Best Whole House Remodel
$200,000-$500,000

Architectural Designer/Contractor: CHC Creative Remodeling

After Before

The goal: To upgrade the quality and aesthetic appeal of the main floor of the home, with particular focus on the fireplace, flooring and trim.

The challenge: Maintaining the traditional style of the home while updating existing spaces.

The result: The foyer, which features a custom front entry door with leaded glass inserts designed by the homeowner, new floors and a redesigned grand staircase, establishes the traditional design of the home upon entry. From there, the dining room and great room can be seen through graceful arched passageways. Retaining the existing floor-to-ceiling red brick fireplace and tongue-and-groove ceiling, the great room features a hand-made alder fireplace surround and cove molding with corner blocks that wrap the ceiling.

The judges liked: How the relocation of the powder room and addition of an entrance from the patio met the homeowners’ requirements.

Resources:
Contractor: CHC Creative Remodeling • Interior Designer: Casual Elegance Interiors • Lumber: Kansas City Millwork, McCray Lumber, Frank Paxton Lumber • Sheetrock: KC Drywall • Paint: Sherwin-Williams • Painter: The Hamlin Co. • Cabinets: Altenhofen Cabinets • Countertops: Trendstone • Appliances: Factory Direct Appliance • Hardware: Locks & Pulls • Tile: Eddie Cummings Tile, ISC Surfaces • Glass & Mirrors: J&D Glasswork • Heating & Cooling: Custer's Heating and Air Conditioning • Plumbing: KB Complete • Plumbing Fixtures: Ferguson Enterprise, Pyramid Pipe & Supply • Light Fixtures: Western Extralite • Engineer: Norton & Schmidt