Lars Remodeling Project

Whole-House Interior Remodel in Spring Valley

This whole-house remodel in Spring Valley modernized the kitchen, living room, family room, primary suite, three bedrooms, and hall bath, all built on the foundation of a full electrical panel upgrade. The result is a nearly 1,750-square-foot home refreshed from its systems to its finishes, giving the family a safer, more functional home for everyday life.

Whole House Remodeling Kitchen Remodel Bathroom Remodel Spring Valley

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Spring Valley kitchen remodel featuring two-tone cabinetry, garden window, and skylight over island seating

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The oversized island puts a gas cooktop and bar seating for three at the center of the kitchen, giving the family a true gathering spot rather than a galley pass-through. Two-tone cabinetry — a warm wood island against soft white perimeter cabinets — ties the space to the rest of the home's finishes while keeping the room from feeling monochromatic. Stacked wall ovens and full-height storage along the back wall free up counter space for everyday prep, addressing the outdated layout the remodel was meant to solve.

A soft blue palette and vaulted ceiling give this secondary bedroom a calm, updated feel in place of the home's original 1987 finishes. The triple sliding closet doors keep the footprint open and functional, maximizing usable floor space in a room that doesn't have room to spare for swing clearance. New plank flooring and a modern ceiling fan round out the refresh, bringing the bedroom in line with the rest of the remodeled home.

Full-height sage cabinetry over a stacked commercial-grade washer and dryer gives this laundry room real storage capacity in a compact footprint. Bold tropical wallpaper adds personality to a utility space that's often left purely functional, while the durable countertop workspace supports folding and everyday laundry tasks. The result is a laundry room that pulls its weight practically without feeling like an afterthought in the whole-house remodel.

A wide window over the sink brings natural light and backyard views into the main prep area, replacing what was likely a smaller, dated opening in the original 1987 kitchen. The professional-style range with red-accented knobs anchors the cooking zone, while paneled, integrated refrigerator and pantry cabinetry keep sightlines clean down the length of the room. Wide-plank flooring runs continuously through the space, reinforcing the open, connected layout the remodel was designed to create.

The Project Story

Designed for Daily Life

When the homeowners of this 1987 Spring Valley home decided it was time for a refresh, the goal wasn’t a single room — it was the whole way the house lived. Nearly four decades of daily use had left the kitchen, living room, family room, primary suite, three secondary bedrooms, hall bath, and laundry room feeling disconnected from how the family actually wanted to use their space, and the home’s original electrical panel was due for an upgrade to safely support modern demands.

Rather than tackling rooms in isolation, the project was planned as a coordinated, whole-house effort. Sequencing mattered: with the electrical panel upgrade feeding nearly every other phase of work, that scope was prioritized early to keep the rest of the remodel — kitchen, living spaces, and bedrooms alike — moving without interruption or rework. Addressing the panel first also meant every downstream finish, fixture, and outlet could be planned around a system built for today’s needs rather than 1987’s.

From there, the remodel moved room by room across the home’s most-used spaces. The kitchen, living room, and family room were reworked as the everyday core of the house, while the primary suite and three secondary bedrooms were refreshed to feel current and comfortable. The hall bath and laundry room rounded out the scope, ensuring the practical, high-traffic spaces of the home received the same attention as the more visible living areas.

Touching close to 1,750 square feet of interior space, the project respected the home’s original 1987 footprint while modernizing it room by room, rather than pursuing a full structural overhaul. That approach allowed the family to gain a home that finally matches their day-to-day life — safer electrical capacity throughout, a more functional kitchen and living core, and refreshed bedrooms and bathrooms — without losing the character of the house they chose to stay in and invest in.

The result is a home that feels updated from the electrical system out to the finishes, with every major living space brought current in a single, well-sequenced project. For the homeowners, it means a house that finally keeps pace with how they actually live — comfortable, functional, and built to last for years to come.

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