Before & After
A note from Linda: I want to show you some examples of what it is that we do with a remodel to create your vision for you home. I think before and after photos are a lot of fun.
This formal dining room in an older contemporary Santa Fe style home was located next to a covered outdoor room so the wall was fully opened and a retracting Nana Wall all glass wall was built to hide in the new wall pocket created for it. We kept the clients large wood dining table and added fun Chippendale-adaptation chairs in a worn black paint with gold highlights. The base of an overlarge cabinet in the dining room was kept as a credenza and the top portion was moved to the outdoor room which holds a TV. A beautiful old iron chandelier and an antique oriental rug were added to finish this inviting dining room.
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What a transformation to this outdated living room! The ceiling was raised and hand adzed beams were added. Antique doors on barn door rack and a stunning fireplace wall of native stone were built and the walls were plastered with integral color. The long narrow window was raised to catch a beautiful mountain view and the furnishings were a perfect finish.
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The addition of a custom masonry fireplace built with mud adobe and concrete surround in place of the center doors in this ordinary wall creates a beautiful focal point for the room and anchors the seating area which is comfortably furnished with a soft old oriental rug in neutral colors and an eclectic mix of furnishings. Antique oak floor planks complete the lovely old Arizona feel of the room.
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This small outdated kitchen was expanded by removing a wall into a walk in closet and raising the ceiling. The cabinets are handmade and hand carved, finished in a deep rich brown stain and the end “butler’s pantry” wall of cabinets was done in antiqued ivory paint. The stove hood is plastered to match the walls with an antique beam around the bottom. The backsplash is veneered with antique bricks and the counter is a dark leathered granite.
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This outdated room became a beautiful formal dining room by replacing the sheetrock walls with mud adobe, adding new custom steel windows and a wood ceiling with beams. A pair of antique columns frame the doorway opening to create an elegant entrance.
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The remodel of this 1970s living room/dining room went from cold white walls, ugly tile floors, low pony walls and popup ceiling to an open, warm and welcoming space. The low walls were removed, ceilings had updated viga beams added with plastered arched between them, the walls are plastered with integral color and the furnishing consist of an antique Spanish trunk/coffee table, comfortable sofa with antique oriental rug pillows and an antique Native American rug on the wall of the dining room.
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This kitchen was at the end of a great room and consisted of old red painted cabinets with galvanized tin inserts, an oversized concrete island and an unattractive black metal stove hood. We designed rich hand made cabinets with hand carved details and built a new plastered stove hood with reclaimed wood and added a beautiful soapstone counter. The backsplash tile was hand painted, custom colored rustic patterned tile.
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The remodel design of the original master bedroom which had an 8-foot flat sheetrock ceiling and bad faux painting included raising the ceiling and adding wood viga beams. The walls were plastered in integral color plaster and the floor was finished in antique chestnut planks. The design of the 4 poster bed with its geometric bedding design plays off of the antique Navajo rug on the floor.
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This living room in a mud adobe home was furnished with black leather upholstery and an old unattractive coffee table. We designed and furnished the room with a combination of antique armoire, a soft old oriental rug, a pair of French chairs, beautiful iron coffee table and large colorful abstract paintings.
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