Custom craftsman home with a full front porch and tapered columns

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Built from the plan up.

Custom homes, whole-house remodels, and a carriage house across Greater St. Louis. Framing, finish carpentry, and cabinetry by our own crews.

InsideA custom craftsman homeA whole-house remodelA three-story home remodelA modern carriage house

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Featured custom builds and remodels.

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A custom craftsman home.

Framed by our crews, with every interior door, trim package, and millwork detail installed by our finish carpenters.

This craftsman home starts with a full front porch and tapered columns. Inside, an open staircase with wood treads and black iron balusters leads from a front hall with paneled trim.

The open kitchen has a white quartz island with pendants, and the finish carpentry carries through the fireplace built-ins, the mudroom bench, the walk-in closet, and an upstairs barn door.

Open kitchen with a white quartz island and pendant lights — **Kitchen** with a quartz island

Open staircase with wood treads and black iron balusters — **Open stair** and iron balusters

Fireplace wall with built-in cabinets — **Fireplace** built-ins

Rear of the custom home with a covered patio — **Rear** with a covered patio

Detached garage with matching siding — **Detached garage** with matching siding

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Every door, every trim package, every built-in. That is where a house gets its character.

From our finish carpenters

02Whole-house remodel

A whole-house remodel, inside and out.

A full gut remodel of the interior and exterior. We worked closely with the homeowner on the design and on working out the details of the project.

Painted gray brick exterior with a teal front door and black railings — **After.** Painted brick, a teal front door, and black railings.

The red brick was painted a deep gray, with black-framed windows, black railings, and a teal front door. Inside, the house was taken down to the studs and rebuilt room by room.

The new kitchen opens to the living room, with white cabinetry, a quartz island, and a stainless range hood. Light oak floors run through the house, and the bath has a walk-in shower with a black hex tile floor.

ScopeFull gut remodel, interior and exterior
ExteriorPainted brick, black windows and railings
KitchenWhite cabinetry, quartz island
BathWalk-in shower, black hex tile

Painted brickBlack-framed windowsOpen kitchenLight oak floorsWalk-in shower

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Before and after

The front of the house

Before: red brick exterior with white railings

The kitchen

White kitchen with a quartz island and a stainless range hood

The bathroom

Bathroom with a walk-in shower, a black hex tile floor, and a floating vanity

Finished

Living room with black-framed windows and a crystal chandelier — **Living room** with black-framed windows

Hallway with black French doors and light oak floors — **Hallway** with black French doors

03Three-story remodel

A three-story home remodel.

About 3,500 square feet over three floors in University City, opened up, rebuilt, and finished room by room.

In progress: floors opened to the joists — Step 1Open upFloors opened to the joists.

In progress: kitchen wall opening framed — Step 2FrameThe kitchen wall opened and framed.

In progress: new electrical panels — Step 3SystemsNew electrical panels and a tankless water heater.

Kitchen with new white cabinetry and a wicker pendant — Step 4FinishedA new kitchen with all new cabinetry.

The kitchen was rebuilt with all new cabinetry and countertops, plus a coffee bar, and the kitchen wall was opened into a new breakfast room with a beam. We also rebuilt structural floor framing.

Four bathrooms were remodeled, and the house got new electrical, new supply plumbing, and a new underground water service. The hardwood floors were refinished, with new doors and trim and reworked living-room bookcases.

ScopeWhole-home remodel, three floors
KitchenAll new cabinetry and a coffee bar
BathsFour bathrooms remodeled
SystemsNew electrical and plumbing

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Sitting room with new arched windows — **Finished.** New windows in the sitting room.

Primary bath walk-in shower — **Finished.** The primary bath walk-in shower.

04Carriage house

A modern carriage house and backyard.

On the same property as the whole-house remodel. Dark lap siding, a steel balcony, and a glass garage door outside. Inside, a full living space with a kitchen, laundry, bedroom, and bathroom.

Dark lap sidingSteel balconyGlass garage doorFull kitchenBedroom and bathPaver patio