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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Orren Pickell is the #1 Western Springs home additions contractor and we turn houses into homes. And if the pandemic taught us anything, it’s that there truly is no place like home. As many of us found ourselves spending much more time at home than in years past, we had more time to learn how well our home works for us — and where we wish things were different. Does homeschooling mean that you could use a dedicated space for your children to work on projects? Has your college student decided to move back home for a few years before taking her next step in life? Or are you ready to let your guest bedroom go back to being a guest bedroom and not pulling double-duty as your home office?
Whatever your reason for thinking about adding to your home, the Orren Pickell Building Group can help. For the past 40+ years, we’ve helped homeowners update, beautify, and increase the usefulness of their homes with thoughtful Western Springs home additions. Whether you want to add a much-needed powder room to your downstairs level or envision creating a new primary bedroom with boutique-like closets and a massive en suite bathroom, you can count on the Orren Pickell Building Group to bring your vision to life.
Sometimes, homeowners may hold off on adding to their homes, fearful that the process will bring additional stress to their already-busy lives. But at the Orren Pickell Building Group, we strive to do everything possible to make your home addition an easy, hassle-free process from start to finish. We’ll kick off our engagement by sitting down with you to determine what you have in mind and what you’re trying to accomplish. Then, we’ll show you real-world examples of other home additions we’ve created for clients in Western Springs and surrounding areas, giving you ideas for features and functionality you may want to include in your own home addition.
Once you’ve signed off on your custom home addition design plans, we’ll give the Orren Pickell Building Group’s in-house construction team the green light to get started. And your dedicated project manager will be with you every step of the way, ready to answer questions, communicate changes or concerns, and generally ensure that your home addition project runs smoothly and on time.
The real estate market is hot, making now a great time to invest in your current home and expand its footprint. Get in touch with us today to schedule your complimentary Western Springs home addition consultation.
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
As we are getting down to the last few weeks in our home that your family built for us almost 19 years ago to the day, it’s a bittersweet time for us as we start a new chapter. We have loved every day in our home and when we selected Pickell to build our dream…
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…