Once a generic space, now a floor built for a crowd.
The family wanted the main living level of their forever home to truly feel like their own, not the builder’s. Since the family hosts often, the space needed to hold a crowd as easily as it held a quiet night in.
A previous attempt with a separate designer and a separate builder had left them discouraged, so this time they wanted everybody at the table from the beginning: the designer, the builder, and the trade partners working from one plan.
An underused full guest bathroom is now a working scullery and half bath, complete with added storage and organization space, freezer drawers, and a dishwasher tucked out of sight.
Inset cabinetry, hand-measured half-shelves, and custom brass-rail shelving, built on-site by the team’s own carpenters. Vertical in-cabinet lighting means the shelves could stay solid wood instead of glass.
The plaster hood cover and true alder wood beams were built in-house. Wood trim detailing wraps three walls of the hood area around a corbel designed custom for this project.
The same paint color runs across trim, walls, and ceiling in the open living space for a unified look, while the bedrooms and den go darker and moodier for contrast.
Skylights fitted with remote-control blinds brings in natural daylight on the homeowners' terms.
A half-wall gave way to a white oak stair railing with wrought iron balusters, stained on site.
Added soundproofing and specialty flooring so music doesn't disturb the living areas.
Electrical, plumbing, and gas lines were replaced throughout the home as needed to support the new layout and appliances.
We moved and replaced structural beams to open up the kitchen. Outside, we redid the siding, put on a new roof and repainted the house inside and out.
A dated ‘90s-style archway was reworked into a cleaner, more current opening between spaces.
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Before.
The main living space was held back by a builder-grade layout that worked on paper but never felt authentic to the family living in it.
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There was plenty of potential to build out what the homeowners wanted most: a scullery, carved out of an underused full guest bathroom, and a coffee bar.
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We designed around those two anchors, converting the guest bath into a scullery and half bath and adding the coffee bar. We also moved a window for better proportion, and redesigned an archway to create a more current and custom appearance.
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Our team detailed the remodel down to the trim, including a corbel and hood detailing that wraps three walls of the kitchen. The homeowners could see the finished project’s mix of modern lines and antique character before a single wall came down.
The kitchen anchors a living area built for hosting while the new scullery keeps the space presentable. When the party is over, the added soundproofing keeps music downstairs from being heard upstairs.
Our design studio in Longwood handles the floor plans, the elevations, the construction, and the interior design down to the furniture. You get one team that already knows your project instead of a designer, a builder, and a decorator who’ve never met.
Our studio is in Longwood, and we work throughout central Florida, including Lake Mary, Heathrow, Winter Park, Maitland, College Park, Winter Garden, Markham Woods, Windermere, and the northern Orlando area.
No. Our design team does the searching and narrows each choice down to a few options. You review them with samples in our Longwood studio, next to your floor plan and elevations, and you can take samples home to see them in your own light. Every selection is set before you sign, so your proposal has one price and no allowances. We then order the materials so they’re in our warehouse before construction starts. On this project, every finish was a “better and best” selection.
It depends on the scope. About half our clients stay and half move out. For a project of this size, we’ll be honest with you up front about the feasibility of living at home through construction.
Whether you’re ready to begin or just want to see if we’re the right fit, we’re glad you reached out. Destini will look over your project and get you on the calendar with Sean and Kimberly for a complimentary, no-pressure 15-minute discovery call.
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