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home renovation. They were also awarded ‘Best Kitchen’ at the Alberta BILD Awards, and the 2019 CHBA National Awards recognized them for ‘Best Kitch- en’ across Canada. “Warm & Tranquil resonates with people,” says Lisa. “It’s the transformation of a dated home into a modern oasis. Peo- ple can relate that to their own house and see themselves in it”. The client on that project first approached Lisa and Barry at an open house they were host- ing at a full home renovation they had recently completed in their area. “They walked into this project, liked what they saw, and start- ed talking to us about their own home,” Lisa recalls. “They want- ed to do a full-on main floor re- configuration, and a renovation in their basement and upper floors as well.” The client’s existing home was built in the 1970’s and has never been renovated. It had dropped floors, sunken living rooms, and a “compartmentalized main floor,” including a tiny kitchen, a dining room that was never used, and both a front and back living room. “It was all really separated,” Lisa says. “You couldn’t be in one room and talk to someone in another room, because there were walls all around.” “They wanted to open it up,” she explains. “They wanted to host large family gatherings, they wanted to entertain, and they wanted a really big func- tional kitchen that would bring the entire main floor together.” To achieve that, Dependable Renovations removed three load-bearing walls and replaced them with large engineered steel ceiling beams – which they then clad in walnut, keep- ing with the client’s goal to have a “really warm, really peaceful space.” They similarly carried walnut through in the cus- tom cabinetry and barn doors, stained the ceilings to match, and replaced the flooring with natural pecan wood. The combination of contempo- rary custom finishes, hidden lighting and an abundance of wood elements resulted in a home that is ultra-modern yet feels peaceful and natural. The name ‘Warm & Tranquil’ de- scribes it perfectly. THE CONSTRUCTION SOURCE CANADA