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2013 Washington Metro DC Chapter Contractor of the Year (CotY) Award from the National Association of the Remodeling Industry (NARI) for Best Addition

This large production builder Colonial home in the DC suburbs had a decent floor plan; but the family who loves to cook and entertain wanted a space tailored for their specific needs. The scope of work for this project included:

Family Foyer Addition with Covered Porch
Additional Garage and Storage Space
Remodel Laundry, Powder Room, and Mudroom
Remodel Kitchen
Remodel Bar /Butler’s Pantry and Walk-in Pantry
Create a “Fireplace Hearth” Room near the Kitchen
Circulation to the Screen Porch

Client’s Stated Needs/Wants	How We Met their Needs/Wants
• Better functionality – space use of the garage and the transition from the garage to home. • Eliminate people entering thru the garage – create a foyer and additional space for the laundry/mud room. • Create a “family entrance” that compliments the rest of the house.	– We created a new, oversized, two-car garage to accommodate the family’s larger vehicles. – We modified their existing three small bay garages to a larger bay two-car garage and borrowed part of that space for a new laundry area and powder room. – We created a family foyer that included a larger entry space from the garages, a large coat/storage closet, a caterer’s kitchen, walls for family bulletin boards to keep them organized, a larger laundry room and powder room.
• Open up the screened porch to the kitchen so we use it more frequently – better traffic pattern. Today, we need to go onto open deck to get to the screened porch.	– While redesigning the kitchen, we made space for an exterior door leading directly to the screened porch.
• Update the kitchen – improve the counter area and cabinet storage.	– The kitchen has been completed redesigned with ample counter space, an eating space within the island and lots more cabinet storage.
• Need a larger pantry area.	– By reorganizing the existing Butler’s pantry and pantry, we were able to create a walk-in pantry to meet the client’s need.
• Better uses of the space in front of the sliding doors – perhaps a seating area where people can sit – drink/eat while cooking in kitchen is going on.	– We redesigned the existing breakfast room and created a Hearth Side room, complete with a fire place and space for cozy chairs and a cocktail table.
• Create more rustic environment – would like to alter the ceiling, use stone versus brick for accents – change flooring, etc.	– Throughout the renovation, we found ways to incorporate rustic elements; reclaimed flooring, reclaimed wood for a custom pantry door (with forged hinges from a local blacksmith), hammered copper vent hood and more.