Holiday-Ready Hosting Spaces

Thanksgiving is only a week away, which means the holiday season has officially arrived. Each family has their own unique holiday traditions, from decorations to gifts to favorite recipes. However, what remains universal is the desire to gather with the people we love.

Hosting friends and family with class and care is an art. Making someone feel welcome in your home means providing an atmosphere of easy warmth and sincere consideration. Hospitality is the result of countless small choices that add up to a rich experience.

You could say the same of the home design process. Creating spaces that suit everything from daily life to cocktail hour to Christmas dinner takes a lot of careful planning. Our client's homes reflect their family's distinct lifestyle, taste, and entertaining approach.

For some that may be a formal dining room made for traditional meals with all the trimmings! Others prefer open main floors with the casual flow that's perfect for cookie baking marathons. Another minority is all about designing a party-ready lower level that's perfect for greeting the new year!

Whatever their taste may be, it's our job to translate our client's vision and hosting style into a beautifully built home. Want to explore more of these holiday-ready spaces? Browse a few of our favorites below!

Rare Opportunity: Own Two Adjacent Edina Lots!

5908 & 5904 Kellogg Avenue, Edina

Designing new homes may be our bread and butter, but we also scout out a select number of premier lots in the Edina area. Creating a custom home is a complex endeavor. However, at times one of the most fundamental aspects of the process can be overlooked: the location.

The neighborhood and community surrounding a home have a significant influence on a family's lifestyle. In specific, a yard is your own little slice of nature.

Whether you're craving a peaceful outdoor haven or a poolside oasis for hosting family and friends, a spacious lot provides the canvas for your backyard dreams.

Because many of our clients are building their homes in a well-established area, extra acreage is in high demand. An oversized lot is a rarity in the west metro!

Which is why we're excited to share that we recently acquired two beautiful adjacent Edina lots. Located just walking distance from renovated 64-acre Pamela Park, shops, and restaurants, this neighborhood is a Twin Cities gem!

The options are endless: keep the yard large for kids to run and play, enjoy the scenic green space, install a pool or sport court to host with style, or simply hold onto the extra lot for now and sell it in the future.

Want more details or location specifics on these two pieces of Edina property? Find all the info you'll need below:

5908 Kellogg Avenue, Edina Minnesota (Google Map)

5904 Kellogg Avenue, Edina Minnesota (Google Map)

REFINED Remodeling: Did you know we remodel?

Our team has built our reputation on crafting custom homes in Edina and the surrounding community, but did you know we also remodel?

REFINED Remodeling was born out of serving our clients. As our business has grown over the years, more and more of our clients have relocated, moved into their second or third home, or simply craved a change of style.

It only made sense to continue helping our clients as their design needs evolved. We love keeping in touch and extending our partnerships - we invest a lot in these relationships, they matter to us.

The photos featured in this post are from our most recent remodel, which was a part of the Twin Cities Fall Parade of Homes Remodelers Showcase.

This Edina family found the perfect lot and location for their lifestyle. However, their 50’s era ranch home needed a complete renovation. Finished in a clean, modern farmhouse style, the newly remodeled home is open, bright, and family-friendly.

Our favorite features from this five-bedroom, three-and-a-half bathroom home are the gourmet kitchen, trendy shiplap walls, natural white oak floors, a master bath with an oversized shower, and the fun kids' bonus room. Explore more design details from this bright, fresh, and charming home below!

Real Home Feature: Sunny Traditional

We'll never get tired of saying it; our clients' have impeccable taste! From modern farmhouses to timeless traditionals, we've created homes in countless styles. Today, we only have eyes for this sunny and playful traditional home, completed in partnership with the talented interior designer, Brooke Voss.

From the entryway punctuated by unique furnishings to the bold use of paint, textiles, color, and wallpaper throughout, these homeowners were always game for taking big design swings. (Our favorite kind of people!)

A few of our other favorite features include the ample and stylish storage, such as the home office, butler's pantry, laundry room, and hidden kitchen pantry. We also can't get enough of all that glowing natural light - every space feels so warm and welcoming.

For all of this home's interior charm, the showstoppers are the beautiful backyard porch and patio. Does it get any better than an indoor/outdoor porch, sprawling patio seating, and a built-in bonfire pit? It's a host's dream come true.

Scroll below to explore more design details from this gorgeous family home!