sunroom and sreen porch flat roof developed a leak and was causing damage inside the home. So this became a priority and we hired a roofing contractor to replace the tar and gravel roof with a bitumen membrane rubber roof. then we replaced the damaged eaves and soffits and had the copper gutters remounted.

These two original windows were leaky and failing. The new replacements changed the entire look of the rooms inside.
Before the changes....



The screen porch overlooking the Tennessee river was our favorite place for lunch.