Just around the corner from the 1920’s kitchen remodel you see below I am doing an addition to a home in the Yale Crest district. I always try to blend whatever new element I am adding into the existing so it looks like it has always been that way. With this home it was an interesting design challenge to work with the specific requirements the Yale Crest district has such as preserving existing trees. It will be fun to see this addition of a master bedroom, master bathroom, garage and courtyard on the south side of the house take shape.

If you are thinking of remodeling or adding an addition to your home come in for a free discovery meeting and we can discuss ideas!

For this kitchen remodel the basic idea was to have the kitchen scale work with the original home which was built in 1920. I didn’t want it to feel out of proportion with the rest of the house (which over the years has had some remodeling to open up ceilings and a wall removed to create a great room).
I selected white oak for the cabinets (stained to match some existing furniture in the home) which was typical in the arts and crafts era. To modernize the space I used concrete counters.

The concrete on the island has inset marbles which creates such a sense of playfulness!

Here you can see I removed a wall to further open up the floor plan.