Photos by Kayser Photography
Homeowners are renovating their kitchens like never before. Granite counters, restaurant-style appliances and lavish, custom-built cabinets are high on many consumers’ wish lists as they look to upgrade their homes with the latest gourmet features and epicurean comforts. In addition, they are looking to enhance their home’s gathering spaces, ushering in expansive entertainment areas that offer the ideal space for friends and family to gather.
Stebnitz Builders works on both large and small renovation projects, most of which are located in Walworth County. Recently the company partnered with a client near Elkhorn to breathe new life into a home’s dated kitchen and create gathering spaces that would welcome guests while celebrating the home’s idyllic locale.
In the kitchen, the space’s white enamel cabinets and multi-colored granite counters were transformed with natural elements that complement the home’s stunning rural setting.Teeming with wood-tone finishes in the cabinetry, island and flooring, the newly renovated kitchen beautifully complements the home’s interior and exterior environs. The Stebnitz Builders design team incorporated hardwood Dura Supreme cabinets and gleaming, solid-white counters, as well as updating the existing wood flooring — all of which add to the space’s warm and welcoming design.
Recognizing that the kitchen is not only the “heart of the home,” but also the favorite gathering spot when entertaining, Stebnitz Builders incorporated an expansive island, complete with a custom wood tabletop, built-in range and plenty of counter space.“We opened the kitchen up, creating a two-tiered family dining area for holiday gatherings and entertainment,” says remodeling consultant Jeff “Chopper” Anderson.
“We also increased the lighting in the space,” he continues. “The team incorporated a welcoming coffee bar and message center and added under-cabinet lighting which illuminates the streamlined design of the space. The refinished oak flooring throughout adds to the home’s updated design.” Anderson points out that the coffee bar also acts as a dry bar and beverage center, offering a great space to entertain.
After decades of treating outdoor spaces as mere afterthoughts in home design, today’s homeowners are also choosing to remodel these spaces in order to make their patios, decks and backyards an extension of their home’s interior designs. In record numbers, homeowners are creating outdoor rooms. Everybody needs a getaway — a private retreat for entertainment, rest and relaxation. As a result, today’s outdoor rooms have evolved into carefully planned focal points that truly extend a home’s living space.
Recognizing this trend, the Stebnitz Builders team added a large outdoor entertainment area facing the property’s stunning pond vistas for the homeowners and their guests to enjoy. Combining creativity and practicality is the cornerstone of the Stebnitz Builders’ design and construction philosophy, and it is evident in this renovated home’s outdoor entertaining space.
Complete with a state-of-the-art outdoor kitchen, screened porch, hot tub and an “endless” pool, this outdoor entertainment area is the ideal space for the homeowners to entertain or to simply relax, unwind and enjoy the natural beauty of their home’s setting. Maintenance-free Timbertech Legacy decking and a Regal black aluminum railing adds to the home’s modern, ease-of-living design.
Although winters in Wisconsin can be snow-filled and chilly, the addition of a three-season space helped extend the temperate season for this home. Measuring 20 feet by 28 feet, this enormous room boasts the Mon-Ray Glasswall enclosure system. As Anderson explains, the sliding glass, three-panel screen/window system features sturdy, long-lasting glass, prized for its durability, while offering the homeowners the option of opening or closing the space in any weather. By lifting and lowering window segments, they can enjoy the beauty of the outdoors in a wider range of weather. In addition, the room’s luxury vinyl plank, California- style flooring melds with the home’s renovated interior spaces for a cohesive look and feel throughout the home.
The finishing touches for this beautiful remodel included the installation of new windows and LP SmartSide siding to further enhance the home’s functional yet aesthetic design, as well as a newly renovated front entryway — a design element that significantly enhances the home’s “wow” factor.
STEBNITZ BUILDERS INC.
204 Commerce Ct., #3 Elkhorn, WI 53121 | 262-723-7232 | stebnitzbuilders.com
