837 19th St. Kitchen Reveal

This 1903 American Foursquare, the north triplet, was fully restored to its original layout after being a multi-plex apartment in Drake Neighborhood. We always had the intent to go a little more modern on this one. Our planned to mix stains, metals, patterns and top it off with funky fixtures. The buyers came along in the 2nd phrase of the project and were totally on board with our ideas. We collaborated and came up with a kickass kitchen full of character and beauty. Since we typically use a lot of neutrals in our designs, we really wanted to incorporate warm tones in the design. The dark tones really pop off the fun backsplash, the clear coat hardwood floors provide a lighter base and we wanted to make sure we tied that into the rest of the design. Drumroll please!… the custom hood cover and corner shelves. Instant warmth that added a more organic feel to a what could have been a lackluster kitchen. The fixtures were a perfect combo of modern and traditional. The soft brass finish of the lights, hardware and sink fixture added the perfect frosting to an already, in our opinion, delicious kitchen.

Special thank you to the homeowner for sitting in on the photoshoot and being an amazing client!

-Cabinets by Cabinet Boutique

-Lights YLighting

-Developed by Laneways

-Tile - Home Depot

Homeowner Michelle Yoshimura-Smith.

Behind the Design: A Color Inspired Kitchen Remodel

This little home was extra special to the ALT Team because Jess lived in this home about 10 years ago. Her boyfriend at the time had rescued the home from almost being condemned by the city. On a shoestring budget he brought the home back to life with reclaimed barnwood floors (pre-farmhouse trend) lol, railroad ties, concrete counters, etc. When his family outgrew the home, he turned into a rental for a bit then listed it. Tat, a friend of both of us, snagged it up!

Fast forward to when we got a call to help renovate her kitchen. Jess was stoked to help make the kitchen and back storage room more functional and beautiful for this 993 sqft home.
The challenges were as follows: What is an appropriate amount of money to invest into this kitchen? We did not want to outprice the value of her <1k sq ft home. With that being said, we needed to use every square inch of the space to make it feel more like 1,200 sq ft instead of a 1,000 sq ft home. Removing a wall, relocating the sink and stove, adding an island, utilizing the back room with floor to ceiling cabinets and possible dining space was a game changer. Can we say accomplished?!

+ Design for budget and function = work around the basement access in the floor by the built-in bench.

+ Pick the most perfect shade of soft green. Fun story - the color was inspired by Tat's talented graphic designer sister’s pottery. The green color ended up being a perfect match to the cabinets and had a special meaning and place in Tat’s home.

+ Fixing the uneven floors. The height difference between the tile floor in the back room and kitchen floor was over 2". Tat also did not care for the reclaimed wood in the kitchen due to the large spacing in between planks- hard to clean. Removing the wall dividing the kitchen and back room would also require major floor patching. Solution - replace the entire kitchen floor and shore up the back floor so it would even and one type of floor. Winning!

Before

(Basement access door on the left).

AFTER

Tat’s Sister’s Green Pottery

Design INSPO

Thank you for following along this behind the design home journey. We loved being a part of this project!

Behind the Scenes: Mid-Century Mod Dream Home

Happy Monday everyone! Today we are sharing our mid-mod dream home reveal and including some fun behind the scenes content from our stage day.

A little about 1913 Timberview home: We teamed up with Kruse Development Iowa for another new build in the Norwalk area. This home is a mid-mod inspired beauty with all the charm in the world. It features an open-concept, airy design that highlights all the beautiful woodwork and glorious modern details. While the home nods to the mid-century style, it also incorporates timeless elements that make the home feel approachable and livable. Checkout the photo tour below!

The kitchen cabinets are cherry with an Autumn stain slab door and a coordinating cherry wood kitchen island.

We carried the same cherry autumn stain slab to the fireplace built-ins and the living room open wood railing. We love the lighting throughout the home, it creates the perfect focal moment and keeps things fresh with a touch of mid-mod.

Finally, we brought this space to life with lightly layered textiles, playful accents, and laid-back materials.

Thank you guys so much for taking the tour, we hope to see you soon for another home reveal!