We love working with families that are caring for their parents. The scope of the project was to build a mother’s suite addition with a shared foyer and screened in porch for mom and daughter to enjoy together. Altogether a 1,200 sq. ft. addition to this home on a spacious 2-acre lot.

First, we worked with owner and mom to design the new floorplan to add a large bedroom/sitting room, a large bathroom with ADA tub, large roll-in (curbless) shower, and a large walk-in closet, focusing the design on making it easy for mom to get around her new home, and including a large screened in porch and common entry for mother and daughter to share.

After receiving approval on the new floor plan and elevations, we began working with Daniece on materials selections.  After hearing her vision for colors and materials, we brought samples to her home from which she chose beautiful white and gray tiles and flooring for the bath; for the main room and entry a gray wood-look luxury vinyl plank flooring and a springy sage paint color (her mom’s favorite color), using light colors to enhance the spaciousness of the addition. 

A safe and accessible bathroom was a top priority. We worked with her to design the new space with no constrictions, multiple grab bars in the shower and safety bar at the entry to the walk-in tub. Beauty, safety and functionality. The shower also has a long bench and handheld to allow for standing or sitting. A large niche 36” wide allows mom to store and access items she needs from most any location in the shower. 

Exterior

In order to save on budget and integrate the addition into the existing home, our custom home builders reused some windows from the existing home, trimmed old and new to match the existing home. For the finishing touch, a new coat of paint (loved the color she chose!) and white trim lightened the home and created a seamless transition from the home to the addition. One point of pride in our team - through the entire process, our team did not damage the small shrub in front of the addition, one that came from Daniece’s grandmother’s garden, and could be a future piece of a new garden for her mother. The little things matter and we are so proud of our team for taking care!