Renovation case study

Linden Hills Whole-Home Renovation

An older Linden Hills home made to work for modern family life. Better flow, warmer materials, craftsman character still intact where it should be.

Linden Hills renovation: craftsman dining room opening into the living room — The heart of the main floor: dining, living, and a sight line that finally makes sense.

LocationLinden Hills, Minneapolis

ScopeWhole-home renovation

Typical range$400k – $800k

Related serviceWhole-home renovation

Scope

Whole-home renovation across the main floor and upper levels, with the kitchen as the anchor.

Best fit for

Owners of older Minneapolis homes who want the house to work better without erasing what made it worth buying.

What it proves

That a neighborhood home can be modernized without becoming generic.

What we were solving

The house had good bones and a great neighborhood, but the interior wasn't holding its end up. Rooms were chopped, light didn't carry, and the kitchen was doing everything wrong for a family that actually used it.

The renovation opened the main floor where it needed to open, kept the original trim language where it belonged, and pulled the finishes into a single consistent story.

What stayed

Craftsman trim, the original window rhythm, wood floors, and the proportions of the key rooms. Anything that gave the house character stayed. Anything that just made daily life harder didn't.

Inside the house

Rooms worth walking through.

A few frames from across the main floor.

Renovated kitchen with oak cabinets, granite counters, subway-tile backsplash, and a peninsula — **Kitchen**
Quarter-sawn oak cabinets, granite counters, and a peninsula that keeps sight lines open into the family room.

Family room looking into the kitchen with warm wood cabinetry visible beyond — **Family room**
Where cooking, homework, and most of the day ends up happening. One continuous sight line to the kitchen.