Houzz Tour: More Living Room and Light in a Minnesota Update
New high-contrast siding, contemporary furnishings and a 10-foot addition refresh this roomy home
The front door (in the background to the left) opens into updated and open interior spaces. “The clients have a clean, sleek aesthetic,” Thein says. The living room features custom built-in shelving for the TV and media equipment and objects collected during travels. The team stained the new white oak floors throughout the house to match the home’s original floors.
What to Ask Before Installing a Hardwood Floor
What to Ask Before Installing a Hardwood Floor
The new addition allowed for a great room at the back of the house that includes the living room as well as a new dining area that opens to the kitchen. New French doors lead to the backyard. The black-painted windows we saw on the exterior are painted white on the inside. Most of the furniture throughout the home is new and contemporary in style, purchased for the remodel.
The 10-foot addition along the back of the house allowed the kitchen to expand from a galley style to a more open space that includes a walk-in pantry and wall oven. The kitchen backsplash is white gloss ceramic wall tile. Solid white Caesarstone tops the island. The couple’s dog, Stella, tops a barstool.
Learn about top kitchen counter materials
Learn about top kitchen counter materials
A black-and-white ceramic tile floor adds pizazz to a new mudroom inside the side entrance. The built-in bench is alder wood stained a dark ebony.
How to Install a New Tile Floor | Find black-and-white tiles
How to Install a New Tile Floor | Find black-and-white tiles
A central stairwell leads to the second floor and the home’s three bedrooms. The railing’s combination of dark-stained and white-painted woods creates a stylish contrast. The laundry room lies through the open door.
Where to Put the Laundry Room
Where to Put the Laundry Room
The new master bedroom on the second floor is also part of the 10-foot addition at the back of the house. The large windows overlook the backyard. A high window brings in additional light without sacrificing privacy.
Wall color: Classic Gray, Benjamin Moore
Wall color: Classic Gray, Benjamin Moore
The master bathroom features 2-inch hexagonal floor tile and custom cabinets topped with Ceasarstone.
Tile: Kate-Lo Tile & Stone; wall color: Silver Satin, Benjamin Moore; cabinet color: Snowbound, Sherwin-Williams
Tile: Kate-Lo Tile & Stone; wall color: Silver Satin, Benjamin Moore; cabinet color: Snowbound, Sherwin-Williams
The original home was built really well, builder Steenlage says. “Our job as remodelers is to carry that quality all the way through the house, while adding in new durable materials, spaces for contemporary living and nicer finishes. A remodel like this one is a great way to enjoy an essentially new home.”
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House at a Glance
Who lives here: A professional couple
Location: Edina, Minnesota
Size: 3,000 square feet (278.8 square meters)
Builders: Jackie Thein and Barak Steenlage of Anchor Builders
The owners of this house in Edina, Minnesota, loved its location, but they wanted more living space and a fresher look inside and out. Now a 10-foot addition along the back (which you can just see on the right side of this photo) has made room for an open living and dining area, a larger kitchen on the first floor and an expanded master suite on the floor above.
The new exterior features a new cedar front porch, siding and black-painted windows. To give the siding more interest, builders Jackie Thein and Barak Steenlage used a combination of siding styles. Board and batten runs vertically on the exterior of the second floor while horizontal planks cover the exterior’s first floor. A small section of the exterior directly above the new porch features white shingles for additional texture and a nod to traditional Cape Cod style.
Windows: Marvin