Dry Creek Drive
This 2,394 sq.ft., 3 bedroom 3 bath home was dated beyond its original 1986 construction as the previous owner custom built the home for his mother in the cramped, shotgun style she was used to. Our team was challenged by the clients’ desire to turn the very traditional family room, formal living room and closed off kitchen/breakfast rooms in to one great room while also raising the ceilings to match the coffered look in the existing family room.
An entry that once led you straight into an awkwardly placed a/c closet, now opens directly to the combined great room with spaces for the kitchen, desk/work space, sitting area, dining and family living room, divided only by one large elliptical opening between the family room and the kitchen. All of that sounds great on paper but the framing involved was no small feat.
Two load bearing walls that formed a T-shape divided the three rooms we combined. Removing the East-West wall would ordinarily be no problem, but when the North-South wall received a new clear span 18’ elliptical arch, and the ceilings were to be raised 2’ above the existing plate height, we had to get creative with our placement of glue lam beams dividing ceiling rafters in two. The new clear span ceiling from front to back covers 24’ with one strategically placed glue lam spanning east-west supporting not only the new coffered ceiling loads but also the roof ridge beam and a/c unit that was relocated to the attic space above, and all of this resting on the for mentioned 18’ clear span.
A kitchen that was once a cramped 10x14 box, now has an island alone that measures 5’x9’ and includes a new gas cooktop with spice pull-outs flanking either side, warming drawer, oversize pot and pan drawers below and custom recirculating downdraft range vent that discharges recycled air out the toe space of the cabinets below. Custom stained cherry cabinets with an appliance garage, built-in microwave, trash and recycling pull-outs and ample room for storage including an overflow pantry in the utility hall, this once postage stamp kitchen has more than doubled in size.
A back den area that had all the requirements to be a guest bedroom was divided by an awkward traffic flow from the kitchen, through the space to the utility, back porch, or rear exit that hindered it from being a bedroom. This area was reconfigured to allow private access to the guest suite from the outside as well as a defined hallway between the kitchen, garage entry, back porch and bedroom. The newly created space serves as a large utility with upgraded granite finishes and new energy efficient front-loading washer and dryer, as well as the additional kitchen overflow pantry mentioned earlier.
Two guest bathroom remodels in the front and rear of the house both removed all existing fixtures and finishes as well as divider walls that chopped the spaces in to separate lavatory and bathing rooms. Key additions include a claw foot slipper tub in the front bath and a custom furniture style vanity made in house in the rear bath.
This newly unified great room leaves the ultimate wow factor impression in this all interior remodel.
An entry that once led you straight into an awkwardly placed a/c closet, now opens directly to the combined great room with spaces for the kitchen, desk/work space, sitting area, dining and family living room, divided only by one large elliptical opening between the family room and the kitchen. All of that sounds great on paper but the framing involved was no small feat.
Two load bearing walls that formed a T-shape divided the three rooms we combined. Removing the East-West wall would ordinarily be no problem, but when the North-South wall received a new clear span 18’ elliptical arch, and the ceilings were to be raised 2’ above the existing plate height, we had to get creative with our placement of glue lam beams dividing ceiling rafters in two. The new clear span ceiling from front to back covers 24’ with one strategically placed glue lam spanning east-west supporting not only the new coffered ceiling loads but also the roof ridge beam and a/c unit that was relocated to the attic space above, and all of this resting on the for mentioned 18’ clear span.
A kitchen that was once a cramped 10x14 box, now has an island alone that measures 5’x9’ and includes a new gas cooktop with spice pull-outs flanking either side, warming drawer, oversize pot and pan drawers below and custom recirculating downdraft range vent that discharges recycled air out the toe space of the cabinets below. Custom stained cherry cabinets with an appliance garage, built-in microwave, trash and recycling pull-outs and ample room for storage including an overflow pantry in the utility hall, this once postage stamp kitchen has more than doubled in size.
A back den area that had all the requirements to be a guest bedroom was divided by an awkward traffic flow from the kitchen, through the space to the utility, back porch, or rear exit that hindered it from being a bedroom. This area was reconfigured to allow private access to the guest suite from the outside as well as a defined hallway between the kitchen, garage entry, back porch and bedroom. The newly created space serves as a large utility with upgraded granite finishes and new energy efficient front-loading washer and dryer, as well as the additional kitchen overflow pantry mentioned earlier.
Two guest bathroom remodels in the front and rear of the house both removed all existing fixtures and finishes as well as divider walls that chopped the spaces in to separate lavatory and bathing rooms. Key additions include a claw foot slipper tub in the front bath and a custom furniture style vanity made in house in the rear bath.
This newly unified great room leaves the ultimate wow factor impression in this all interior remodel.
