Our home remodel projects reflect the interests of our clients and draw inspiration from the old houses we start with.

This project was a major remodel and new second floor addition for a pair of secondary school teachers. They bought the house in the 1970’s, brought up three children in it, and were about to retire.

They wanted to transform the home into a place they could enjoy in their retirement, do all the art and research projects they had put off for years, and which would better-accommodate their extensive collection of books - a place where they could live comfortably into old age.

The existing house had only a little nice detailing, but we enhanced it and brought the simple Craftsman aesthetic more toward Craftsman’s Japanese roots.

The centerpiece of this was the new stair. Located in the heart of the house, it has a lattice-like screen wall on one side. The underside has a cherry built-in inspired by Japanese Tansu cabinets.