I recently had the opportunity to tour the Frank Lloyd Wright House in Ebsworth Park—the Kraus House in Kirkwood — with friends who helped sponsor the experience and are friends of our company: Jamie Briesemeister of Integration Controls and Ted Wight of Dielmann Sotheby’s International Realty. Exploring the heritage architecture was wonderful but it also inspired me with principles for our own residential remodeling projects. Exploring an Architectural St. Louis Gem that Exemplifies Living Better at Home For the last 35 years in interior design and 15 years in design-build residential remodeling, I have learned from so many fantastic experts.…
This luxury spa bathroom remodel in Ballwin, Missouri, a suburb of St Louis has all the features that you’d find at a high-end spa but in the comfort of this client’s primary bathroom. Features include a dry heat sauna, large shower with rain shower head, a heated bidet toilet, and two vanities on either side of a feature wall. The feature wall includes stone veneer and an arched niche providing a striking focal point the moment you walk in the French barn doors.
I remember way back when microwaves were new. I first saw one in Disney’s Tomorrowland — it seemed like a dream. Then, my parents bought one. This was the 70s, and they were early adopters of technology and we were the first on our street to have a microwave. Kids would come over with their parents to see this new cooking machine. My mother took cooking classes at the YMCA and I joined her. We bought into the idea that anything could be cooked in a microwave. My mother microwaved eggs, which ended up a little more fluffy than the…
Bringing the spa experience to your home has been a popular feature of residential bathroom remodels in St Louis for over a decade, and demand is not waning! In fact, we saw even more innovation and creativity from leading manufacturers, displayed at the Kitchen and Bath Industry Showroom (KBIS) this year. This post explores what are affordable spa-like bathroom upgrades for small spaces, large spaces, as well as higher cost investments that have complexity– all that can be achieve with a team of professionals like the Dana King Team. The money bags 💰 and hammers 🔨 next to each upgrade,…
Learn more about what goes into a range hood, factors to consider when selecting one, and how this information helps you live healthier at home. Range hoods are composed of: The range hood insert is where you get function, while the cover is where you get form, or what makes it beautiful. Picking the best range hood insert for your home is based on a few factors, and can be advised by remodeling professionals, like the Dana King team and HVAC experts. Factor to Consider when Selecting a Range Hood Fan Insert Pro Tip: “Turn your range hood Fan insert…
At the Kitchen and Bath Industry Show 2026 in Orlando, Florida, Dana and her team visited many booths to see and learn about new products on the market. The team was particular drawn to anything relating to wellness and Universal Design. One of those stops was the Delta Faucet booth where our team met Taneya, a consultant with Delta Faucet, who worked with their Research and Development team to fine-tune a new type of hand-held shower head. Dana did a quick interview with Taneya to learn more about the features of this shower head. ———————————- Dana: I’m Dana King with…
Many of our projects in historic homes have existing cast iron radiators that can be a challenge to design around. Luckily, our design team welcomes a challenge and has lots of experience in disguising cast iron radiators with added functionality. Some examples of ways we have designed solutions around radiators are below. 1. Table with Towel Bar In this primary bathroom, a simple design of a custom table with towel bar was built around the small radiator. This solution showcases the vintage radiator design with a fresh coat of paint, a beautiful way of blending ‘old’ and ‘new’! 2. Ventilated…
An accessible and adaptable sunroom addition that has so many cool features like solar-powered ventilating skylights, vinyl film windows to let in lots of light, and a built-in swim spa with easy-access panels.
How do you harmonize a space? Dana shares unexpected ways to tie in design features, like wallpaper in the back of a glass cabinet, harmonizing with the black beams in this kitchen remodel! Transcript So harmonizing a space is really important. You see behind me some very strong black beams are homeowner love with them. We came up with a solution. I’m Dana King with Dana King design build. And we used wallpaper in this kitchen right over here. Let me show you. But in this wallpaper behind this cabinet integrated those strong black beams to be at this eye…
How do you manage kitchen clutter? Dana explains how our design team comes up with thoughtful solutions to minimize countertop kitchen clutter while also bringing style and character to the space. Transcript A cooking space can feel visually heavy with the pots and pans and a big hood. But we did something here to open the space. I’m Dana King with Dana King Design-Build. I love the solutions that Rachel, our designer, came up with. We opened it up here with open shelving. We have a beautiful pot rack that allows us to bring in some practicality to the space…
A primary bathroom remodel in Wildwood that went from dated and boring to elegant and spa-like! Designers Meg & Tanner kept the same layout, but updated all furnishings and fixtures: A large soaking tub with modern chandelier, a large walk-in shower with gold-tone plumbing– all in a neutral color palette that gives a spacious look and feel.
Not sure of your home design style? Dana explains how we help you find your style early in the design process, so you get the end result that feels uniquely you! Transcript Behind me is a beautiful kitchen. But how did we get here? How did we determine the homeowner’s style? Quite a few people come to us and ask, what is my style? Or maybe they tell us their style, but what they say could mean different to other people. So you might say you’re traditional, but traditional can look so many different ways. For us to get a…
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