Storybook Remodel Lets the Light In
Mpls St. Paul Magazine / Wanderluxe
February 5, 2021
Whole-home remodels are a specialty of Mark D. Williams Custom Homes. The family-operated firm’s third-generation owner, Mark Williams, describes this Indian Hills, Edina, home as having been “dark, depressing, and oppressively, over-the-top blingy” when the owners first purchased it.
“We transformed the interior into a white cottage with warm, welcoming woods and a homey feel,” says Williams. He and his team focused on opening up the floor plan, capitalizing on natural light from the abundant windows, and softening the home’s more formal origins into functional family space.
A 360-degree walk-around fireplace divides the great room from the dining room, creating separation while preserving an airiness that flows through the rooms. Cottage-style details continue downstairs, where exposed brick makes the basement bar feel like a cozy storybook grotto for grown-ups.
Photo courtesy of Mark D. Williams Custom Homes
Whitewashed wainscoting took the foyer from dim to dazzling.
“I especially love the foyer transformation,” Williams says. When you’re greeted by whitewashed, ceiling-height wainscoting and swaths of light from oversized windows along the back of the house, it’s hard to believe the same entryway was recently so dated and dim.
“We transformed the interior into a white cottage with warm, welcoming woods and a homey feel.” —Mark Williams, Mark D. Williams Custom Homes