A large share of the home fully remodeled: navy kitchen, a cozy office with its own fireplace, a primary bath and a bright blue guest bath, new white oak floors, new electrical, a new deck and panoramic windows.
Planning a similar project? Most of this house was fully remodeled. The floors were redone in white oak throughout, every baseboard was replaced, every room was repainted and all of the electrical was replaced. The palette is mostly calm and refined — soft grays, white trim and natural wood — with a few bold moves where they count.
The kitchen got deep navy cabinetry with a wood-topped island and light counters, set under a big window to the trees outside. It is not a large kitchen, but it holds everything needed for cooking and for sitting down to a meal.
Next to it, the living and dining area opens up under a vaulted ceiling. We installed new panoramic windows and doors and built a new deck outside, which brings in much more daylight and makes the room around the fireplace — finished in dark stone-look tile and framed by built-in shelving — feel larger and more open.
One of the owners’ favorite spaces is the office: a warm, library-like room with floor-to-ceiling built-in shelving, a long window to the garden and its own fireplace.
We also remodeled two bathrooms. The primary bath has a walk-in shower behind glass and a double vanity. The guest bath goes bold: deep blue tile around the tub and shower, a color the owners loved from the start. A bedroom window seat and new built-in shelving in the hallway round out the house.
The biggest challenge on this project was coordination with the city: a new deck, new window and door openings and a full electrical replacement all had to go through permitting and inspections, and we handled that process for the owners from start to finish. On top of that, opening up an older home always brings surprises behind the walls, and replacing all of the electrical is careful work that nobody sees once the walls are closed — but it means the house is now as sound inside the walls as it looks on the surface.
Despite the permitting work, the project was finished on schedule.
Whole-house remodeling
Before and during demolition — the original kitchen, bath and living room, then framing, sheathing and new windows.
