This whole-house remodel reimagined a 1950s midcentury modern home for its artist owner, updating nearly every element with a color-forward design palette while preserving select original features and character — and without changing the tri-level home's footprint.

 

Brio expanded the mudroom, added a new, larger kitchen island and widened the transition between the kitchen and great room. A new fireplace, with a wall-cladding surround that extends from hearth to ceiling, anchors the great room.

 

The fully renovated kitchen’s terra-cotta backsplash adds to the distinctive, handcrafted aesthetic. The former sunroom is now an art studio with an arched entryway, decorative lighting, a wall-mounted sink and tilework, art supply storage and a built-in desk.

 

Brio expanded the primary bathroom and remodeled three bedrooms, a bathroom and a hallway on the second floor.

 

The lower-level renovation included an updated playroom, sitting area, bathroom, bedroom and laundry room. In the basement, Brio infilled the fireplace, replaced the wood paneling with drywall, added a new ceiling and finished the storage spaces.

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Features include:

• New Rich Espresso siding and new windows and doors

• A modern entryway with cedar wood planking

• A refreshed foyer with floating bench seating

• Unique tile patterns and pops of color

• Refinished oak flooring

• New stairs, railing, paint, flooring, lighting and trim

 

Dramatic transformations don’t require a new address – just the right partner. Brio Design Homes builds new homes and renovates existing ones with the same design-forward, detail-obsessed approach, so wherever you start, the result is a home that's unmistakably yours.