Woodbury Apartment Retrospective

Our client purchased an antique building in Woodbury, Connecticut. The second floor was unfinished, presenting an ideal space to convert into an apartment.

We designed a floor plan for a two-bedroom apartment with a larger shared bathroom, including laundry hookups. The wall design needed to align with the existing structural members, and plumbing was restricted to one location to minimize disruption to the store below. A key part of the design was to maintain the antique feel by leaving the original beams exposed and matching the LVP flooring.

We began by reframing and reinforcing the floor joists and installing a new subfloor. Older buildings are challenging to air seal with traditional batt insulation, so we used spray foam for the walls and ceiling. Additionally, with antique buildings, extra framing is often required to pad out walls and ceilings to ensure the drywall is as straight as possible.

This project took 5 months to complete, with 2 months dedicated to preplanning and design.

Project Details

Todays Cost $234,500.
Features
  • Cabinets – Fabuwood, Allure, Galaxy, Horizon
  • Countertops – Brown Fantasy (leather)
  • Flooring – Redefined Pine, Coastline
  • Insulation – Spray Foam

Video Tour

Modern kitchen remodel with gray cabinets, stainless steel stove, black refrigerator, and white subway tile backsplash, complemented by wood flooring.
The room, ready for a kitchen remodel, features four windows, a door, white walls, and wooden flooring. An orange extension cord lies on the floor.
An empty room with hardwood floors, white walls, and four large windows with wooden trim letting in natural light—a perfect canvas for a dream kitchen remodel.

Before + Mid-Construction Photos

A partially completed kitchen remodel reveals an unfinished room with exposed wooden beams, windows, and construction tools scattered on the floor.
A kitchen remodel in progress reveals exposed walls, insulation, and plywood flooring. At the center stands a mounted camera on a tripod, capturing every detail under the hanging light.
Interior of a building under construction with exposed wooden framing, bare plywood floors, and large windows allowing natural light in. This setting lays the foundation for an impressive kitchen remodel that will transform the space into a modern cooking oasis.
Construction site interior with wooden framing, plywood floor, insulation on the ceiling, and a ladder in the background hints at an exciting kitchen remodel underway.
A person standing on a ladder installs a ceiling panel with the assistance of a yellow lifting tool in a room undergoing a kitchen remodel.
Partially completed kitchen remodel with drywall installed, construction materials on the floor, a ladder, and two windows with natural light.
A kitchen remodel in progress reveals a room under construction with drywall partially installed, work supplies, and paint buckets scattered on the floor.
A kitchen remodel in progress features gray cabinets installed but missing hardware and appliances, with a few paint cans scattered on the floor.
A partially remodeled kitchen with exposed beams, white walls, construction materials on the floor, and windows on the right side.
Bright, empty room with white walls, hardwood flooring, several windows, and a door, sunlight streaming in through the windows - perfect for a kitchen remodel.