Completed client project. The owners came to us wanting a whole-home remodel that made their four-bedroom, three-bath house feel warmer and more useful without losing the open main floor. Built in 2026, the two-story detached home had about 2,096 square feet, stucco walls, a Spanish tile roof and an attached two-car garage. The kitchen, dining area and great room flowed together downstairs, alongside a bedroom and full bath; three bedrooms, the loft and laundry sat upstairs. My first question was what the family needed each floor to do, and which existing systems we needed to keep in place. We grounded the room-by-room decisions in this house’s documented layout, finishes and builder-record systems.
The photographs on this page are from the Designed & Curated portfolio and show finishes we have used on other projects. They are not photographs of this house.
The electrical systems and upstairs laundry
The builder’s record showed that electricity came from Turlock Irrigation District and that Pacific Gas and Electric supplied gas to the area, but this house was all electric. We kept the central, multi-zone electric heating and cooling, the electric water heater and the electric cooking appliances. That meant the remodel did not introduce a gas line or relocate equipment to pursue a different fuel. We used the City of Patterson’s utility provider information to confirm the service context behind that choice.
On site, we found the upstairs laundry closet beside the bedroom hall, with electric hookups and a 220-volt connection. The record described hookups only, so we kept the washer and dryer connections accessible rather than filling the closet with fixed cabinetry. We added storage where it did not obstruct the hookups, and made the surrounding finishes feel like part of the upstairs rather than a leftover utility corner. The dual-pane, low-E windows and the existing multi-zone system also stayed part of the comfort strategy; we did not add a new heating or cooling system.
The kitchen, great room and main-floor surfaces
The white shaker cabinets, quartz counters, pantry closet and island gave the kitchen a strong starting point. We kept the sink and the kitchen’s relationship to the dining and great room intact, then improved storage within the cabinet runs and pantry. The warm finish palette softened the white cabinetry and light gray walls, while the existing stainless appliances and electric range stayed in place. A published Patterson kitchen project provided local design context; it was another project, not this home, and we used it as reference rather than a model to copy.
The first-floor laminate ran through the connected living spaces, where the open plan made transitions especially visible. We coordinated the replacement flooring across the kitchen, dining area and great room, and kept the bedroom carpet where it supported a softer feel. We also adjusted the lighting and wall finishes to give the shared rooms a warmer, more settled character. The kitchen’s sliding glass door still opened to the fenced backyard, so the route from cooking to outside remained direct without altering the exterior opening.
The garage entry, bedrooms and lot
The attached garage entered through the main hallway, and the house had no dedicated mudroom. We made the hallway transition work harder with a built-in landing area for coats and shoes, keeping the passage open between the garage, kitchen and great room. Upstairs, we organized the loft as flexible living and work space, and added storage without changing the bedroom arrangement or the laundry access. The main-floor bedroom remained close to its full bathroom, which preserved a useful separate zone for guests or everyday flexibility.
The site was flat, with a paved driveway, a small front lawn, front-yard sprinklers and a fenced backyard. The Stanislaus County soil survey mapped the ground as Stomar clay loam on gentle slopes, well drained, with linear extensibility up to 7.5 percent and clay content up to 47.5 percent. FEMA’s map placed the parcel in Zone X, an area of minimal flood hazard. We kept the work focused inside and did not add an exterior change that needed a new drainage approach. We checked the Patterson flood-zone information and flood maps; the Flood Development Permit requirement applied to development within a Special Flood Hazard Area, not this Zone X parcel.
The City of Patterson’s permit requirements were checked against the actual scope: structural changes and work to electrical, plumbing or mechanical systems required the applicable permits, plans and inspections. We kept the project within the existing layout and systems, and checked the City’s residential permit information before carrying out work that touched those regulated areas.
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