Living Vintage

My husband and I hired Living Vintage to restore a 900 sq ft farm house in Nacogdoches which we inherited from my husbands grandfather. At the time we started the project the house was full of 90 years worth of clothes, furniture, misc and had not been used in over 40 years. We needed to hire someone with the guts to jump in to the mess, someone trustworthy, easy to communicate with and well acquainted with historical and period appropriate design and build. Mark Gaynor was that person. The transformation that took place through Marks passion for restoration and our collaborative vision is indescribable. We wanted authentic accuracy and modern comfort and that is what we got.

We hired Living Vintage to install salvaged bead board on the ceiling and bookshelves in our sun room. We absolutely love how it turned out! They were friendly and easy to communicate with. I would highly recommend them!

I had the opportunity to work with this group in Austin, Texas starting in 1995. We had undertaken remodeling a house in the popular Hyde Park section of town and were doubling it's size. I was hired on as frame contractor and stayed on later to help do interior trim and other odds and ends. This project was designed and overseen by this company. They did a remarkably good job at maintaining the character of the house while giving it that vintage feel. They did not skimp on material, and used only quality products. They insisted on perfection. The remodeling was extensive and even included upgrading all the windows and doors, replacing all of the siding, and completely gutting the kitchen and replacing it. We also did a complete A/C, electrical panel and plumbing upgrade. This project came in on budget and on time. I have since done other projects with them including a photography studio from the ground up, and the restoration of old historical buildings. They are very easy to get along with and I think you will have fun on your building project. If you have the opportunity to work with this group, I can highly recommend them. You may contact me personally regarding this recommendation at bkelsey333@yahoo.com, but I will tell you the same thing I am saying here. Hire them before someone else does.