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Kitchens, baths, built-ins, stairs, a wine room and an entry: real photographs from real projects, in the homes they were built for. Nothing here is staged, and nothing here is stock.

Kitchen Remodeling

Kitchen

Full Kitchen Remodel

Cabinets & islandHerringbone backsplashPull-out storage

A working kitchen rebuilt around an island with seating, storage that pulls out instead of hiding things, and trim that reads as one room.

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Wide view of remodeled white kitchen with blue island and bar seating

Kitchen island with yellow stools and herringbone backsplash

Kitchen cabinet pull-out storage beside herringbone backsplash

Remodeled kitchen island with pendant lights

Kitchen appliance wall with built-in refrigerator and double wall ovens beside glass-front cabinets

Kitchen range wall with herringbone tile backsplash and a stained-glass cardinal window

Wide view of the navy island with built-in bookshelf opening into the dining room

Wide establishing view of the kitchen island, wine cabinet and coffee nook together

Appliance-wall composition with built-in fridge and double wall ovens, herringbone backsplash beyond

Saugus, MA · Kitchen

Kitchen Remodel

Built-in cabinetry

A kitchen cabinet run in Saugus.

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Built-in kitchen cabinet run with quartz counter, Saugus

Reading, MA · Kitchen

Kitchen Remodel

Hex-tile backsplashIsland seating

A kitchen with white cabinets, a hex-tile backsplash and an island in Reading.

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A kitchen with white cabinets, hex-tile backsplash and an island, Reading

Also See: Kitchen & Bathroom Remodel, this project also includes Kitchen Remodeling work

Deck Building & Repair

Reading, MA · Exterior

Composite Entry Steps & Railings

Composite treadsWhite railingBlack balusters

New entry steps with composite treads, white PVC rails and black balusters: solid underfoot, square to the house, built for New England winters.

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Composite entry steps with white railing and black balusters, Reading

Wide establishing view of the black composite-tread entry steps with white risers and black balusters, Reading

Close detail of the composite treads and a solar-cap newel post light, Reading

Low-angle detail of the balusters, newel post and solar-cap light at the landing turn, Reading

Finished entry steps viewed from the side, white PVC railing with black balusters and dark composite treads, new wood picket fence and a small shrub alongside, Reading

Finished entry steps and railing at the top of the stairs, black front door and bare winter trees in the background, Reading

Finished entry steps viewed from the driveway, showing the full stair run down to grade with the white railing and black balusters, Reading

Exterior

Exterior Deck Stair Rebuild

Pressure-treated frameTurned balustersCapped newel posts

An old, weathered exterior staircase rebuilt in pressure-treated lumber with turned balusters and capped newel posts.

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Wide establishing view of the finished exterior staircase from ground level, turned balusters and capped newel posts, a lamppost in the foreground

Finished exterior deck staircase with turned wood balusters and capped newel posts

Newly rebuilt exterior staircase with pressure-treated railings and balusters, a neighboring house visible beyond

Detail of turned pressure-treated wood balusters and a capped newel post on the new deck railing, seen from above the stairs

Bathroom Remodeling

North Reading, MA · Kitchen · Baths

Kitchen & Bathroom Remodel

KitchenTwo bathrooms

A kitchen and two bathrooms in North Reading.

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Also Serving North Reading, MA

Remodeled white kitchen with island and barn door, North Reading

Kitchen appliance wall with gas cooktop, subway-tile backsplash and a barn door beyond, North Reading

Kitchen island seating with pendant lights, built-in fridge and wall ovens beyond, North Reading

Butler's pantry with floating shelves and quartz counters, North Reading

Primary bath with clawfoot tub and teal diamond tile, North Reading

Green clawfoot slipper tub against teal fan-pattern tile, North Reading

Teal fan-pattern-tile shower with dual rain heads and handheld sprayers, North Reading

Wider view of the teal fan-tile shower with the vanity and round mirror beyond, North Reading

Teal fan-tile bathroom with a bidet toilet feature, companion angle, North Reading

Bathroom with a curved gray vanity and dramatic marble-look shower/tub surround, North Reading

Stained wood window trim detail in a bathroom, North Reading

Woburn, MA · Bath

Bathroom Remodel

Black-framed glass showerHerringbone floor

Bathroom work in Woburn: a black-framed glass shower with herringbone floor tile, plus vanity, tub and shower details.

