REMODELING & RESTORATION

Complete Kitchen Remodel with Colorful Accents & Zinc Island - Photos By Tom Rossiter

Complete Kitchen Remodel with Solid Wood Shelving & Butcher Block Countertop

Entryway Restoration with New Tile Installation

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Laundry Room Renovation & Cabinetry

Kitchen Restoration, Mies Van Der Rohe Lake Shore Drive Building

Shop Made Shaker-style Built-in Cabinets and Maple Butcherblock Counter
Extensive General Carpentry and Drywall Repair Work Was Needed for this Renovation
We used a Collaborative Design Approach with our Client to Realize their Vision. Integrating the Appliances and Utilities Was a Priority in this Small Space
"Before" Remodel - Cluttered Utilities and Closet Overhang (to be removed)

Laundry Room Renovation & Cabinetry

Built-in Cabinet with Maple Butcherblock Counter and Cleanly Organized Utilities
Interior Shelving Detail with Soft Close Door Hinges
We Designed this Space to Have as much Storage as Possible for a Small Closet - We Built Multiple Shelving Units and Drawer Cabinets
We glued up an L-Shaped Butcher Block Countertop and Built Cabinets to Match
Solid Wood, Edge-banded Overhead Shelving
Detail of the Tall Shelving Unit with Adjustable Shelves. The Solid Wood Trim Finishes Seamlessly Integrate these Storage Units Into the Closet Space

Laundry Room Renovation, Cabinetry, & Pantry Renovation

New cabinet, fixture installation with restored window and molding
Before image - all of the painted trim before restoration
Before image - view of the kitchen cabinets before demolition
Detail - custom scribed shelf
Before - inoperable transom window, painted trim & door casing
Working, restored transom window with new hardware
Before - semi-stripped built-in hutch
Hutch process image - stripped and ready for stain
Fully restored hutch including repairs to broken drawer bottoms
Close-up of restored hutch
Hutch detail - hardware was stripped and restored with a traditional wax finish
New cabinets with custom spray finish
Shelf detail - custom shelf with bracket and matching finish

Kitchen Remodel with Restored Woodwork

Transom windows added during renovation
Our tile work had to compliment this fun, original mosaic
Another perpective on the shower
The transoms bring light to this dim hallway
Bathtub details

Bathroom Remodel with
New Transom Windows

Custom porch with restored entryway
Porch before Bluestem's work
Custom package box
New sandblasted address transom glass in restored window
Side view with custom railing and porch skirting
Custom stair treads in shop
In-process door restoration - exterior
In-process door restoration - interior
In-process door restoration finishing

Porch Rebuild & Front Entryway Restoration

Completed Restoration and Partial Rebuild of Two Stair Treads
Overview of Completed Stair Restoration - Stained and Varnished to Compliment Original Finish
In Process - New Treads in Place
In Process - Tread Construction
"Before" Image - Variation in Stair Finish after Carpet Removal

Stair Restoration

Kitchen remodel including new cabinets and counter
Countertops milled from a mulberry tree in client's yard
Sloped for the drying rack
Child's height view
Lattice inlay of mulberry and honey locust
Another perspective

Kitchen Remodel with
Chicago-Grown Countertop

King-size bed in white ash - made to fit in the space
Plaster restoration and paint by Bluestem. Curtains by collaborator Hannah Geil-Neufeld.
Bedframe detail around outlet
Bedframe corner detail

Renovated Bedroom
with Built-in Bed

Vintage Details in
Kitchen Remodel