Collaboration between contractors and designers made for a winning combination
When owners of a summer Lake House in Wisconsin made plans to transform unused attic space into living space to accommodate a growing extended family, they braced themselves for the typical disruption and stress associated with home renovations. However, their experience with GNP Realty’s self-performing residential construction team, in combination with the design services of GNP’s preferred vendors, made for such a smooth and pleasant experience that the owners decided to have the same team oversee and renovate the entire first floor of their primary home in Chicago’s Western suburbs, which included a kitchen, dining room, family room and bathroom.
GNP’s preferred vendor list is part of the realty firm’s “one-stop-shop” approach to residential and commercial properties. For the two projects, GNP recommended and collaborated with Silver + Oak Interiors, a full-service interior design firm, and Amish Custom Kitchens, a kitchen design firm specializing in made-to-order, handmade cabinetry from Amish craftsmen in Central Illinois.
“GNP’s construction team handled all coordination between the design firm and suppliers, so we never had to worry about scheduling, deliveries, quality control, or other logistics associated with a gut remodel,” says the happy homeowner.
GNP seeks out quality vendors to establish relationships with, helping to ensure excellence in both materials and service and taking the burden off of the homeowner to manage the details. This was important as the owners were back and forth between the two properties and didn’t always know where they would be when. The owners were especially pleased that the first-floor gut remodeling of their primary home took only seven weeks once all construction and design materials were received.
GNP’s collaborative approach in coordinating all aspects of the remodel ensured that the family was not inconvenienced by a lack of access to their kitchen and other living spaces until the project could begin and continue without interruption until completion.
