Open kitchen and family room after a first-floor remodel in Lexington, MA

Lexington, MA · Woodhaven

Lexington Kitchen, Mudroom and First-Floor Remodel

160 sq ft

added on a new foundation

~800 sq ft

of first floor renovated

18 weeks

of construction

4 spaces

kitchen, mudroom, bath, living room

The project

This family's kitchen ran straight into the family room, the back entry was a narrow hall, and the first floor didn't work for a busy family.

We worked through five layout options with 3D renderings before landing on the plan: a small rear addition to make room for a bigger kitchen, a steel beam to open it up, a real mudroom at the back entry, and a first-floor bath with laundry.

The centerpiece is a 48-inch custom range hood. A hood that size needs a make-up air system, so we worked out the blower and make-up air with the family before they ordered it. The new addition beat the Massachusetts energy code by about 4%, and the living room got a direct-vent gas fireplace with built-ins.

What's included

AdditionKitchenBathroomMudroomDeck

Add-ons

Gas fireplace insertSteel beam openingBuilt-insNew windows and slider

Before and after

Before: Kitchen: the old layout with a cooktop island became an open kitchen with a range wall and two sinks. — Kitchen: the old layout with a cooktop island became an open kitchen with a range wall and two sinks.

After: Kitchen: the old layout with a cooktop island became an open kitchen with a range wall and two sinks. — Kitchen: the old layout with a cooktop island became an open kitchen with a range wall and two sinks.

Before: Mudroom: the narrow back entry became a mudroom with built-in cubbies and a butcher-block bench. — Mudroom: the narrow back entry became a mudroom with built-in cubbies and a butcher-block bench.

After: Mudroom: the narrow back entry became a mudroom with built-in cubbies and a butcher-block bench. — Mudroom: the narrow back entry became a mudroom with built-in cubbies and a butcher-block bench.

Before: Living room: a gas fireplace insert, built-ins and wood beams. — Living room: a gas fireplace insert, built-ins and wood beams.

After: Living room: a gas fireplace insert, built-ins and wood beams. — Living room: a gas fireplace insert, built-ins and wood beams.

The floor plan, before and after

Existing first-floor plan — Existing first floor

New first-floor plan — New first floor with the rear addition, kitchen, mudroom, bath and laundry

Range wall with a 48-inch custom hood in the new Lexington kitchen

Kitchen and dining area with island seating

Living room open to the kitchen, with wood beams

First-floor bathroom with a glass shower

Finishes we used

Cabinets

Schrock Ingalls maple, full-overlay square doors with slab drawer fronts. Kitchen perimeter in Coconut, island in Moonstone, mudroom and laundry in Cloud, and fireplace built-ins in White.

Interior doors

Colonist smooth doors with dark bronze hinges.

Mudroom bench

Butcher block with a stained finish.

Living room

Wood beams, mantel and kitchen shelving from Longleaf Lumber.

Deck

Kona decking with white rails.

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Addition with a kitchen and bathroom, 24 projects we built 2020–2025

$355k–$545k

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Questions about this project

What did this Lexington first-floor remodel include?

A bigger kitchen with two sinks, made possible by a small rear addition and a steel beam that opens the layout, plus a mudroom with built-in cubbies and a bench, a first-floor bathroom with laundry, and a gas fireplace insert with built-ins in the living room.

How big was the addition?

About 160 square feet on a new foundation at the rear of the house, built to make room for a bigger kitchen. About 800 square feet of the existing first floor was renovated.

How long did construction take?

About 18 weeks from the start of construction to completion.

What do projects like this cost?

Addition, kitchen and bath projects we built from 2020 to 2025 typically ran $355k to $545k. Your price is set in a fixed-price agreement before work starts.

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