Your kitchen feels cut off from the rest of the house. Your bathrooms are small. You have a front porch you never use. Your basement walls are stone. Your ceilings are nine feet on the first floor and seven on the second.
Whether you’re restoring a historic Old Town rowhouse or designing a sleek contemporary kitchen, understanding the difference between inset, overlay, custom, semi‑custom and stock cabinets will help you make informed choices.
Brick construction is everywhere in the Washington, DC region. Walk almost any block in Old Town Alexandria and you’re surrounded by it. That proliferation is a story in wealth, design aesthetic, and local resources. A home built of solid brick or stone walls was built to stand the test of time. It was also a signifier of refinement, quality, and expense.
At Rust Construction, we work with homeowners in Alexandria and Arlington to design and build kitchens and bathrooms. Countertop selection matters more than most people expect. Counters are not just for looks, but for how your kitchen functions every day. A material that looks great in a showroom can frustrate you for years if it does not fit the way you actually live.
Walk Old Town’s historic streets long enough, and you start to notice things. A fanlight over a front door. A deep cornice with decorative brackets. A bay window projecting from an otherwise flat façade. One house feels formal while another feels more expressive.
I still remember my first serious brick restoration project as a teenager, working alongside my cousin, John Rust, on a historic home renovation in Alexandria.
Old Town Alexandria’s historic row houses offer charm and character, but their compact layouts present unique remodeling challenges. When homeowners in a 1,992 square foot
At Rust Construction, we are passionate about historic home remodeling in Alexandria, VA, and we’re thrilled that one of our recent projects was featured in
Following the success of our inaugural Vision Day in January 2024, the Rust Construction team recently gathered (on Valentine’s Day if you must know) for