The kitchen was updated with new appliances, granite counter tops, glass tile back splash, new hardware and cabinetry with more efficient storage. The new bar seating opens the room up and is highlighted by the cheery blue pendants and a custom wine storage rack.

The new glass tile back splash adds color and dimension.

Looking across the kitchen to the new open living space

The new bar

The eat-in breakfast nook

The new custom-built wine rack

At the back entry we constructed a new custom cabinet as a catch-all for keys, mail, bags, and the telephone.

Looking into the new open living space off the kitchen; the wall has been replaced by a beam and the living room floor and ceiling both raised several feet.

The hearth before was constructed from the same brick used on the exterior of the home. The homeowner wanted a new configuration, raising the floor and raising the mantel, and eliminating the brick ledge to the left.

We eliminated the brick ledge, raised the floor and the mantel, matching the new brick to the old as we patched the new hearth. The entire ceiling was vaulted to give the room more openness.

The wall separating the kitchen and living spaces before the renovation. The door to the left leads to a formal dining room; the door to the right leads to the old kitchen. The sunken living room felt dated and dark.

Looking back into the kitchen. The old wall and paneling are gone, the floor and the ceiling have been raised to the same level as the kitchen, and the rustic beam added.

After removing the wall and raising the floor and the ceiling, the beam is brought on site ready to be raised

The lift raises the beam. You can see the custom cabinetry on the back wall with the pull-out file drawers that will be covered by cabinet doors, as well as the newly reconfigured fireplace.

The beam is now in place and the finishing can begin.

Looking toward the kitchen and back entry

The new built-in entertainment cabinet to the left holds a TV, shelves for books, and file drawers hidden behind the cabinet doors.

The new pantry is housed behind glass paneled French doors on the wall by the dining room door.

New cabinet options offer more and better storage, such as this pull-out panel.

Drawers behind cabinet doors eliminate the "lost space" at the back of deep cabinets.

At the back left of this formal living room a door opens into the new master suite. The door is housed in an opening that used to be a window; the window is re-used in the new master bath. Through the window to the left you can see the new addition exterior!

Looking from the formal living room into the master suite entry.

The alcove entry to the master suite looking back into the formal living room; the brick feature wall was once the exterior wall of the home, but now adds rustic warmth to the entry.

The new master suite is open and airy, letting tons of natural light in through the many windows.

The master bedroom opens into a large sitting room

The sitting room

Looking from the sitting room through the bedroom toward the en suite bath.

Looking from the bedroom into the en suite bath; the beautiful tile floor has an inlaid marble pattern "rug".

The en suite features matching vanities.

The window in the en suite is the original window removed to put in the door to the master suite; we chose to re-use the window, which faces the front, to preserve continuity on the front of the home.

The new walk-in closet

The new tiled shower with white subway tile and marble black-and-white check tile.

The addition from the outside

The brick was carefully matched to the existing 1940s home.

Welcome home!