St. Louis Park Kitchen Addition Adds Mobility for Mom
Project Summary
Most people remodel to gain much needed space or for long-ignored aesthetics. In the case of this family, the scope included those traditional pain points as well as the special mobility needs of an aging grandmother.
The core of the project involved tearing down an existing 3-season porch and adding a 10 x 22 4-season porch in its place. This new structure solved the dining area problem and gave them a much-needed mud room space to boot (no pun intended).
The homeowner’s aging parent had difficulty moving through the narrow doorways to and from the kitchen while using her walker. We solved that problem by enlarging those access points and eliminating any thresholds between rooms to make travel even safer for mom.
We also re-sided the home and finished up the project with new front and back doors.
Before
The kitchen expansion also added approximately 5 feet of room in the adjacent bedroom. The new space was used for expanded closet space. The reconfiguration of the kitchen also allowed us to close off a narrow doorway from the kitchen to the adjacent bedroom.
After
Featured Materials
APPLIANCES
- Refrigerator — Bosch refrigerator
- Range — Bosch range
- Dishwasher Drawer — Firsher & Paykel
CABINETRY
- Cabinetry — Shaker, Iconic Series, Shaw, Maple
- Paint — London Fog finish
COUNTERTOPS
- Hanstone Tofino
FIXTURES
- Sink — Ruvati RVH8351 stainless undermount 33" double bowl
- Faucet — Delta Trinsic Touch Faucet in Champagne Bronze
- Pot Filler — Delta Boderick wall mount pot filler in champagne bronze
TILE
- Backsplash — Genrose: Roxy, Zircon, 1X3 curved mosaic
- Flooring — Mirage Quartziti MIRQR03NAT 12 x24 porcelain
WINDOWS
- Marvin Elevate casements
SIDING
- LP primed siding and trim boards
PAINT
- Kitchen walls & Mudroom — SW Collonade Gray 7641
