Twin Lakes Waterfront Remodel
After five years in their Lake Forest home, Stacey and David were eager to get to work on the kitchen.
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The Orren Pickell Building Group is the top-rated general contractor in Naperville. We don’t mean to brag, but it’s true that our custom homes, remodeling projects, and home additions have won more awards than any other general contractor in the area. And while we’re always appreciative of receiving kudos from our peers in the industry, we’re most proud to say that our clients are our biggest fans — in fact, many of our clients return to us for home additions, renovations, and maintenance tasks.
Orren Pickell Building Group specializes in every aspect of building, from design and architecture through construction and maintenance. Over the 40-plus years we’ve been in business, we’ve developed a network of tradesmen and contractors who are the top in their field. From plumbing and electrical work to HVAC systems, roofing, and custom cabinetry, all of the professionals who will work on your custom home will provide quality work in accordance with Orren Pickell’s exacting quality standards.
Want to build your luxury dream home on the perfect Naperville lot? Need to completely renovate your outdated kitchen, adding counter space and sensible storage? Love your home’s location but want a whole-house remodel to give your old home new life? The Orren Pickell Building Group is ready to help. We’ll work with you to capture and hone your vision for your project, learning more about your needs and lifestyle so we can make thoughtful recommendations and suggestions. Once we’ve created a design plan that meets your approval, we’ll hand it off to our construction team to bring your design to life. And you’ll be informed and up to date every step of the way — your dedicated Orren Pickell project manager will serve as your point person, managing every detail, communicating updates and making sure that the larger team acts on any of your requests or changes.
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Other Projects We’ve Recently Completed
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Refreshing, Sky Blue Lake Forest Kitchen Transformation
After five years in their Lake Forest home, Stacey and David were eager to get to work on the kitchen.
Valley’s Edge Offers a Warm Perspective on Contemporary Design
Every component of this 6,300 SF home, set on ten acres of rolling land, was planned to marry the interior and exterior with the site itself.
Whole House Remodel in Riverwoods
The walls and structure were damaged by smoke and water from fire hoses, so the home needed to be fully gutted. The Pickell remodeling team worked with the family to redefine the layout to suit the way the homeowners live today.
Sunroom Addition in Wilmette Illinois
Now that the work is complete, the sun room has become his kids’ favorite place to sit and study. Because the original exterior doors are still in place, the room can be sealed off or opened up into the family room.
Gold Coast Basement Remodel
At the first meeting with Orren Pickell Building Group, the client outlined a simple basement remodel with a workout area and a place for the children to play. In subsequent meetings, however, as the family began to explore new possibilities, the scope of the project grew.
Loft Kitchen and Bath Remodel
Sometimes, the only thing harder than living with an out-of-date kitchen is contemplating the remodeling process. Fortunately, the Pickell Rapid Remodel program made it easy for this client to get her head around costs and timing, and have a new kitchen installed within weeks of working out the design.
Glenview Kitchen and Bath Remodel
This Glenview, Illinois home was ready for a makeover. Bringing the kitchen and master bath up-to-date gave the whole house a fresh perspective.
Lake Forest Shingle Style Home
Set amid more than an acre of green space in Lake Forest, this stunning custom home achieves a level of warmth and intimacy one might be surprised to find in a 4,500 s.f. property.
What Our Customers Are Saying
Just wanted to let you guys know that the cabinets have started going in and OMG we love them!! Krista, I believe you said at some point that the old cabinets would be no comparison to our new ones and honestly that is an understatement! I mean the kitchen is still partly undone . .…
Thank you for sending Terry over on short notice. Your company’s responsiveness and customer centric attitude is why you will always be at the top of our list for construction, renovation and house maintenance matters.
I wanted to share my final product, which is amazing. I really don’t think the video does it justice. I know y’all typically work on a lot of big projects, but I was thrilled with the planning, selections, advise and execution! Well done and again thank you!
My name is Linda Larson. My husband, John and I have lived in one of the homes you built in Lake Barrington in 1994. We purchased it from David Galimore in 1997 and have lived here happily raising our family of five children. We put the house on the market two weeks ago and want…
Orren Pickell Building Group has repeatedly proven to me how more then 20 years ago, we made the best decision to build a house with them. Since then we purchased another house and used their company to remodel it. We have used The Orren Pickell Maintenance Program for over 20 years, and we will continue…
We hired the Orren Pickell Building Group to both design and build our home, starting in 2013 and completing in 2015. Susan Hamilton was our initial contact and continued as our primary contact person through the whole process. She was delightful–both professionally and personally. Orren was also significantly and surprisingly involved throughout and our lead…