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Remodelers give five Tulsa homes a new lease on life.
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Old world charm, new age appeal
Grant Homes
“We believe we were successful in retrofitting this historical home, originally built in 1920, to fit a 21st-century lifestyle while maintaining its unique character,” says Peter Grant of this Swan Lake craftsman home.
After purchasing this house, which Grant says had become an eyesore to neighbors, Grant Homes underwent the process of restoring the battered antique to its original glory, with a few modern enhancements.
A 240-square-foot addition to the back of the home, a refurbished basement and a remodeled detached apartment at the rear transformed this tight single-story into a spacious home with more than 3,000 square feet of living space.
Restoring this old gem required new electrical, plumbing and HVAC systems; a roof replacement; and new insulation. The original hardwood floors received a polish to get them looking young again, and the custom kitchen joined the 21st century with handcrafted cabinetry, under-counter and in-cabinet lighting, granite countertops, a tumbled marble backsplash, travertine floors and stainless-steel appliances.
“Literally a new house in an old shell, the home is ready for another 100 years of use,” Grant says.
An internal affair
Billy Cassetty Co.
According to Billy Cassetty Co.’s production manager, David Blackburn, this recent south Tulsa remodel affected the entire interior of the house. From the front door to a new upstairs game room, this home received a modern update with a light color scheme and open floor plan.
In addition to updates to the four bedrooms, three full baths and two half-baths, the two-story home received an entirely new kitchen design. Blackburn says that what makes the kitchen so special are the exemplary appliances, including top-of-the-line fridge drawers, icemakers and microwaves.
To give this modernized home an equally modern solution to home automation, touch pads were installed throughout the house to control everything from lighting to the home theater to music.
Smiles from above
Renovations by Fred
When Fred Pruett and Nora Welsh’s clients invested in a complete remodel of their original bedroom, circa 1978, they also invested in nightly smiles.
“The wife says she smiles every night when she gets into bed and looks up at the beautiful ceiling,” Pruett says.
While the bedroom originally sported yellow-gold walls and sprayed, acoustic “popcorn” on the ceiling, Pruett says his team used a float to smooth the walls and ceiling and then “applied a special-order stencil to the ceiling and gilded it with a multi-colored foil.” They then “troweled two layers of colored plastic over the entire ceiling,” he says.
Remodelers also moved the wall between the master bath and the bedroom to increase the space in the bathroom. The bedroom received aluminum-clad wood windows, wooden raised panel doors, crown molding and window trim.
This Jenks couple ought to have plenty to smile about for years to come.
Yes, we’ve had some work done
Jackson Construction Group
“There is so much we did to this house; it would take 10 pages to explain,” says Brandon Jackson of Jackson Construction Group of the work completed on a 4,500-square-foot home in midtown.
But with such extensive upgrades, the homeowners should enjoy enough years in the home to explain it all at least twice.
The big changes to the home include steel beams to replace load-bearing walls, creating an open floor plan; a new outdoor kitchen with concrete countertops; and more windows to increase natural light in the family room. However, attention to detail, such as the furniture-grade surround that gives the fridge and freezer the appearance of a classic armoire, makes this home even more special.
Here is a taste of other enhancements Jackson’s construction group provided: knotty alder beams; walnut hardwood floors; various faux painting techniques; LED-lighted closet rods; and a mural of an English countryside inspired by the homeowner’s travels.
True to the times
Renovations by Helms
The homeowner of this 1930s midtown farmhouse had one request for remodelers Barry Helms and Wes Byrd of Renovations by Helms: Stay true to the character and period of the home.
Mission accomplished.
Helms and project manager Byrd worked to maintain the home’s original aesthetic while overseeing this upstairs expansion in which a dormer window was enlarged to make room for a more spacious bathroom as well as a computer room. The pair aimed to keep the addition “looking like it belonged here,” Byrd says.
In total, the expansion added a mere 100 feet to the second story of this 2,500-square-foot home, but the extra space has been invaluable.
Helms and Byrd also renovated the kitchen to match the homeowner’s love for all things vintage and mid-century modern.
“She wanted boomerang Formica and vinyl floors like you’d have in your school gymnasium, and that’s what we gave her,” Byrd says.
A custom seating banquette provides diner charm and perfectly complements the turquoise Formica countertops and the homeowner’s vintage stove. Order up!
Remodelers give five Tulsa homes a new lease on life.
