Historic Home Renovation
Modern systems and modern kitchens behind trim you inherited.
Nashville is full of houses with better bones than anything being built today. Renovating one is a discipline: modern systems and a kitchen that actually works, done without erasing what made you buy the house.
Signs this is your project.
- You own a Victorian, four-square, craftsman, or Tudor with original trim you want to keep
- Systems are original and it's starting to show
- You want a modern kitchen and bath without gutting the character rooms
- Previous work covered problems instead of solving them
- The house is in a historic overlay and permits require care
How your project unfolds.
- Step 01
Assessment walk
We look under floors, into attics, and at what previous owners hid. You get an honest report.
- Step 02
Preservation-forward design
Drawings that keep and restore original elements, and place new work where it belongs.
- Step 03
Fixed-bid proposal
Historic work has real unknowns. We price them into the bid rather than into your future stress.
- Step 04
Build with weekly updates
Trades who know old houses, and a project manager who knows the overlay board.
- Step 05
Walkthrough and warranty
Two-year workmanship warranty in writing.
Germantown Victorian — new systems and a modern kitchen behind fully preserved 1890s trim
"New electrical, plumbing, and mini-split HVAC threaded through original chases. The character rooms kept every inch of original casing and plaster. The kitchen behind them cooks like it was built this year."
Project details shared with client permission.
Answers before you ask.
Almost always. We label, remove, restore, and reinstall. Where a piece is truly gone, we mill a match.
Historic renovations start around $175k for targeted systems and kitchen work, and scale with how deep the restoration goes. Every project starts with a design consultation and a written fixed-bid proposal with a detailed scope before any work is scheduled.