Great room with a vaulted shiplap ceiling and walls of windows

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Rooms built for everyday living.

Great rooms, family rooms, dens, and fireplace walls across Greater St. Louis. Every built-in and trim detail is fit to the room on site.

InsideA vaulted great roomA stone fireplace wallA navy denArched bookcases

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Featured living spaces.

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A vaulted shiplap great room

A stone fireplace wall

A navy sitting room

A painted fireplace surround

Arched built-in bookcases

01The great room

A great room under a vaulted shiplap ceiling.

Exposed beams, walls of windows, and sliding doors out to the deck.

The great room sits under a vaulted shiplap ceiling with exposed beams, with walls of windows and sliding doors that open to the deck.

It opens to the kitchen and dining area, so the whole main floor reads as one connected space.

Vaulted great room with a black chandelier and sliding doors to the deck — **Vaulted ceiling** and a black chandelier

Great room seating under exposed ceiling beams — **Exposed beams** over the seating

Family room open to the kitchen and dining area — **Open** to the kitchen and dining

Family room with views to the kitchen and front entry — **Views** to the kitchen and front entry

Entry hall looking toward the family room — **Entry hall** looking toward the family room

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Every built-in and trim detail is fit to your room on site, so the finished space feels like it was always part of the house.

How we finish living spaces

Stone fireplace with an arched mirror, beam mantel, and lit floating shelves — **The fireplace wall.** Stone to the ceiling with a rustic beam mantel.

02Fireplace wall

A stone fireplace with lit floating shelves.

A floor-to-ceiling stone fireplace with a rustic beam mantel, flanking built-in cabinets, and lit floating shelves.

The stone runs floor to ceiling, with a rustic beam mantel set across the firebox.

Built-in cabinets flank the fireplace on both sides, with lit floating shelves above for books and display.

FireplaceFloor-to-ceiling stone
MantelRustic beam
StorageFlanking built-in cabinets
ShelvingLit floating shelves

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Lit floating shelves above built-in cabinets beside a stone fireplace — **Built-ins.** Cabinets below, shelves above.

Rustic beam mantel with a vase and an arched mirror — **The mantel.** A rustic beam.

The family room

Family room with a stone fireplace and built-ins

Built for the whole family

The finished fireplace wall from across the family room.

03The den

A navy sitting room with a fireplace.

Deep navy walls, a white fireplace surround, French doors, and a reading area off the main floor.

Navy wallsWhite fireplace surroundFrench doorsBuilt-in TV wallReading area

Navy sitting room with a fireplace and French doors — **The den.** A white surround against navy walls, with French doors to the hall.

Navy den with a white fireplace surround — **Reading area.**

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04In the details

A painted surround with a full-height overmantel.

Fluted pilasters, a full-height overmantel framing the TV, and a black marble-look hearth.

Custom overmantel framing a wall-mounted TV — **The surround.** A full-height overmantel frames the TV.

Fluted pilaster detail on a painted mantel — aFluted pilasters

Painted mantel with fluted pilasters — bMarble-look surround

Painted fireplace surround in a family room — cFull-height overmantel

Fireplace surround with a black marble-look hearth — dBlack hearth

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Living space projects are priced by scope, materials, and finish. After a walkthrough, you get a detailed written estimate before any work starts.

Living Spaces Services

Feature wall

A fireplace wall, bookcase wall, or ceiling detail.

Room refresh

Trim, paneling, built-ins, paint, and lighting throughout one room.

Full room remodel

Layout changes, drywall, flooring, lighting, and finish carpentry from start to finish.

One team

Carpentry, drywall, paint, and trim handled by one team.

Arched bookcase with lit shelves and a stone countertop — **The arch.** Lit shelves inside a painted frame.

05Built-ins

Arched bookcases around a window seat.

A pair of arched built-in bookcases with lit shelves and stone countertops.

Pair of arched built-in bookcases framing a window seat — **The pair.** Framing a window seat.

Two arched bookcases frame a window seat, each with lit shelves above stone countertops.

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Arched built-in bookcase with lit shelving — **Lit shelves** and a stone top.

Stone fireplace flanked by built-in shelving

Backyard patio with lounge seating beside a glass garage door

Covered patio with outdoor lounge furniture

Courtyard patio with outdoor seating and lawn

Covered patio with a tongue-and-groove ceiling

Patio with lounge seating and an arborvitae privacy screen

Tongue-and-groove patio ceiling with recessed lights

Landscaped backyard with a lawn, arborvitae, and wood fence

Front entry steps with a painted balustrade

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