A Warm, Functional Family Home Renovation

This full-home renovation was designed to help a busy family fall back in love with their home. Through thoughtful space planning, refined material selections, and careful attention to detail, the design brings warmth, functionality, and a sense of calm to everyday life. The result is a cohesive home where each space flows naturally into the next, creating an environment that feels both timeless and deeply personal.

Location: St. Albert, Alberta

Contractor: Contact Renovations & Custom Homes Ltd.

Photographer: Homing Design Co.

A spacious modern kitchen with white cabinetry, a sloped vent hood with light wood trim, quartz countertops with a marble pattern, gold pulls, and stainless steel appliances.
A modern kitchen featuring white shaker cabinets, a waterfall-edge marble island with three leather barstools, and conical beige pendant lights.
An angle shot highlighting the open wood shelving and marble waterfall edge of a large kitchen island, adjacent to leather barstools.
A wide perspective of an open-concept kitchen with white cabinets, wood accents on the island and range hood, unique pendant lights, and the pantry door in the background.
A view across a waterfall-edge kitchen island with modern pendant lights, showing the transition into a brightly lit living room with large bay windows.
A close-up view of a natural wood kitchen island with integrated open shelves holding curated ceramics, plants, and four brown leather stools.
An elevated view looking down a modern open staircase with light wood steps and black railings. High ceilings are visible, featuring a large, artistic multi-globe pendant light fixture hanging above the first-floor kitchen.
An arched wooden pantry door with glass panels sits next to a large stainless steel refrigerator in a modern kitchen with cream cabinets.
A view through an open arched wooden pantry door shows a kitchen sink, a striped window treatment, and bare winter trees outside.
A shot of a kitchen sink area by a window, featuring a striped Roman shade, a faucet, a clear glass cookie jar full of cookies, and a potted plant.
A corner kitchen counter setup by large windows, with an espresso machine, a grinder, a cookie jar, and a plant under striped Roman shades.
A detailed close-up shot of a mechanical lift-up hinge system for a kitchen cabinet, showing it in the open position.
An open-plan modern kitchen highlighted by a large central island with a marble waterfall counter and four dark wood and leather barstools under conical pendant lights.
Perspective view of a modern open-plan house interior looking across a coffee table toward the kitchen island and staircase.
Modern house interior with a wooden staircase leading to an open-plan kitchen and living area.
Modern dining room with a clear view through a bay window, round table, and green chairs.
A bright breakfast nook set in a bay window with the shades open, featuring a round walnut-base table, green chairs, and a view of a wintery backyard.
A low-angle shot showing the dark wood crisscross base structure of a round dining table, framed by two modern green upholstered chairs.
A detailed close-up of a round walnut wood dining table featuring a beautiful flower arrangement of white anemones and greenery.
A decorative arched built-in unit with light wood cabinets, a quartz counter, and a colorful abstract landscape painting centered between two black wall sconces.
A photograph taken from above a kitchen island, looking down a natural wood staircase with a sleek black and oak railing in a modern, open-plan home.
Spacious modern living room with a central concrete fireplace and built-in arched shelves.
Close-up of a potted Fiddle Leaf Fig plant and a coffee cup on a side table in a modern living room.
Modern living room featuring built-in cabinets with arched shelves and decorative objects around a fireplace.
A cozy living room scene showcasing a velvet storage ottoman used as a coffee table, a light-colored sofa, and a modern fireplace with built-in shelving.
An overhead detail shot focusing on a decorative vignette on a wooden tray with natural wood beads, a glass candle, and a potted plant.
Modern living room with a white sofa, concrete fireplace, and built-in shelves with decor.
A detailed view of an arched built-in unit with light wood cabinets, quartz countertops, and floating wood shelves displaying various decorative items next to a black sconce.
A more detailed view of an arched built-in with light wood floating shelves and lower cabinets, decorated with books, a gold bowl, candles, and a white dish filled with green decor.
A stylized arched built-in unit with light wood shelves displaying books, plants, geometric ornaments, and candlesticks above a marble-top cabinet.
An angled close-up view of a modern electric fireplace with realistic glowing logs and a cast concrete mantelpiece.
A close-up shot of an ottoman styled with a black tray holding a leafy green plant, a geometric gold sculpture, a wood bead garland with tassels, and a black candle.
