Mudroom and powder bath remodel in Lakeville, MN by Twin Cities design/build remodeler, White Birch Design. To learn more, visit www.whitebirchdesignllc.com

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The island provides an eating area, gas range top with hood and a warming drawer below. A pot filler was added for added convenience. The mix of metals and wood creates an eclectic feel.

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The Squaw Valley Retreat is a rebuild of one of the original Olympic cabins from 1960. Our client is an incredibly fun person who enjoys the outdoors and wanted to take full advantage of the view and the indoor / outdoor possibilities of the property. As it happens, this property has one of the best views towards the Resort with the Master Suite taking full advantage with large picture windows in each space. The house is full of nooks to enjoy during the winter and broad vistas to enjoy while cooking a gourmet meal in the summer.

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This serene urban retreat blends timeless architecture, calming hues, and personal details, designed to reflect a family's love of music, cooking, reading, and meaningful connection. This light-filled kitchen pairs crisp white cabinetry with warm wood floors and a marble island, creating a timeless, welcoming space perfect for cooking, gathering, and everyday family living.

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Photo by Mike Casey Cramped, uncomfortable, and out of date: when the owners of this home approached us about renovating their kitchen and adjoining sunroom, these were high on their list of complaints. OPENING UP THE KITCHEN Our plan kept the kitchen in the same location but took down the walls between both the dining room and the sunroom to create an expansive multi-purpose space with spectacular views to conservation land along the back of the property. We removed the powder room and in its place created a window-lined hallway to the living room—opening up direct access between these two previously disconnected spaces. We then built a new half bath between these two rooms, with a door along the back hallway. The result is a more private powder room that is easier to access than before. Significantly improved cabinetry provides ample storage for both human and canine needs. An island countertop is functional and pleasant, enabling the owners to prep for and clean up from dinner all while enjoying the view of the woods behind their house. CREATING COMFORT We also completely rebuilt the sunroom, thickening the framing to allow for extra insulation and raising the roof to accommodate a higher ceiling and tall windows that let in as much natural light as the skylights they replaced, but much less of the solar gain that had made the room so intolerable in the summer. We improved visual connections between spaces and admitted more natural light by converting the framing of the main stairway from full to half walls. We also insulated the attic and replaced an aging, inefficient central air conditioning system with ductless minisplit heat pumps, which can also be used as supplemental heat. All in all, this was our kind of project: we made the home more attractive, more comfortable, and more energy-efficient—all over the course of a single, well-integrated project.

The original kitchen was demoed and a new footprint was designed to be more open. The client and her family cook and entertain together with their grown kids and grandchildren. The new kitchen provides adequate storage while opening up the kitchen to the adjacent breakfast and family room.

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