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A Modern Classic Kitchen Remodel
The clients, who had lived in the home for more than ten years were eager to remodel their kitchen. They love to entertain and cook and the existing space made that difficult. The existing kitchen...
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Total Kitchen Remodel - Sleek Contemporary
In the 1950s, this classic ranch home's kitchen and butler's area would have been considered a dream. Fast-forward 60 years and the homeowners were coping with limited storage space, outdated...
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Kitchen Renovation, Lindsay, Ontario, Canada
After the completion of the new swimming pool garden and pavilions in the large east side yard of their 1860's home, the Owners wished to renovate and expand their 1980's kitchen to capitalize on the...
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Tiny Kitchen, mini budget
Tiny kitchen with a tiny budget. 60 square feet. The size of our galley kitchen in the small condo we purchased was a challenge made more difficult with the lack of funds. The usual reasons for...
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White Splendour by Roomscapes Luxury Design
1 commentThe couple building this new home, restaurant owners with a large extended family, dreamed of many goals for their new kitchen. The kitchen had to be bright and casual for everyday living with their...
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Eighty Square Feet of WOW: Less is More
Carolyn Bates, photographer extraordinaire, recommended I contact you about my recent kitchen remodel. Please consider including my "less is more" remodel in the upcoming 2013-4 KitchenBath...
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From 70's to Timeless
Built in '89 with decor from the 70's, purchased as an abused, abandoned short-sale in 2010 with master bath renovation occurring in 2012. Due to the neglect of previous owners, the master bath was...
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Upgrading a Small Kitchen Without Adding On
1 commentWe purchased this tract home in 1998 while it was under construction. The kitchen hadn't been started but we were shown a drawing of the layout. Unfortunately, we didn't realize all of the kitchens...
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Lower Level Kitchen Transformation
This very unique lake home had a dark and confined kitchen. It was part of an original cottage built back in 1910. The current home was built around the cottage in two stages, once in 1980, and...
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Portland Bungalow Kitchen Transformation on a Budget
In 2012, we remodeled the approx. 150sf kitchen in our 1924 Portland, Oregon bungalow. The goal was to create a more functional space within the existing kitchen footprint by reclaiming...
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Children's bath and bedroom remodel
1 commentThis historic home had a very cramped bath that we wanted to transform into a children's bath that was fun and functional. We took over a closet in an adjoining bedroom (both children's bedrooms...
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Late Deco - 40s style bath
The existing main bathroom was tucked under the eves and was long and very narrow. It had been hopelessly remuddled over years. This project converted that bath into a Master bedroom walk-in closet...
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Master Suite Retreat Transformation
The main design objective was to combine the existing master bathroom and the existing closet area into one larger bath area with a large shower, private water closet area, separate makeup area and...
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Relocated kitchen with lake views
The original kitchen was a small room located in the corner of the house. It was not efficient or attractive and was original to the house which was built in 1956. The kitchen was relocated to a...
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Master suite in historic tudor home
This beautiful historic tudor home had a 80's bathroom with carpet and the knee walls had been removed in the bedroom, causing the floors to sag! The goal was to add a beautiful functional master...
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Aquarium Kitchen by Roomscapes Luxury Design
BRIGHT AND SPACIOUS FAMILY KITCHEN It was not long into my first appointment with this busy couple when it became apparent that a major renovation was needed to achieve all the items on their wish...
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NW Beach house kitchen remodel
This beach cottage had an outdated kitchen that was too cramped to allow the family to cook together. The goals for the project were to create a functional kitchen that the family could enjoy...
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A Major Transformation by Roomscapes Luxury Design Center
Custom Designer Kitchen. Traditional Kitchen For this remodel the clients wanted a brighter, larger kitchen and a bar area to accommodate their active social lifestyle and entertainment needs. The...
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Traditional kitchen with vaulted ceiling.
The existing kitchen was cold and dark with sloping floors and a poor layout. Our goal was to bring more light in, insulate, upgrade the structure and create a functional kitchen with comfortable...
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Mid Century Modern Master Suite Remodel
The clients are an international couple that have recently relocated to the Richmond, Va area. The husband is from India and is a local pediatric cardiologist and the wife is from Belgium and she...
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Mid Century Modern Kitchen Remodel
The clients are an international couple that have recently relocated to the Richmond, Va area. The husband is from India and is a local pediatric cardiologist and the wife is from Belgium and she...
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Master Bath Retreat
1 commentThis bathroom is a retreat for the owners. They wanted to have a spa like feel that was comfortable yet practicle for their needs. Stepped, rough cut travertine tiles were used as a feature wall...
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Open and inviting kitchen with strong compositions
We replaced a rabbit warren of rooms with a spacious, communally oriented kitchen inspired by the unfitted kitchen concept advocated by Johnny Grey. The cabinetry along the back wall evokes a...
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1920's Bungalow Kitchen Remodel
The original kitchen was pretty bleak. Drop ceiling, multiple layers of resilient flooring, and minimal cabinet/counter space. We opened up the entrance from the dining room to allow bar seating for...
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Wild Cherry Kitchen
From Fall, 2010, to Summer, 2012, I completely redesigned, gutted and reconstructed the kitchen and dining area (with an addition that increased these small spaces by 75%) that my wife Lynn and I...
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Maple Leaf Kitchen Remodel
This Seattle kitchen remodel transformed a dark, narrow kitchen and dining room into a spacious, light filled space to gather with family and friends. The existing kitchen and dining room were...
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Black & White Kitchen.
This is a kitchen remodel. The layout for the plumbing was the only thing we kept from the old design. The refrigerator moved a few feet from the original spot to better work with the new cabinets...
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Bayside New Construction
This home is located next to 80 acres of wildlife conservancy, and the homeowners wanted their home to reflect the natural elements of the surrounding area. Working with the homeowner, i was able to...
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How to Paint Fiber-Cement Siding
Painter Jim Lacey shares some tips for caulking and painting fiber-cement siding. read more
