Q & A: Getting Started with a Green Remodel
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July/August 2007
Troy Griepentrog
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Which project has been the most challenging/the most
rewarding?
We have a really old farmhouse in the Catskills of New York, and
we bought it with land that we wanted to save from subdivisions and
keep really open. We're building a new house on the property as
well because the farmhouse was in such bad shape. It was almost
beyond our pocket book to salvage. Instead of making it bigger and
more grandiose with more materials, we're making it a lot smaller,
using a lot of recycled goods, and working with Floor and D?cor and
using a lot of their products.
What's your next big project?
I just switched networks and I will be appearing in my own show
on HGTV next year. I'm going to
have a new design show. It will explain a lot of the design logic
and science behind what we do. It's important to explain to people
the meat of design?it takes a lot of that fear out of being your
own personal designer or DIY/construction person. That's my goal:
to really eliminate that fear so we can all graduate to the next
level and start getting more creative.
What's up with working without
shoes?
It's nothing to do with any movement at all. My feet aren't even
cute; I played soccer for way too many years. The only reason I
don't wear shoes is that I didn't want to wreak my shoes with all
of the materials that I'm using: paint, varnish, poly, all of that
stuff. I really like my shoes?I live in New York. That's the way we
are. I do buy nice shoes, and I would like to keep them for a
while. And I'm very comfortable barefoot.
Why do you find DIY fun and rewarding? Share your
thoughts in the comments section below.
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