White shaker kitchen with green-gray stone counters, a curved peninsula with seating, a separate island and oak floors in Lexington, MA

Lexington, MA · Prospect Hill

Lexington Kitchen and Two-Bath Remodel

3 rooms

kitchen, dining and living opened

2 baths

remodeled upstairs

~1,000 sq ft

renovated

The project

The first floor of this Lexington home was a set of separate rooms: a kitchen with a painted brick cooking wall and an eat-in corner, a dining room behind its own wall, and a living room reached through doorways. The family asked us to redo the kitchen and the bathrooms.

We modeled the existing house in spring 2017, brought layouts to the first design meeting, and refined the plan through the spring and summer, reviewing it with them in 3D. The final plan took out the walls between the kitchen, dining room and living room and carried the load on a new LVL beam, with the structural sheet stamped by an engineer. A pantry fits into the back corner, and the range hood was kept under 400 CFM to meet code.

Upstairs, the primary bath's tub came out for a walk-in shower with a sliding glass door, and the second bath got a tiled tub with a glass panel. Our crew built the project in 2018. The kitchen now has white shaker cabinets, green-gray stone counters, a curved peninsula with seating, a separate island, double wall ovens, and oak floors that run into the dining and living areas.

What's included

KitchenBathroom

Add-ons

LVL beam opening the kitchen to the dining and living roomsPantryOak floors across the open first floorPot filler over the cooktopElectrical sub panel

Before and after

Before: Kitchen sink wall: dark cabinets and a valance-covered window gave way to white shaker cabinets, green-gray stone counters and an open view over the sink. — Kitchen sink wall: dark cabinets and a valance-covered window gave way to white shaker cabinets, green-gray stone counters and an open view over the sink.

After: Kitchen sink wall: dark cabinets and a valance-covered window gave way to white shaker cabinets, green-gray stone counters and an open view over the sink. — Kitchen sink wall: dark cabinets and a valance-covered window gave way to white shaker cabinets, green-gray stone counters and an open view over the sink.

Before: Cooking wall: a painted brick wall with an arched cooktop alcove and black built-in ovens became a cooktop under a glass chimney hood, a herringbone tile panel and stainless double wall ovens. — Cooking wall: a painted brick wall with an arched cooktop alcove and black built-in ovens became a cooktop under a glass chimney hood, a herringbone tile panel and stainless double wall ovens.

After: Cooking wall: a painted brick wall with an arched cooktop alcove and black built-in ovens became a cooktop under a glass chimney hood, a herringbone tile panel and stainless double wall ovens. — Cooking wall: a painted brick wall with an arched cooktop alcove and black built-in ovens became a cooktop under a glass chimney hood, a herringbone tile panel and stainless double wall ovens.

Before: Primary bath: the tub and shower curtain were replaced by a walk-in shower with gray tile, a glass accent band and a sliding glass door. — Primary bath: the tub and shower curtain were replaced by a walk-in shower with gray tile, a glass accent band and a sliding glass door.

After: Primary bath: the tub and shower curtain were replaced by a walk-in shower with gray tile, a glass accent band and a sliding glass door. — Primary bath: the tub and shower curtain were replaced by a walk-in shower with gray tile, a glass accent band and a sliding glass door.

The floor plan, before and after

Existing floor plan — Existing first floor

New floor plan — New first floor with the kitchen open to the dining and living rooms

Open kitchen looking past the island and peninsula to the dining area and sliding doors

Dining area open to the living room and stone fireplace, with oak floors running through

Tiled tub and shower with a glass panel, a glass mosaic band and recessed niches

Finishes we used

Kitchen

White shaker cabinets, green-gray stone counters, a curved peninsula, a separate island, a pot filler and double wall ovens.

Tile

Herringbone tile panel behind the cooktop; gray tile and a glass mosaic band in the primary shower.

Floors

Oak through the kitchen, dining and living areas.

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Questions about this project

What did this Lexington remodel include?

We took out the walls between the kitchen, dining room and living room on a new LVL beam, built a new kitchen with a pantry, and remodeled two upstairs baths: a walk-in shower in the primary bath and a tiled tub in the second bath.

Can a walk-in shower replace a tub?

Yes. In this primary bath the tub came out for a walk-in shower with a sliding glass door.

How long did construction take?

About 28 weeks from the start of construction to completion.

What do projects like this cost?

Kitchen and bathroom projects we built from 2020 to 2025 typically ran $165k to $360k. Your price is set in a fixed-price agreement before work starts.

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