Mediterranean Estate Artisan Home

Mediterranean Estate Artisan Home Tour 2019 with Nor-Son Custom Builders

This gorgeous Mediterranean Estate-style home was built in collaboration with Nor-Son Custom Builders, Brooke Voss and Jim McNeil, and features custom wood finishes by Robert Chickey.

For this kitchen, our goal was to fully integrate the cabinetry into the architecture of the home. There were four large cabinets designed initially as pillars to support an intricate beam layout in the kitchen. To take this concept further, we decided to panel the cabinetry into the windows, created the butler pantry as a fully integrated experience with the same paneling extending from floor-to-ceiling, and wrapped the range hood with a custom molding taking design cues from the massive kitchen island co-designed with Brooke Voss.

“This was my first project with Brian and Crew. The attention to detail and creativity are what helps set them apart from other companies. Their ability to think outside the box helps them to be one step ahead of the competition. I look forward to many more projects.”
~ Wade Stock, Job Site Supervisor
Nor-Son Custom Builders

Below is the diagram that illustrates the complexity of the beam layout in relation to the cabinetry. We created a plan for executing sophisticated symmetry, layout, spacing and reveals relying on the expertise for electrical and framing provided by Wade Stock, the job supervisor at Nor-Son.

The staircase landing in this home offered an opportunity to make a statement. To achieve this, we provided custom-CNC-cut wall shapes for the framers to use for construction, allowing us to seamelessly integrate the built-in cabinetry and paneling into the shaped wall.

Staircase Landing with Shaped Sheet Rock Ceiling


Designed using Fusion 360, the custom vents shown below play off the styling of the lighting featured above the kitchen island. The vents are machined into the oversized molding that wraps the marble range hood.

Below are other examples of cabinetry throughout the home that we co-designed with Brooke Voss.

Check out this custom home on the Artisan Home Tour.

Cape Dutch Artisan Home

Cape Dutch Home by Hage Homes on the 2018 Artisan Home Tour

This new-build, custom home features simple forms, clean lines, and distinctive raised parapet gable walls. Inside, Designed & Made helped create woodwork throughout the entire home, including:

  • La Cournue-inspired Custom Kitchen, with center island and high gloss range hood with metal accents
  • Pantry
  • Master Closet
  • Custom Vanities
  • Bar
  • Laundry Room
  • Mud Room Bench

This home was featured on the 2018 Artisan Home Tour, and is a collaboration with Hage Homes, Ron Brenner Architects and Historic Design Studio.

This home was also featured in the Star Tribune and Minneapolis-St. Paul Magazine.

Minneapolis-St. Paul Home and Design

Rustic Glam

Riverfront Custom Home with Onyx Backlit Bar

We are proud to feature our latest work in collaboration with Hage Homes and Tom Rauscher on the Mississippi River.

This custom home features high end finishes, including an Onyx bar countertop with back lighting that highlights the intricacies of the material, as well as a high gloss custom bed frame and cabinetry in the master bedroom. The office features a Wenge wood desk. We also created custom kitchen cabinets and a center island for this extraordinary home, in addition to cabinetry throughout the mud room and laundry area.

Lake Minnetonka Remodel

Lake Minnetonka Remodel - Custom Kitchen

View photos of the this amazing Lake Minnetonka home remodel in collaboration with Frontier Structures and Home Design by Annie.

Initially, the homeowner wanted us to design and build new cabinets for the dining room, along with custom vanities and built-in cabinetry for the master bathroom. However, after a site visit, we proposed keeping the dining room cabinetry, expanding the existing molding in the dining room to create a more cohesive look for the existing built-in cabinetry and shifting the budget toward a full kitchen remodel which would create a higher return on investment.

Here is what the homeowner had to say…

“Today was move in day for us. While we are feeling a bit exhausted here late tonight, our overwhelming feeling is one of euphoria over how much we love love love our new house! The exquisite cabinet work you did for us is a major reason why. They are, simply put, just gorgeous. Every aspect, every detail. Many thanks to you and your team for the incredible design and craftsmanship you did on our behalf!”

“Teaming up with Brian and his team at Designed & Made is a pleasure.  The creativity, resourcefulness, and proficiency with cabinet design they deliver is an asset to the projects we do with them.”
~ Nate Jurmu
Frontier Custom Builders

Check out the pitch video we prepared for the homeowner and builder, along with before and after photos for this project below.

Final Photos

See how we expanded the kitchen and built a custom island and range hood, while integrating the refrigerator and appliances into the overall cabinet design.

Work in Progress

See preliminary sketches of the kitchen, as well as in-progress photos for the master bathroom built-ins and vanity.

Before

See how the kitchen, dining room and master bathroom looked before the design and installation of new custom cabinetry.

Pitch Video

Check out the pitch video which talks through our creative vision for the completed space.

Cape Dutch Modern

Custom Kitchen Cabinetry, Shelves, Range Hood and Center Island in Wayzata, MN

This Cape Dutch Modern home in Wayzata, MN features horizontal larch wood for the cabinetry, CNC cutout finger pulls, and a non-traditional island along with custom fitted furniture-style mud room cabinets.

This project was done in collaboration with Lucy Interior Design, Charlie & Co., and Detail Homes. This home was recently featured in the March 2019 Home & Design issue by Mpls St. Paul magazine.

Home & Design Minneapolis-St. Paul Magazine