Molinelli Designs

Jim worked with us on a redesign and expansion that encompassed half of our first floor, including the kitchen, mudroom, laundry room and the creation of a family room area off the kitchen. I met Jim when he was teaching a "Prepare to Remodel Your Home" class offered by the local community college. I took the class hoping to learn about the process, having very limited experience with major home improvement projects. Jim inspired such confidence in me that my husband and I hired him to design our dream project! We worked together for the better part of a year getting my dream on paper as a realistic design. I knew what I wanted, and Jim used his years of experience to improve on my ideas. His patience and good humor know no bounds! Now that my dream is a reality, not a day goes by that I am not reminded of our good fortune in finding the right designer. My friends are amazed at the change in our home. I have recommended Jim to friends, some of whom have hired him for their own projects, and look forward to working with him again if we do another home improvement.

great service great prices great work and my backyard looks wonderful. Beautiful is all i can say, thank you so much.

A few years ago my wife and I inherited a house that was built in the 1970's. The house was in a nice location, but the kitchen and family room were rather small and the house didn't have very much light inside. We were considering remodeling, but weren't sure what was possible, given the details of our lot. Fortunately, we met Jim Molinelli through the remodeling seminar that he teaches at Howard Community College. We were impressed with his knowledge and experience, and began working with him to design an addition that would create a more modern floor plan for our house. We worked with Jim over the course of several months as he patiently explored with us the changes we wanted to make. He proposed some initial designs and listened to our thoughts. Then he carefully guided us as to various ways to achieve our functional goals for the house. As the scope of our project evolved over time, Jim had the knowledge and experience to accurately estimate the costs involved with the design. We were particularly impressed with his practical knowledge of kitchen design. His layout for the cabinets and has turned out to be very functional and handsome, and he created a recess for a standard size refrigerator, giving us the look of a built-in at a much lower cost. The design also included a new, spacious living room with a vaulted ceiling and a fireplace. The kitchen, living room, and master bath designs included large windows that brought in the view of nature and solved the problem of our house being too dark. Jim's help was also invaluable during the construction process. He worked with the county to draw up plans for the new septic system, and he worked closely with the builder when an occasional engineering question arose. This ensured that the project moved along and stayed on schedule. Jim's patience, creativity, and gentle humor made it a pleasure to work with him. The final design was innovative, modern, and very comfortable. The project was completed in 2012, and we continue to be extremely pleased with the results. We wholeheartedly recommend Molinelli Designs to anyone who is considering a home building or remodeling project.

My wife and I bought a home that was in serious need of remodeling. She had met Jim Molinelli at seminar and was impressed by his professional manner and knowledge of home design remodeling. So we contacted Jim to help us redeisgn the entire inside of our home. After our first meeting, we knew he was going to deliver. Our home had vaulted ceilings in the family room and master bedroom. As he exited our home, he said that he would open up the entire living area and remove the drop ceilings in the front entrance, living room, dinning room, and kitchen. We told him to move forward with that in his design. We were presented with floor plan changes and CAD images of what our home will look like once completed. Today we have finally finished our home and we are more than pleased. We have a few parties since our home was completed and our friends and guests are very impressed with the end result. Its looks like it could be feature in a magazine. Jim made himself available throughout the remodel process, met with our general contractor, and provided detailed design that was easy enough for our contractors (both for demolition and rebuilding) to follow. We are quite pleased with his work and professionalism and would use him again if we had a need. To bad he does not do landscape design as would would have loved to see what he would have designed for the exterior. Resident in Woodbine MD