The Drennans first intended to only install a dishwasher in their original 1940's Chantilly kitchen, but when it didn't fit as expected, DDB designed a minor renovation that allowed them to maximize available space with new base cabinets while maintaining the Old Chantilly charm of the built in open shelving above. Simple, modern cabinets, subway tile backsplash, and a warm granite counter blend allow the homes original elements and homeowner's art collection to take center stage, and multiply the cabinet space nearly 3x!

DDB Designer Michelle Sutton designed a conversion of this 1100 sq ft Chantilly bungalow to a three-story dream home. Several original rooms on the front of the house were left intact and a large open kitchen, family room and screened porch were added to the rear. Upstairs, the homeowner gained a master suite, 2 other bedrooms, and a laundry with full-stair access to a finish-ready attic.

During their twelve years as Chantilly homeowners, the Drydens have grown four children and two successful businesses, and are now ready to make a little more breathing room for the next ten years of growth. With an eye on their aging garage as a logical place for expansion, the following plan was developed to provide Stir Studios and Dryden Design Build a new home for their offices just steps away from their back door. Construction is scheduled to begin in late Summer 2011 - check back soon for updated progress photos and images of the finished project.

This unexpecting bungalow on Commonwealth Avenue had a promising amount of square footage despite it's two bedroom, one bathroom specs. Without the budget to accommodate an addition, our greatest design challenge for this project was to reconfigure the existing floor plan to better utilize existing square footage from previous, poorly planned additions. By limiting the renovated square footage we were able to keep to a streamlined budget and retain the charm of the original details in the front portion of the home, while adding a master bedroom and bath, modern kitchen, new laundry closet and an outdoor living screened-in porch.

This was kitchen only renovation in a 1950's ranch in the beloved neighborhood of Country Club near Plaza Midwood. The kitchen was small and pieced together from years of washers, dryers and waterheaters that were living in the mainspace of the kitchen. For us the most challanging part of this project was designing a way in which their family-style cooking and eating could all live in this small space. This project was completed Summer 2011, check back soon to see completed photographs.

This challenge of this small bungalow was to increase the square footage by adding a master suite and bedroom/office on the second floor, with specific direction from the homeowners to avoid dramatic changes to the front elevation of the home. By taking a central stair up the center of the house, towards the back, we were able to accomplish maximum impact on the inside with minimal impact from the curb. Construction was complete in Spring 2011; finished photographs will be posted very soon!

This 1950's Ranch in South Charlotte gets a facelift both inside and out! This renovation began as complete kitchen and dining redesign and ended with a new deck, screened-in porch and fresh coat of paint on the exterior as well as the new digs on the interior. Completed midsummer 2011, photos of the fully completed project to be posted soon!

This pretty little two car garage nestles nicely behind a Plaza-Midwood home and features beautiful windows, doors and fixtures.

We added a custom, tiled breakfast bar to this Midwood kitchen -- featuring mosaic tile pattern designed by the creative homeowners and corrugated metal kickplate that matches some of the home's exterior trim (and the non-traditional style of the homeowners).

Making the best of small spaces, this existing bath in an aging Chantilly bungalow was renovated with modern finishes. The clear glass shower enclosure and compact vanity help enlarge the small bathroom.

This extensive remodel doubled the square footage of a compact Chantilly bungalow, adding a large, modern kitchen, laundry room, master suite, and a screened porch, and opened up existing spaces into one large living-dining room.

Working from the homeowner's architectural plans, we built this luxury 2-story garage from the ground up. It featured a stunning 1BR upstairs apartment with beautiful finishes.

Our team designer, Michelle Sutton, tapped her extensive kitchen design experience for this major kitchen remodeling project. The existing, dated kitchen was demolished, walls were reframed to improve layout and flow, a new opening was created between kitchen and dining room, and all cabinets, flooring and other finishes were replaced.

Yes, we know you'd like to see more project photos. We hate to tease. We'll get our camera in motion and get back here with more pics, pronto! In the meantime, you can peep some progress photos on our facebook page.