Service area
Chef-designed kitchens and function-first baths, built by a licensed NC general contractor — right here in Charlotte.
Charlotte's remodel-worthy neighborhoods are its older ones: 1920s–40s houses in Myers Park, Dilworth, and Plaza Midwood with plaster, small closed kitchens, and electrical service from another era; mid-century ranches in Madison Park and Cotswold; and '80s–'90s SouthPark homes due for their second remodel. These houses reward a contractor who respects the original construction and has the license to alter it properly.
Our Charlotte work leans structural: opening a 1930s kitchen to the dining room means steel, engineering, and city permits — then the chef's half of the job begins, laying out prep, cooking, and cleanup zones inside proportions the house gives us. If you're in an older home wondering whether that wall can come out: it almost always can. The question is doing it right.
Local logistics: City of Charlotte / Mecklenburg County permitting applies; historic district properties in Dilworth and Plaza Midwood may need Historic District Commission review for exterior changes.
The work
Kitchen · Traditional · $100K+
Charlotte, NC
A full gut in a 1930s Myers Park colonial: scullery added behind the show kitchen, so the marble stays clean and the mess stays backstage — the way large houses always worked.
View project →Kitchen · Modern · $100K+
Cornelius, NC
A 1990s lakefront kitchen with a peninsula that choked traffic, rebuilt around a 10-foot island with prep sink, a 1,200 CFM vented hood, and a full wall of drawer storage.
View project →Kitchen · Traditional · $60–100K
Davidson, NC
A cramped galley in a 1920s Davidson farmhouse opened into the dining room, with inset cabinetry that matches the home's original trim and a modern work core hidden inside.
View project →“The scullery was Karl's idea and it's the reason our kitchen still looks like a magazine after a dinner party for twenty. Managing steel, plaster, and permits in a 1930s house is not for the faint of heart. His crew handled all of it.”
Next step
The free design consultation happens at your home — Karl measures, listens, and gives you honest numbers on the spot.