Our clients relocated to Ann Arbor and struggled to find an open layout home that was fully functional for their family. We worked to create a modern inspired home with convenient features and beautiful finishes. This 4,500 square foot home includes 6 bedrooms, and 5.5 baths. In addition to that, there is a 2,000 square feet beautifully finished basement. It has a semi-open layout with clean lines to adjacent spaces, and provides optimum entertaining for both adults and kids. The interior and exterior of the home has a combination of modern and transitional styles with contrasting finishes mixed with warm wood tones and geometric patterns.

Inspiration for a coastal light wood floor bedroom remodel in Miami with blue walls

Tuscan u-shaped dark wood floor kitchen photo in San Francisco with raised-panel cabinets, light wood cabinets, paneled appliances and an island

Bob Greenspan
Bedroom - mid-sized transitional guest dark wood floor bedroom idea in Kansas City

Mudroom, complete with custom bench and shelving, as well as uniquely (diagonally) installed Saltillo tile.
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We planned on a full kitchen remodel for this project. Our goal was to increase countertop space, widen the working triangle, improve the lighting plan, and expand the circulation between rooms. To achieve a wider visual and functional connection from the kitchen to the dining room, we opened up the wall between the dining room and kitchen.

Photos by Bob Greenspan Photography
Kitchen - mid-sized contemporary l-shaped dark wood floor kitchen idea in Kansas City with white cabinets, marble countertops, black backsplash, stone slab backsplash and stainless steel appliances

The white counters and white cabinets allow for the gray backsplash tile to pop and give this contemporary space some character. The tile is Waveline Glass tile from Island Tile.

Trendy double front door photo in Detroit with white walls and a medium wood front door

Example of a large farmhouse beige floor mudroom design in Detroit with brown walls

Open concept kitchen - large transitional l-shaped medium tone wood floor and brown floor open concept kitchen idea in Detroit with blue cabinets, white backsplash, ceramic backsplash, stainless steel appliances, an island, white countertops and shaker cabinets

John Evans
Inspiration for a huge timeless u-shaped dark wood floor kitchen remodel in Columbus with beaded inset cabinets, white cabinets, white backsplash, paneled appliances, an island, granite countertops and stone tile backsplash

Even a small addition can improve the layout of your home! It only took adding a footprint of 155 square feet to transform our clients kitchen to the one of their dreams. By bumping out the back of the home, we were able to relocate the kitchen, giving them the island they hoped for and new windows looking out to the backyard. The old kitchen then got divided up to create a mudroom space just off of the garage and added space for the central dining room. The dining room also includes a pantry closet and separate coffee bar with built-in beverage fridge, providing even more storage. In the family room, we added walls to create a new opening into the dining room to help define the spaces. A new front window provides the missing sightline to the front yard and the relocated patio door greets you into the new screened in porch. Upstairs, we stacked the addition over the kitchen to give our clients a larger primary bathroom with plenty of storage and a large shower.

Utility room - mid-sized transitional single-wall brown floor utility room idea in Detroit with a drop-in sink, flat-panel cabinets, white cabinets, blue walls, a side-by-side washer/dryer and white countertops

BECK/ALLEN DESIGNER: Joe Kunz INTERIOR DESIGN: Jessie D. Miller HOME BUILDER: NJL Custom Homes
Eat-in kitchen - transitional medium tone wood floor eat-in kitchen idea in St Louis with a farmhouse sink, beaded inset cabinets, white cabinets, marble countertops, white backsplash, stainless steel appliances, an island and marble backsplash

Goals The clients main goal was more space. They desired a new kitchen that was large enough to fit their growing family and to update other rooms in their home to fit their contemporary style. Our Design Solution In order to enlarge the kitchen, we had to build a new addition. The original kitchen was just too small and had no where to expand to within the house. With moving the entire kitchen into the addition, there was now room to create a mudroom and a new bathroom. Above the new kitchen, we gave the client a new master suite. We used white cabinets, a custom wood counter, and gray back splash tile, to give the kitchen the contemporary feel the clients were seeking. C.J South Photography

Bob Greenspan Photography
Small transitional master light wood floor bedroom photo in Kansas City with white walls and no fireplace

Kitchen. Photo by Clark Dugger
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Mid-sized trendy open concept and formal light wood floor living room photo in Detroit with blue walls, a standard fireplace, a wood fireplace surround and no tv