New Home Construction Companies in Hazelwood

“We worked with architect Jenny Gossow on an extensive interior renovation project where the goal was to take an ordinary 10-year-old pseudo-Craftsman open concept white-walled bore of a house to something that made my heart sing and actually functioned for our family. The scope included the main level kitchen/living area, the master bathroom, a hall bath, and a new office space on the lower level. During our initial meetings with Jenny, she really dug into how we use our spaces and what were our functional challenges (enough books for a town library, enough art and photographs for a small gallery, and a houseful of messy people who love to cook but hate cleaning the kitchen). She presented three options that reconfigured the giant open concept rectangle on the main floor into kitchen, living room and hallway separated by walls with arched openings. The new space is visually much more graceful and provided room for additional kitchen cabinetry, a walk-in pantry and an additional wall of built-ins for books. Jenny also designed beautiful cabinetry for the lower level office and additional storage cabinets for a new hallway created by closing off the office space. She connected us with a great general contractor and was with us throughout the project, helping find solutions to issues as they arose. I felt like she and the contractor worked to give me what I wanted even when it was problematic - like, I’d be ready to give up on an idea, but they never stopped until they figured things out. The work went on for a long time - well over the nine months that was originally scheduled, for reasons I found entirely acceptable - and I really enjoyed it. Our house is so charming now and honestly I feel like I can relax in it for the first time since we’ve lived here. It’s much easier to maintain and keep clean. I’m trying to decide what else to renovate so I can work with Jenny again.”

“They’re brilliant, kind, and on top of their game. We were fortunate enough to be able to pursue a total gut and rebuild of our kitchen and bath, and they were able to work their magic unrestrained. First, they elegantly solved the matter of feng shui in our awkwardly laid out kitchen on the second floor of our narrow century home. Then we enjoyed the aesthetics phase of our design meetings. They always proposed a variety of options, but I’m not sure it was ever necessary. They knew what we wanted better than we did, and our feedback was rarely anything other than “wow, we love that”. The style is captivating, timeless, and unique. Finally came the action phase of our renovation. The nature of our work required nearly every type of tradesman, especially with having to accommodate for the unique circumstances of our particular project. Though the coordination of it all was quite complex, they were communicative and flexible with us. Most importantly, they handled all the details while we focused on our lives and watched patiently as the work came to fruition. In the end, we couldn’t be happier with how things turned out. No regrets whatsoever. Admittedly, we made no compromises and paid the appropriate costs for our bougie project (which they prepared us for from the beginning), but this was an investment that has paid dividends in joy and will continue to yield happiness every day for many more years to come. Thank you so much Michael, Justin, and the Nistenhaus team!”

“We were extremely pleased with the overall experience in working with Ed and Ruth. They made the entire process simple and delivered superb quality for us. The key to all of our success was the fact they took time and listened to us throughout the journey of designing our home. They provided incredible ideas to incorporate into the design of our home for our young family that will later transform into our retirement home. I would highly recommend Ed Stevens Architects to any friend or family. Thank you again Ed & Ruth! Annette & Russ”