A shot of a large, free-standing, arched wood bookcase positioned next to a tall, potted artificial palm tree, with a modern staircase visible in the background.
A wide view of an open-concept living space highlighting an arched wooden cabinet, grey armchairs, a sofa, and a glimpse of the kitchen.
A view of an open-concept living area showing a beige sectional sofa, nesting coffee tables, a leather armchair, and a walnut media console, all near a large bay window.
A cozy living room featuring a beige sectional sofa, nested marble-top coffee tables, and a dark leather armchair positioned by a sunlit bay window.
A focused shot of a cozy dark brown leather armchair with a navy blue throw blanket, positioned next to a modern black arc floor lamp in a light-filled living room.
A close-up shot of a small, vibrant artificial eucalyptus plant in a textured grey pot, placed on a dark round wooden tray on a light marble coffee table in a modern living room.
A brightly lit home entryway showing a modern front door with a vertical glass panel, a console table behind a sofa, and unique multi-orb pendant lights.
A mid-century modern wooden console table with angled legs against a wall, styled with pampas grass, a framed print, a textured lamp, and a fluted bowl near a staircase.
A narrow laundry room with light beige cabinetry, white front-load appliances, a quartz counter, and a window with a patterned roman shade overlooking a winter street.
A playful detail of a light beige kitchen cabinet with brass hardware, featuring an arched floor-level cut-out cubby where two ceramic Scottie dog figurines are resting.
A look inside an open closet with organized shelves holding woven baskets, a brown leather tote bag, and a black jacket hanging on a rod.
A close-up of a bathroom vanity with light beige cabinets, gold hardware, a black arched mirror reflecting a staircase, and modern multi-bulb pendant lighting.
A side view of a contemporary bathroom with dark hexagonal floor tiles and large format wall tiles. A glass shower door is visible on the right, next to a wood-framed wall cabinet, a hanging towel, and a white bathtub.
Close-up view of layered textured and striped pillows against a leather panel headboard in a master bedroom.
A peaceful modern bedroom with a beige upholstered headboard, green bedding, a decorative floral pillow, and dark wood nightstands.
A corner shot of a bedroom featuring a large, four-door wooden armoire (wardrobe) next to a bed with neutral bedding and a nightstand.
A close-up view of a cozy bed with an upholstered headboard, dressed in layers of textured linen bedding in cream, beige, and sage green, including a floral decorative pillow. A wood nightstand and lamp sit to the left.
A close-up of a dark wood nightstand featuring a brass ribbed glass lamp, a framed picture, and a white pot with a faux plant next to a textured headboard.
A detail shot of a three-drawer dresser featuring rich brown leather drawer fronts and slim black horizontal bar handles.
A straight-on shot of a custom light wood bathroom vanity with a white quartz countertop and single sink. It features elegant brass hardware, an arched black-framed mirror, and a multi-bulb light fixture.
A partial view of a modern walk-in shower featuring a frameless glass enclosure with a large metal handle. Large format tiles line the walls, and a large, round rainfall showerhead is visible overhead.
A detail shot within a custom shower enclosure, highlighting the brushed nickel plumbing fixtures, which include both a large overhead rainfall showerhead and an adjustable handheld shower wand with a slide bar.
A stocked wet bar with beige cabinets, marble counter, wine fridge, and floating shelf in a basement.
A view of a finished basement featuring a round wooden game table with plaid chairs, next to a built-in wet bar with a beverage cooler and cabinetry.
A wide-angle view of a well-appointed basement space, framed by dark mullion partitions in the foreground. It features a round game table surrounded by plaid chairs, a full wet bar with shelving, and a couch.
An inviting modern basement with a detailed wet bar, beverage cooler, and cabinetry next to a round game table with a Monopoly board set up. A sectional couch and piano are visible in the background.
An expansive view of a basement recreation room with a gaming table, sectional sofa, and a kitchenette.
Four tan-upholstered bar stools lined up at a long wooden console table behind a sectional sofa in a finished basement.
A modern bathroom vanity with a marble countertop, black-framed mirror, and multi-bulb light fixture.
A cozy reading nook corner with a modern blue velvet armchair and a contemporary dark wood slat room divider, plus a side table with a cup.
A view through a doorway into a modern bathroom featuring a light wood vanity, white countertop, dark grey marble floors, and a three-light globe fixture above the mirror.
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