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Black-framed sliding-glass tub/shower enclosure with white subway tile, Woburn

Companion angle of the black-framed glass shower, herringbone floor tile, Woburn

Another angle of the black-framed glass shower with built-in wood corner shelving, Woburn

Bathroom vanity with matte-black fixtures, a gold-framed mirror and hex floor tile, Woburn

Bathroom tub and shower with subway tile, companion angle, Woburn

Bathroom with light blue walls, hex floor, marble vanity and tan subway shower tile, Woburn

A bathroom with a white shiplap-style vanity and black hardware, Woburn

Middleton, MA · Bath

Bathroom Remodel

Herringbone tileWalnut vanity

Bathroom work in Middleton: herringbone and teal tile, a walnut double vanity and gold fixtures.

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Freestanding tub and herringbone teal tile bath, Middleton

Teal herringbone-tile shower with a gold floor-mount tub filler and freestanding oval tub, Middleton

Mid-century double-sink walnut vanity with brass fixtures and gold-framed mirrors, Middleton

Gray herringbone-tile shower corner with gold fixtures, Middleton

Wide view of the herringbone-tile bathroom with a freestanding oval tub and gold floor-mount filler, Middleton

Wakefield, MA · Bath

Bathroom Remodel

Marble-look showerDormer bathroom

Bathroom work in Wakefield: a marble-look shower with a pebble-mosaic niche and an attic-dormer bathroom with a peaked-ceiling shower nook.

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Frameless glass shower with white/gold marble-look tile and a pebble-mosaic niche, Wakefield

Attic-dormer bathroom with a sloped peaked-ceiling shower nook and navy vanity, Wakefield

Close ceiling detail of the dormer shower nook, Wakefield

Peabody, MA · Bath

Bathroom Remodel

Frameless glass showerCream tile

Bathroom work in Peabody: a frameless glass shower with dark hex floor and a cream subway-tile shower.

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Primary bath with a frameless glass shower, dark hex floor and a dark wood vanity, Peabody

Cream subway-tile shower with a black-hex niche accent and matching floor, Peabody

Melrose, MA · Bath

Bathroom Remodel

Archway entryFloor inlay detail

Bathroom work in Melrose: an archway opening onto a freestanding-tub bath.

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Bedroom with an arched doorway opening onto a freestanding-tub bathroom, Melrose

Room with a wide-plank floor inlay border detail, Melrose

Saugus, MA · Bath

Bathroom Remodel

Marble-look shower

A marble-look shower with a pebble-mosaic niche in Saugus.

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Marble-look shower with a pebble-mosaic niche, full run and rain head, Saugus

Winthrop, MA · Bath

Bathroom Remodel

Gray subway tileMarble vanity

A gray subway-tile shower and a marble-top vanity in Winthrop.

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Gray subway-tile shower with a rain head, hex-mosaic ceiling accent and marble bench, Winthrop

Bathroom vanity with a marble top and backlit LED mirror, Winthrop

Lexington, MA · Bath

Bathroom Remodel

Gray vanity

A bathroom with a gray vanity and round black-framed mirror in Lexington.

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A bathroom with a gray vanity, round black-framed mirror and black fixtures, Lexington

Boxford, MA · Bath

Bathroom Remodel

White subway tile

A bathroom with white subway tile and gold fixtures in Boxford.

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A bathroom with white subway tile, gold fixtures and a small vanity, Boxford

Reading, MA · Bath

Bathroom Remodel

Dark hex floorMarble-look shower

Bathroom work in Reading: a dark-hex-floor bathroom and a marble-look shower with a pebble-mosaic niche.

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A bathroom with dark hex floor, white vanity and black round mirror and fixtures, Reading

Wide establishing view of a marble-look shower with pebble niche, Reading

Glass shower with gray plank-look tile, Reading

Mitered corner joint of a window casing in raw, unpainted wood, during construction, Reading

Mitered corner joint of raw, unpainted wainscoting and baseboard, floor protection paper still down, Reading

Bath

Bathroom Remodel

Navy shiplap wallFloating wood shelvesMatte black fixtures

A bathroom finished with a navy shiplap accent wall, matte black fixtures and floating wood shelves.

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Bath

Bathrooms

Marble-look tileFrameless glass shower

Two bathrooms from the same home as the Full Kitchen Remodel above.

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Tub and shower with gray marble-look tile, chrome fixtures and a tiled niche shelf

Bathroom with a frameless sliding glass shower door, pebble-tile floor and marble tile

Bathroom with granite counter, white shaker vanity and a round mirror

Interior Doors & Trim

Lynnfield, MA · Basement · Stairs

Basement Remodel & Staircase

Oak winder staircaseWhitewashed fireplaceLaundry built-ins

A basement finished with a whitewashed brick fireplace, new flooring and laundry shelving, plus a new oak winder staircase.

