Detroit Lakes, Minnesota · A thoughtful new chapter for an older home
The project
Keep the character. Reimagine the everyday.
A striking red front door offers the first welcome at City Escape, an older Detroit Lakes home renewed through a thoughtful interior remodel. Rather than starting over with its character, the design retained the existing millwork and built a fresh interior around it.
Rich wood window trim now sits alongside light cabinetry, a blue tile backsplash and warm metal details. The kitchen and gathering spaces feel connected, while the enclosed porch offers a sunny place to sit. It is a transformation that makes room for new routines while keeping the details that make the house its own.
Updated kitchen with a wood-topped island and blue tile backsplashThe red front door welcoming visitors along the garden pathA side view of the home's familiar cottage silhouetteSunny enclosed porch framed by original wood millworkPorch seating beneath a warm timber ceilingThe living room opening into the remodeled kitchenIsland seating connecting the kitchen and dining areaWhite cabinetry and blue tile around the kitchen work surfacesDining space with a view back to the kitchenA centered view of the island, range and retained window trimLiving room windows bringing daylight across the seating areaDining table and wood hutch beside the windowBathroom with white tile and warm metal fixturesBathroom vanity with a dark-framed mirrorSoft bedroom textiles paired with wood furnitureWarm metal corner shelf against white shower tileShower control in a warm metal finishTraditional faucet detail at the bathroom basinBlue glass displayed in a wood-trimmed windowSmall hexagonal floor tiles beside the bathtubTowel ring and white subway tileCup pulls on white kitchen drawers beneath the wood counterCabinet hardware and blue backsplash in the kitchenRetained wood trim framing the daylightA quiet corner beside the living room windowBlue tile surrounding the original wood window casingWhite cottage siding and the red front entry doorWhite cottage siding and the red front entry doorA porch-side moment with a dog in front of the cottageSunroom seating framed by warm wood window trimWhite kitchen cabinetry, a wood island and blue tile backsplashWhite kitchen cabinetry, a wood island and blue tile backsplashWhite kitchen cabinetry, a wood island and blue tile backsplashKitchen and dining spaces arranged for everyday gatheringThe cottage's red front doorBrass corner shelf against white shower tileFloating bathroom shelves and simple accessoriesBrass cabinet hardware against white kitchen cabinetryDark wood trim framing the windowCottage facade with a bright red front doorFront entry and autumn landscapingPortrait of two people outside the red front doorBedroom with paired wall lights and soft beddingWindow-lined sitting room with dark wood trimFolded towel on a warm metal railRange hood centered on a deep blue tiled wallRed stand mixer against blue backsplash tileBlue tile, pale counter and warm metal cabinet pullsKitchen windows above the sink and wood work surfaceWarm metal shower control against pale tileMetal pendant above a wood-trimmed kitchen windowFlower vase on the dark wood window ledge
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A property, a rough sketch, a home you want to rethink. Wherever you are starting, we would like to hear about it.
