A family in Tanglewood lost the house they had lived in for decades. We designed and built them a new custom home on the same lot.
Alongside our renovation work, we’re a custom home builder in Fort Worth, and this is one of the most meaningful projects we’ve completed.
How a Kitchen Remodel Became a Full Rebuild
We got hired to do a kitchen remodel for this family.
Then a tree took down their house.
They could have started over somewhere new. They wanted to stay in the neighborhood they loved, so that’s where we built.
The Design Brief: A House That Belongs
Our goal wasn’t to build the biggest or flashiest house on the block. In a neighborhood where original homes are often replaced with oversized new construction, we wanted to build this family a home that felt like it had always been on that street. A house that belongs.
That meant a ranch-style home with traditional proportions and a big front porch, and rooms built around the way this family actually lives.
The Exterior
On the outside: board and batten paired with painted white brick. A pair of wood front doors anchors the porch. The windows are large enough to fill the house with light without giving up privacy. There’s a detached two-car garage.
And the mature trees remain.
The Interior Palette
Inside, we went with a neutral palette across the whole house and saved the color for a few rooms. The house has 10-foot ceilings. The floors are historic-width, sand-and-finish hardwood, which echoes the spirit of the original 1960s home. Custom millwork and custom window treatments run through the house.
The kitchen is fully custom. Cream cabinets wrap a dark island with a wood top, and the function is built in: concealed appliance storage, hidden trash pull-outs and a hidden spot for the stand mixer.
The bold room: we color-drenched the den, with the walls, ceiling and built-in shelves all in smoky blue. The powder bath and the primary bath pick up the same smoky blue, and the primary’s glass shower is finished in pale stacked tile.
There are two wood-burning masonry fireplaces, one indoors and one outdoors, so the family has a place to gather inside and out.
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