Episode 83 – Renovation Story – L2HQ

Cover graphic for the Talking Home Renovations podcast, Episode 83 "Renovation Story - L2HQ". The background photo is of a Queen Anne style house. The red Talking Home Renovations logo is in the bottom right corner.

Lora Teagarden is an architect from Indiana who has gained a following on Instagram (@l2designllc) as she documents the renovation of her headquarters in Indianapolis. We first met when she was a guest on the other show I’m involved with (as a co-host), Context and Clarity with Jeff Echols and Katharine MacPhail, where she spoke about writing and publishing books. The renovation of her house has been going on for many years, and in our episode she shares many useful insights learned during her experience. She shared some great Queen Anne renovation before and after pictures. This is a great renovation story!

A Queen Anne style house after renovation. The house is blue and red with white trim and a rainbow LGBT flag in front. Snow gently blankets the house. It has two stories and a porch.
Recent view of the front of L2HQ
Queen Anne bathroom before renovation. It has beadboard and wallpaper walls and a clawfoot tub.
bathroom, before
The Queen Anne bathroom after renovation. It has white vertical subway tile walls and a washer/dryer now, but it retains the antique clawfoot tub. There is a new shower curtain, plain white.
bathoom, (almost) after
Queen Anne renovation before and after: kitchen. Two photos. Before, the kitchen space looks dark and cluttered, with waist-height wood paneling and an ugly old chandelier. After, the kitchen is bright and modern, with a quartz countertop, floating shelves, blue subway tile backsplash, and a cute brown dog lying on the gray tile floor.
Kitchen renovation L2HQ
A before picture of the back yard renovation. The yard is overgrown. The siding looks worn and needs a paint job, and the patio is uneven and aged.
Rear of the house, before. The porch she mentions is in the upper right of the photo
The back yard has been planted with a garden in a new bed. The siding and trim are freshly painted gray and white, and there is now an outdoor dining set on the patio.
Rear of the house, after
Queen Anne renovation before and after: the back patio. In the before picture, the patio area has been cleared and has bags of dark gray gravel lying on it. After, the gravel is in place, surrounding tan square concrete tiles. Two modern outdoor chairs and an L-shaped couch with brown cushions surround a fire pit.
Queen Anne renovation before and after: the patio of L2HQ