Renovation is never ending!  You don't renovate a house then live in it; you live in it while living in it for the rest of your life.  Or at least, your life in that house.  As I said before, it's like living in a 'Construction Zone' permanently.  You can have a zinc range hood &amp; leaded glass doors on your cabinets in a brand new house/condo/app't.  I am married to a carpenter &amp; I would never, ever think of getting into rehabbing a historic house.  And, don't forget about zoning regulations &amp; historic preservation commissions.  They frequently forbid using 'modern' materials in the rehab process.