Some great friends of our recently bought a house Daybreak with an amazing exterior, great floor plan for an incredible price but seriously lacked in trim details. It was so much fun coming in just to do builtins, trims and a few other details.
And here’s a sneak peak of the pictures to come from Meikel.
Instagram by Meikel Reece.
We have the awesome privilege of remodeling a home of dear friends of ours. It was this very house where Steve lived when we first meet and where he slept the night before we got married. So it’s been very exciting to see the transformation of this house for such a great family. Here are a few pictures of the project as we near the completion of this project.
Kitchen Before:
Kitchen after: (cabinets by Benjamin Blackwelder)
Coffered ceilings:
Entry door before:
Front entry after: 
TThe grandkid play room:
Living Room fireplace:
Although we’ve been huge slackers on our blog, we’ve been busy with some amazing projects and all of them have included some sweet trims and built-ins. I could spend everyday just designing these final details of a home and be a happy camper.
There is so much I could get into about the design that went into this house (from the design of the newel post, to the hidden door on the bench cubbies and the sweet arch trim work) and hopefully I will get to that by the time we get our professional shots. But for now, here are a few iPhone shots. (For future reference, this house will be referred to as Willow Dr.)
Paint color: Palladium Blue by Benjamin Moore
White Subway tile in the shower.
Countertop and shower shelves by MGS by Design.
Photos by Meikel Reece.
We thought we’d post a few more pictures of this great kitchen. Again, here’s the before..
After..
Paint: November Rain by Benjamin Moore
Cabinetry by Benjamin Blackwelder.
Countertops by MGS by Design.
Photos by Meikel Reece.
It’s always exciting to look back at the before pictures when finishing up a project. This Bountiful home had a great lot and a beautiful view but needly a complete overhaul. We called it a 7-layer burrito. Layers DIY projects gone wrong.
Luckily, for the 8th layer, the homeowners chose to put a little more thought into the design. And together we peeled back all the layers and gave it the style and real Craftsmen character this house (and family) deserved. It will be exciting to see it in the summertime when the landscape greens up again.
We will post shots and details of each of the rooms but first some before and after shots.
Front door
A recent client of ours just moved into a new house where the builders offered several stock fireplace options. They made a wise decision.. None of the above.
So they came to us with their inspiration pictures and we came up with a few options based on those pictures.
And just in time to hang their stockings with care, the fireplace was in. 
Our dear friend and amazing photographer, Meikel Reece, was on Studio 5 yesterday showing off her skills in commercial photography. It was also fun to see some of our projects flashing on screen.
We certainly agree that having beautiful pictures of your product is 100% worth it. However, I would argue that we might not ever be able to produce the crisp, bright and light and beautiful pictures that Meikel is able to do. Having professional pictures of your product is truly the best thing you can do for your business.
Anyway, great job, Meikel! And sorry just had to post this picture of us being awesome. 
A very small sampling of the amazing pictures Meikel has taken for us. 
Naturally part of any remodel is demolition. Most of what comes out during demo isn’t worth keeping. Of course there are exceptions…
This piece may have seemed outdated with its scalloped trim but with its inset doors and solid wood throughout, it was a keeper.
All I did was… big breath… cut it apart to make a breakfront, cut a footer detail, trim paneling around around each of the sides, a 1 inch crown around new countertop, a 2-step 4 inch crown on top, replace hinges with restoration hardware hinges AND then with painted it white.
Unfortunately, we did not get professional pictures so you’ll just have to use your imagination. It’s pretty awesome in person.
Our project is also coming along. The month of December we took a break from construction and put our efforts into the design (those efforts were mostly made by Steve, of course). We are still trying out different cabinets doors and colors but this is our latest. And there will also be a nice big island.
Although we’ve just recently been figuring out the details, we’ve had the Master Plan for our kitchen ever sense we bought the house two years ago. So any project we worked on had this layout in mind (for example, adding an attic furness to move ducts, making an extra large window well for the pop out, etc). Creating a Master Plan eliminates double work and allows to do work in phases.
This week drywall has been going up and it’s been exciting to see the the rooms take shape. Here’s the entry and mudroom. The mudroom is going to be an awesome transformation.. can’t wait..
Office opening that will someday be paneled and have sweet barn doors. And little C on my iPhone.