2023 Home of the Month Look Book

Merriam Park Remodeling | Remodel
A small 1916 storybook house with a picket fence in St. Paul, this home
had a small and outdated kitchen cut off from the rest of house, lacked
connection to the backyard, and was missing a mudroom and first-floor
bathroom. The goals for the addition were to expand the second floor
to create a total of three bedrooms, update and expand the kitchen to
open it up to the existing dining room, and carve out space for a new
first-floor half bath and small mudroom.
Photos: Wing (Ta) Ho
The owner was interested in creating a clean, fresh feel throughout
the house while keeping the vintage feel of the original house intact.
White Shaker-style cabinets and marble counters make the most of
the available daylight, and the original, dark-stained trim was painted
white to unify all the first-floor spaces. To further increase the airy feel
of the available space, high windows were added on the long side of
the kitchen facing the neighbors, with shelves below them for everyday
dishes instead of the typical rows of continuous upper cabinets.
Albertsson Hansen Architecture
aharchitecture.com • (612) 823-0233
Design team: Todd Hansen, AIA; Jim Kuipers, Assoc. AIA
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