SCHERER ENTERPRISES completed this whole house renovation, including kitchen (shown here), in time to be featured in the 2015 Columbia Credit Union Remodeled Homes Tour.
THE MASTER BATH was just one aspect of the whole house remodel completed by Scherer Enterprises on this home featured in the Remodeled Homes Tour June 6 & 7.
Scherer Enterprises, www.schererenterprises.com
This whole house remodel begins in the kitchen. The homeowners had replaced the old black appliances with stainless steel over the past few years, but a gray, six-inch-tile countertop and minimal backsplash proved difficult to work on and to keep clean and made the kitchen look dull and dowdy.
A remodel featuring black quartz counters and a striking copper-toned glass-tile backsplash brings out the beauty of the existing maple cabinets. A gas range replaces the glass electric cooktop in the island, providing a second oven, and a stainless steel hood replaces the old, nonfunctioning downdraft system.
A new under-mounted stainless steel sink, modern faucet, and new halogen under-cabinet lighting complete the remodel. The adjoining butler’s pantry was similarly remodeled. The homeowners have stated that they had expected the new kitchen to be more functional, but they could not have predicted how “simply gorgeous’’ it now is.
A new wall-mounted wooden railing, echoing the existing banisters and railing, provides additional safety and stability for the homeowners on the staircase to the second floor. Metal railings on the front steps and in the garage were also installed to increase safety.
A carefully crafted shelf added to the family room built-in changes a large, old-fashioned square television space to a rectangle, in keeping with modern television design, and provides room for the homeowners to display their collection of Southwest Native American pottery.
A new door in the master bedroom replaces the center window in a three-window arrangement, giving the homeowners access to a new small patio they had installed outside the bedroom in the back yard.
A powder room remodel features removal of the stylish, but ultimately nonfunctional, pedestal sink and installation of a new sink cabinet custom-built to match the home’s existing cabinetry.
An under-mounted sink, quartz counter, new faucet hardware, and new paint complete the remodel.
The master bath remodel is perhaps the most dramatic of the changes made. A large, never-used jetted tub dominated the small master bath space and forced the homeowners to step into the tub to raise or lower the blinds on the corner windows. Removal of the tub allowed for the addition of new custom drawers, quartz counters, under-mounted sinks, new faucet hardware, and a new heated tile floor, set on point to add drama. New paint in the bedroom and bathroom complete the remodel.
The homeowners now have access to the windows (and to the view of their beautifully landscaped backyard), have more counter and storage space, and enjoy the heated floor during Vancouver’s chilly fall, winter, and spring months.
