When a past client of ours called wanting a master bathroom addition on her Brookside tudor there was only one thing to do: call Dan Wessel. Dan, our longtime architect partner, is the master of designing new spaces to look and feel as though they belonged to the house from the very beginning.
If you haven’t already, check out this post for a little background on this remodeling project. You’ll see that about 18 months ago we tackled the clients’ bathroom, and after a bit of a break, they wanted to knock out the kitchen as well. While the bathroom needed a full gut and required us to move quite a bit of plumbing, the kitchen remodel wasn’t nearly as invasive. It was mostly the look and feel of the kitchen that drove the clients bananas, not so much the function of it.
A couple years ago we got connected to these empty-nester homeowners as they were exploring a master bathroom remodel. They’d recently bought a villa in the Hallbrook subdivision and while it was in great shape, it was a bit (or, well, a lot) too Tuscan for their taste.
Tucked away on a darling street in Mission Woods, this home gave us heart eyes upon first visit. So much curb appeal. What it was lacking was a kitchen/entertaining area functional for the family of four (with twin toddlers!) who lived in it. Additionally there was a somewhat odd glassed-in pass-through from the kitchen to the main living area.
Classic case of the cobbler’s kids. My personal home is an indefinite work in progress. But after having Ruth come by to take some pictures of my kids’ rooms before we did a little re-arranging a few weekends ago, I realized that despite introducing you to our then-new home in 2016 and having you follow…
Our designer Ruth put us in touch with these homeowners last summer as they were buying their first home as a married couple in KC. The Brookside bungalow they landed on, with its wrap-around porch, oozed charm from the street but was not without its flaws inside. No master bathroom (just a hall bath serving…
We do a lot of white kitchens. And I’m okay with that. Because they’re classic and beautiful; light and bright. And I’ll never tire of them. But I’m okay with black, too. Because in all the same ways that white is enduring and lovely, so is black. But it’s also deep and moody. It’s bold,…
Those that know me well know my aversion to driving. So when the call came in to travel out to Lake Quivira for a kitchen project, I rather thought I’d like to pass. Luckily, Jim doesn’t share my distaste for highways and out he went. And it’s a darn good thing as this turned out…
Oh, and while you’re here… Finish that sentence a million different ways. Look at our kitchen…Look at our porch…Do you mind glancing at our laundry room? May as well take a quick peek at the guest bath…you know – while you’re here. It’s no big deal, but, while you’re here do you have a second to see playroom?…
As much as I’ve loved living outside of Kansas City at different times in my life, the fact that I’m now raising my children less than a tenth of a mile from my childhood home is such a treat. Pushing a stroller down the same sidewalk I was pushed down. Ringing the same neighbors’ doorbells…
