Uplands Contemporary Colonial Fusion
Wow, we thoroughly enjoyed this project! This was not the first time we have been able to work along side this incredible family. Their organization throughout the process and amazing design sense truly brought this project together into the spectacular dream estate they now call home.
Normally when we go into a large scale renovation, the surprises never seem to stop. This is because individuals take it upon themselves to superficially fix problems instead of correcting the root of the issue and then working forward from that point. This is not just the case with home owners but also with contractors limited by budget or ethics! We love working with this family because they want things done right and bought a home that was extremely well built. It was a little rough around the edges because of neglect and age but that all changed quite quickly.
The family knew what they wanted and that was to maintain the stunning exterior in it's original glory but to bring the interior to modern day design with a warm contemporary flavor. This also meant a much more open concept floor plan. Demolition was extensive but we were extremely pleased to be able to provide a single mother with the reclaimed fir floors and all of the bathroom fixtures and part of the kitchen went to the Restore in Langford. We were also able to recycle a large portion of the material pulled out. Our industry is a scary one at times with it's emphasis on form over function, and we feel great about how much we were able to combat this throughout our time spent on this job.
Features include - winding solid oak stairs; espresso stained, hand scraped oak floors to match with cork underlayment; a curved glass master steam shower that is a marvelous work of art; a rotating tv that can be viewed from both the elegant soaker tub or the master bedroom; fully automated interior with an integrated sound system and video intercom; a wall to wall custom espresso closet; custom built-ins in the side entrance and formal dining areas; a custom kitchen that is draped by a spectacular coffered ceiling; two elaborate, custom cedar decks; and much more!
A large thank you, again, goes out to the clients for inviting us into there home, into there lives, and into there family. Never have we felt so welcome and thus so eager to make something very special. Also a thank you to the team we have been blessed to work with including amazingly talented joiners, painters, carpenters, electricians, plumbers, plasterers, tilers, architect and general all around incredible helpers (you all know who you are).