Work
The first three project pages tell the brief, what we had to work around, what we decided and how it turned out. All projects on this demo are samples.
Houses and kitchens
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Walnut kitchen, garden room addition and a new primary suite for a 1956 house
Clarendon Hills, 2026
A 280 square foot addition and a new kitchen, designed and built under one contract in 39 weeks.
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Green kitchen and breakfast room
Hinsdale, 2026
A glossy 1990s kitchen in a 1928 house, redrawn around a table the family uses every morning.
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A 1962 split-level, mostly kept
Western Springs, 2025
Walnut paneling, slate and iron railings kept and repaired; the money went to the rooms that were worn out.
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Family room under the old beams
La Grange, 2026
Oak beams cleaned and left dark, floors refinished, new lighting hidden along the ceiling.
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Single rooms
Smaller projects, shown without a full write-up.
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A bath for two
Hinsdale, 2025
Two oak vanities, one window between them.
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