Hand-crafted and renovated Highland Park Craftsman home

Taidgh O'Neill purchased a rundown bungalow in Highland Park and proceeded to refurbish it for his family, filling it with furniture he built by hand.

Taidgh O’Neill purchased a rundown bungalow in Highland Park and proceeded to refurbish it for his family, filling it with furniture he built by hand.

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Working 18 hours a day, Taidgh O’Neill gutted and remodeled the front half of his 1905 house in two months. Over the next two years — and while living in the house with his family — he remodeled the rest of the house and returned it to its original charm.

A Highland Park Craftsman home renovation

The front porch today, after being rebuilt by homeowner Taidgh O’Neill.

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A Highland Park Craftsman home renovation

Enzo O’Neill, 2, inside the 1905 Highland Park home that his father, Taidgh O’Neill, extensively refurbished.

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A Highland Park Craftsman home renovation

Furniture designer, photographer and contractor Taidgh O’Neill shows a secret passage to the attic that he constructed in his Highland Park home.

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Taidgh O'Neill disassembled the box beams on the ceiling of the living and dining rooms and flipped them over to expose unspoiled wood.

Taidgh O’Neill disassembled the box beams on the ceiling of the living and dining rooms and flipped them over to expose unspoiled wood.   (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times )

A Highland Park Craftsman home renovation

Items that O’Neill made by hand fill the house, including a rocking chair and sofa in the living room.

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A Highland Park Craftsman home renovation

A detail of one of the colonnades that O’Neill created in the living room.

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A Highland Park Craftsman home renovation

Detail of the dining table by designer Taidgh O’Neill.

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A Highland Park Craftsman home renovation

A light fixture and large-scale photograph by Taidgh O’Neill.

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A Highland Park Craftsman home renovation

Two-year-old Enzo and his 5-year-old brother Eamonn have fun on a pair of African chairs in the living room.

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A Highland Park Craftsman home renovation

In the master bedroom is the first piece of furniture that O’Neill ever made: A crib for his sons, Eamonn, 5 and Enzo, 2. He also made the wood headboard.

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A Highland Park Craftsman home renovation

Taidgh O’Neill installed decorative transom windows in Eamonn’s room. The windows add natural light to the hallway and bedroom.

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A Highland Park Craftsman home renovation

Vintage furnishings complement the updated fireplace.

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A Highland Park Craftsman home renovation

A new pull out sideboard of O’Neill’s design, left, adds surface space for cooking and entertaining.

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A Highland Park Craftsman home renovation

Taidgh O’Neill designed open shelving in the kitchen.

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A Highland Park Craftsman home renovation

After spending about $60,000 in the remodeling process, O’Neill has created a home that embodies his unique aesthetic.

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