Every home has a version of itself it hasn't quite become yet. This one had good bones, a family who loved it, and spaces that just weren't keeping up.

The Cottonwood Heights remodel began the way the best ones do, with a conversation. A client with a clear sense of how she and her family wanted to live in their spaces, and a vision that eventually found its way into a sketch from Caroline's notebook. From there, a design took shape that was as much about feeling as it was about function.

The entry is anchored by custom white oak millwork that creates a proper arrival moment while letting generous daylight spill through from the living room beyond. One side offers coat and shoe storage alongside open shelving. The other holds a daybed with integrated lighting and storage for records and games, the kind of detail that makes a space feel like it was made for the people who actually live there. The shelving uprights are detailed with precise notching, a sculptural touch that emerged from the collaborative design process. A built-in bench appears to float above the floor, and integrates seamlessly with the custom oak stair railing and thick balusters, designed as a single unified composition experienced from both sides where sitting, arriving, and moving through the home all feel connected. A new custom entry door and side lite complete the sequence, setting the tone before you even step inside.

The existing stair, adjacent to the entry, was not only aesthetically out of place but functionally unsafe, replacing it was both a practical necessity and a design opportunity. A small basement office addition with custom built-ins rounds out the scope, providing a dedicated place to work from home with views of the backyard.

Solstice led the design of the millwork, railings, and entry door, developing every detail in close collaboration with the client, interior designer, and fabricator. This was not a project where design and fabrication happened in separate rooms. The trust this family extended to the team made all of it possible, and it shows in every corner of the space.

The photos here are in progress. Construction is wrapping up and more is on the way. This one is worth the wait!