This was such an amazing transformation for such a great family.  Check out the rest of the pictures by Meikel Reece below and a few more on our Houzz account HERE.

And to keep up with Steve and his projects more consistently you can follow him on Instagam @stevetiek.

Remodel designed by Steve Tiek.
Cabinetry crafted by Benjamin Blackwelder.
Interior finishes by Cailtin Creer.
Photos by Meikel Reece.

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First, our floors.  We went with white oak #2 grade that we took up the stairs and down the hallways.  We had the installer space the planks to give the floors an old look and feel and to really embrace what is already natural for wood to do (shrink and expand).  We also did a herringbone pattern in the entry which is my absolute favorite detail!

And please forgive the terrible quality of pictures.

Steve wanted to try something a little different to finish the floors by fuming them with Ammonia.   This naturally darkens the wood and is probably a more common practice with furniture and smaller areas.  And did we find our house is very inefficient with its old wood windows making it take about a week for the fumes to do their work.

Finished product with a sealant mixed with gray and white.

And then our marble.  Just the most incredible slab!  From MGS by Design.

And our cabinets…

See this post for our design shots and this post for the before pictures of our kitchen.   We clearly have a lot of finishes (tile backsplash, some hardware, base and case, light fixtures, and of course, paint) to complete. and Steve is just dying to get started on the trim work.

And if I had to pick a favorite piece, it would be this one..

But I could use some help deciding on hardware.  The blue tape just doesn’t cut it.

Cabinets by Benjamin Blackwelder.  Designed by Ben, Steve and Allison. I helped.

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Photos by Meikel Reece.

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Check out these before and afters and let us know what you think..

Before of entry door:

Before of dining to family room: Notice the neat opening between spaces done with exciting drywall corners…bull-nosed.

Before of back door and window system:

Before of fireplace:  Now I realize homes sometimes need to meet a certain price point and therefore certain things need to be sacrificed, but c’mon is this really the best option for your main entertaining focal point?  Cheap slate tile with a mantle, if you can call it a mantle… it was more of a picture holder.  And that’s what is was doing when I got there.  The side cubbies where just begging for built-ins.  The original architect must have had that vision…it was just not quit carried out..

Before of side openings:

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And here’s a sneak peak of the pictures to come from Meikel.

Instagram by Meikel Reece.

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Kitchen Before:

Kitchen after: (cabinets by Benjamin Blackwelder)

Coffered ceilings:

Entry door before:

Front entry after:

TThe grandkid play room:

Living Room fireplace:

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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.)

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