KUECHLE CONSTRUCTION CO.Est. 1974
City renovation

South Minneapolis Whole-Home Renovation

A classic South Minneapolis two-story stucco with red-brick pillars. The renovation updated nearly everything inside while keeping the house unmistakably a neighborhood house.

South Minneapolis stucco two-story with red-brick pillars and a deep front porch
Stucco, brick, and a porch that still looks like it was built with the house.
Scope

Kitchen, primary bath, porch work, and whole-home refresh on a classic Minneapolis two-story.

Best fit for

Families who love their city neighborhood and want the house to live the way it looks from the street.

What it proves

That character-driven renovations don't have to feel dated or decorated.

What we were solving

The front of the house had presence. The inside didn't. The kitchen was small, the primary bath was small, and the porch that should have been the best room in the house in July wasn't usable.

The renovation reworked the kitchen layout, pulled the primary bath into something that could actually handle two adults in the morning, and rebuilt the screened porch as a real three-season room.

What stayed

Everything the neighborhood earned. Stucco. Brick pillars. The porch roofline. The window rhythm. That all stayed.

Inside and out back

A few frames from the project.

Kitchen, primary bath, porch, and the back yard.

Kitchen with cherry cabinets, a painted island, granite counters, and stainless appliances
Kitchen
Cherry perimeter, painted island, granite counters, and pendant lighting that finally makes the room feel like a kitchen and not a hallway.
Primary bath with a drop-in tub under a divided-light window and granite-topped vanity
Primary bath
A divided-light window over the tub, warm tile, and a vanity that actually fits two.
Screened porch with wicker furniture, striped cushions, and a view into the back yard
Screened porch
The porch that earns its keep from May through October.
Front elevation of the South Minneapolis stucco home in summer
Front elevation
Where the project started and where the neighborhood character was easiest to protect.
What made it work

The house got bigger on the inside without growing on the outside.

Most of the win on a project like this comes from using the existing footprint better, not expanding it. Kitchens, baths, and circulation all ended up roomier without adding a single square foot to the envelope.