Wilmette · 1918 · Colonial · Restoration & millwork
The library doors still close.
The bookcase doors, the herringbone, and the balcony rail stayed. A 1978 bar came out of the alcove.
5,200 sq ft · $1.1–1.3 million · 12 months · finished 2021
Six houses.Still themselves.
Filter by town or by the work. Three of them are written out: the year, what the later owners changed, and what we refused to lose.
One project lead. A written report every Friday.
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Winnetka · 1926 · Tudor · Whole-home renovation
The passage kept its wainscot.
The oak floor, the door, and the panel profile stayed. The 1971 kitchen did not.
4,800 sq ft · $1.4–1.7 million · 13 months · finished 2023
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Kenilworth · 1912 · Georgian · Kitchens & baths
The bath went back inside the old walls.
A 1986 family room came off. The paneling in this room was sound, and it stayed.
3,600 sq ft · $740–890k · 9 months · finished 2024
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Highland Park · 1928 · Prairie · Additions that look original
The wing the commission could read.
The arch and the panel were copied from the 1928 rooms. The new wing faces the ravine.
1,150 sq ft wing on a 3,900 sq ft house · $980k–1.2 million · 11 months · finished 2022
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Glencoe · 1908 · Tudor · Whole-home renovation
The chimney stayed in the elevation.
Whole-home work inside the old shell. The stone chimney, the half-timber, and the arched porch were the elevation.
6,100 sq ft · $1.8–2.2 million · 14 months · finished 2020
Lake Forest · 1934 · Georgian · Kitchens & baths
The floor had a pattern worth keeping.
Kitchens and baths. The patterned floor stayed. The 1989 oak cabinets did not.
4,400 sq ft · $510–640k · 7 months · finished 2025