Home Additions
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We approach every remodel project with the intent of having a dramatic impact on the lives of our clients. You might say that we are in the business of amazing. Vision Our client wanted a dining area that would fit her entertainment aspirations, but her current dining room was just too small to meet her…
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The most usual challenge with remodeling old homes is dealing with infrastructural wear and tear. Sometimes, however, an equal challenge can be found in dealing with previous remodel efforts. In the case of one North End home, we were faced with both! Vision This North End home had a long history, beginning with an original…
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When you think of an office addition over a garage, you would most likely think of a fairly mundane space, with an accent on utility rather than style. Which is precisely why we present this case study. We love to confound expectations…as well as exceed them. Vision When our clients wanted to add a professional…
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“Outgrowing” a home is a common motivation for remodeling it — especially as households expand with the addition of children or extended family members. When it comes to aging, however, the concept of outgrowing a home takes on an entirely new meaning — a reality that our clients Pete and Diane discovered with regard to…
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It would be wonderful if every room in our home could be devoted to one single purpose, but most of us need to take a more practical approach to efficient use of our living space. In the case of this addition remodel, our client chose to combine the part time function of guest room with…
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When a family increases by one child more than the number of bedrooms, it’s time to consider a larger home — but that doesn’t mean buying a new one. Think of this situation as an opportunity to customize, as well as add on. Vision Our client’s family had increased by a child, and with only two…
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In considering the scope of their remodel project, Laura and Steve soon came to the realization that when the issue of “spaciousness” has little to do with the actual amount of space, the only viable option is to “reconfigure.” Steve and Laura moved into their Southeast Boise home fourteen years ago. They loved the neighborhood,…
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When undertaking this Boise, Idaho home remodel, we worked with our clients to add space to their home by adding a home addition. Vision There was already a second story to this home, but our clients wanted to add additional bedrooms over their garage — as unobtrusively as possible. Challenge The biggest challenge with almost…
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By its nature, an addition remodel is about creating something that wasn’t there before. This in turn means incorporating something new into something that already existed. A well executed addition should do this in a way that not only respects the integrity of a home’s design, but enhances it as well. It’s all about balance.…