Work
The first three project pages tell the brief, what we had to work around, what we decided and how it turned out.
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.
Single rooms
Smaller projects, shown without a full write-up.
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A bath for two
Burr Ridge, 2025
Two oak vanities, one window between them.
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A front room for reading
Riverside, 2026
Linen curtains, a deep sofa and lamps where the overhead light used to be.
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