Sweeten renovated a nearly 100-year-old English house in Bronxville, N.Y., turning an outdated and awkward layout into a modern haven. The classic English Tudor home was transformed with an open-concept kitchen, a custom mudroom and thoughtfully updated bathrooms. Creating an open layout on the first floor involved eliminating the wall between the dining room and kitchen. The new open-concept kitchen included a large center island for entertaining, providing an anchor between the dining space and the cooking area. The quartz marble design for the countertops contrasted with the custom wood…
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Remodel of the Week: Aptitude Design & Build
Aptitude Design & Build took on a never-renovated 1985 house in St. Charles, Miss. The project’s priorities were functionality, low maintenance and long-term livability. The project scope included two phases of renovations. The first in the kitchen, half bath and throughout the lower level. Matt Mierek grew Aptitude Design & Build from a side construction jobs with constant demand for his expertise. He began to take the business as his full time venture with the ethos of, “What would I do if this were my house?” The company quickly scaled…
Read MoreRemodel of the Week: Trina Turk
Fashion designer-turned-builder Trina Turk added her own flare to a 1963 home renovation in Palm Springs, Calif. High in the Cahuilla Hills sat a home with peeling wallpaper in dull metallics, chipped tiles and flaking flocked patterns. The Soleil House was Turk’s first solo renovation project. The glass walls, asymmetrical pool and the home’s indoor-outdoor relationship felt classically midcentury; all aspects Turk wanted to preserve in the renovation. “I could tell what this house could look like, and what it could be, as soon as I walked in,” said Turk. …
Read MoreRemodel of the week: Jenny O’Leary
Architect and designer Jenny O’Leary transformed a kitchen inside a late-1800s brownstone in Carroll Gardens in Brooklyn, N.Y., into a modern, functional space while still preserving historical charm. The challenge was more than updating and preserving an old house, but designing a kitchen a couple could comfortably share on the daily. Another challenge was the fact that O’Leary’s clients had two opposing design styles. While one liked darker tones and strong lines, the other preferred softer elements. O’Leary aimed to renovate the kitchen to feel classic and calm for each…
Read MoreRemodel of the Week: Rude Haus
Local studio Rude Haus renovated a home in New Hope, Pa. with an assortment of hand-crafted elements to create a colorful, vintage atmosphere. Instead, the designer incorporated Pennsylvania’s surrounding countryside into the living spaces of Clover House by using bright colours and texture. Handmade tiles depicting plants, animals and countryside motifs that frame the threshold between the living room and dining room. The project entailed updating the main living areas of the split-level home after its owners performed initial renovations, which brought the house up to code, but left the…
Read MoreRemodel of the week: Peter Zaitzeff and Robert Dean
A Harry Bates-designed home scheduled for the wrecking ball was renovated by SERHANT Sales Director Peter Zaitzeff and Architect Robert Dean into a stylish, mid-century modern home in the East Hamptons, N.Y. Zaitzeff and his wife, Annie Dean, bought the home in 2018 with the renovation vision in mind, prompting them to step into the home renovation industry. “It was a teardown basically,” said Zaitzeff. “But we said no, the bones of the house are amazing. We were in love with it because of the pedigree—it was Harry Bates.” Beginning…
Read MoreRemodel of the Week: Vujovich Design Build
Vujovich Design Build remodeled a cramped and outdated kitchen inside a 1937 Minneapolis Home, preserving the historic charm while improving function and flow for everyday living. The interior design won first place in the Historic Renovation/Restoration (50 years or older) category for this project in the 2025 Midwest Design Awards and took thoughtful, creative measures to bring this kitchen into the present while still honoring its past. Walls were opened to improve flow and select windows were closed to reclaim wall space for cabinetry. A walk-in pantry was added, concealed…
Read MoreRemodel of the week: One Coast Design
The design team from One Coast Design remodeled the Coburn Hutchinson House in Summerville, S.C. The home is a rare surviving example of Charleston Single-style architecture, with one particular space standing out among the rest: The Blue Bathroom. Tucked into one of the home’s original guest suites and accessed through a set of original French doors off the piazza, the bathroom was transformed from a utilitarian clockroom into a vintage and period-accurate spa room. Michelle Sauter, lead designer at One Coast Design and owner of the Coburn Hutchinson House, described…
Read MoreRemodel of the week: Neil Kelly
The design team from Neil Kelly remodeled a kitchen in Gresham, transforming its outdated design into a more contemporary one that balances with transitional warmth. Tawni Peterson from NK worked as the Design Consultant on the project, leading a team also from NK. The clients knew they wanted to remodel the kitchen when they originally moved into the home a few years ago, envisioning a more open and airy kitchen. The team faced structural challenges during the initial walkthrough, noting that the existing vertical stick framing was not adequate to…
Read MoreRemodel of the week: Bishop Studio
The design team from Bishop Studio remodeled and preserved the midcentury model style ranch for the first time since construction in 1966. The original construction was led by renowned architect and close friend of Frank Lloyd Wright, Don Erickson. The team from Bishop Studio includes designers Jennie Bishop, Natalie Fantozzi and Veronica Callahan who took on the project in Winnetka, Ill. The clients were a young couple with two young children. The studio’s vision was to modernize without sacrificing original charm and warm feel. This is executed by a balance…
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