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Also Serving Lynnfield, MA

New oak winder staircase with white risers, Lynnfield

Finished basement family room with a whitewashed brick fireplace, staircase and new flooring, Lynnfield

Basement entry with staircase, closet and new flooring, Lynnfield

Whitewashed brick fireplace with a rough-hewn wood mantel, Lynnfield

Finished basement laundry room with new built-in shelving and flooring, Lynnfield

Basement laundry room built-in shelving, companion angle, Lynnfield

Woburn, MA · Finish Carpentry

Custom Door & Shelving

Wood doorBuilt-in shelving

A wood door and built-in shelving in Woburn.

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Wood door beside built-in wall shelving, Woburn

Stoneham, MA · Finish Carpentry

Custom Doors

Frosted-glass double doorBarn-door system

A frosted-glass double door and a barn-door system in Stoneham.

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White double door with frosted glass panes, Stoneham

White double barn-door system on a nickel rail, Stoneham

Finish Carpentry

Custom Bifold Closet Doors

Two-panel bifoldFour-panel bifold

Two closets fitted with custom-painted bifold doors, two-panel and four-panel, black hardware throughout.

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Painted bifold doors installed during the renovation, two-panel shaker style with black hardware; floor still under construction dust

Second closet's four-panel bifold doors installed and painted while the room around them was still mid-renovation: subfloor down, ceiling not yet closed up

Woburn, MA · Interior

White Oak Stair Rail Rebuild

White oak railBlack metal balustersOpen stair landing

A stair rail rebuilt in white oak with slim black metal balusters, opening up the sightline from the top of the stairs into the rest of the house. Scope was the rail and balusters; the stairs and flooring shown are the homeowner's existing finish, not new work.

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White oak top rail and newel post at the stair landing, overlooking the living room and stone fireplace below

White oak rail and balusters at the stair landing, opening the sightline through to the open-plan kitchen and dining area beyond

Full run of the white oak stair rail from the upper landing down to the bottom, a chandelier and bay window in the background

Close detail of the white oak rail and black metal balusters at the landing

Finish Carpentry & Built-Ins

Basement

Finished Basement

Brick accent wallWide-plank flooring

A basement finished around a mid-century brick wall we kept and exposed instead of covering it up, and new wide-plank flooring throughout.

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Basement main room with brick accent wall repointed and wide-plank flooring down, sightline through to an ensuite half bath; one ceiling wire at upper right is still unterminated

Detail of the brick accent wall with a glazed window feature cut through it

The same basement mid-renovation: brick pillar not yet repointed, flooring and cabinet boxes staged, miter-saw station set up

Basement corner during renovation: brick not yet repointed, a second glazed window, and white French doors out to the yard, flooring boxes staged for the next room

Close detail of the repointed brick accent wall and crown molding, finished basement

Finish Carpentry

Shiplap Fireplace & Media Wall

Shiplap surroundRough-hewn mantelBuilt-in TV niche

A personal project: a shiplap fireplace wall built with a rough-hewn wood mantel and a recessed niche for the TV and sound bar.

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Finished shiplap fireplace wall with a rough-hewn wood mantel, a recessed TV niche above and an electric fireplace insert below, bar cart and room visible alongside

Closer, frontal view of the same shiplap fireplace wall and mantel

Finish Carpentry

Great Room & Staircase

Coffered ceilingCurved staircaseOpen floor plan

A personal project: a great room finished with a coffered ceiling and a curved staircase with turned balusters, opening into the kitchen and a sliding door to the backyard.

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Wide-angle view of a great room with a coffered ceiling and a curved white staircase with turned balusters, a sliding glass door and a glimpse of the kitchen and a powder room beyond

Coffered ceiling and a straight staircase opening into a small kitchen with white cabinets and a farmhouse sink

Great room with a coffered ceiling, dark hardwood floors and a sliding glass door to the backyard, a kitchen visible through an opening

Corner view of the same great room's coffered ceiling, beams and window trim

Built-Ins

Glass Wine Room

Black-framed glassBacklit display wallEnclosure to finish

A glass wine room from enclosure to finished display wall, shown in the order it was built: framing set square, glass hung true, lighting built in, then the room in use.

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Detail of the finished wine room with the glass door open

Glass wine room enclosure during installation

Black-framed glass wine room doors being set

Backlit wine display wall behind glass doors

Glass wine room in the living space with floor protection still down

Black steel-framed glass wall and pivoting door during installation, interior view with a window and floor protection still down

Wall-mounted wire wine bottle rack with two bottles in place, part of the room's storage

Built-Ins

Custom Built-Ins

Laundry closetMudroom benchPaneled backs

Built-ins that use the space furniture cannot: a laundry closet fitted around the machines, a mudroom bench with a paneled back and a place for everything.

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