The homeowner lives alone in Murrieta, plays golf, and collects art — much of it made by his grandchildren, hung throughout the house. Three rooms weren’t working for him: a kitchen that didn’t match his style or the way he cooks, a primary bath that felt dated, and a downstairs guest bath he needed ready for his elderly mother’s visits.
$186,000
12 weeks
Murrieta, CA
"Box Construction remodeled my kitchen and bathrooms, and I couldn’t be happier with how everything turned out. The team was friendly, respectful of my home, and genuinely committed to doing great work. The process was smooth, the execution was clean, and they delivered the entire project right on schedule. The finished spaces look fantastic. Better than I imagined. Highly recommended."
—Homeowner, Murrieta, CA
Voice-activated under-cabinet lighting runs on his smart devices, and in-drawer power outlets in the island keep cooking gadgets ready to go — with a dedicated charging zone tucked out of sight in the drop zone.
Cabinetry color-matched to the existing downstairs tile, a waterfall island, and a porcelain slab backsplash give the kitchen its modern, masculine finish without touching the layout.
The primary suite’s focal point: a penny marble vanity wall that runs counter to ceiling, paired with Mont Blanc porcelain slab shower walls and a mix of quartzite and quartz.
A low-entry walk-in shower, a fold-away bench, and grab bars mean his mother can visit and use the bath safely on her own — finished with a saturated blue shower tile that keeps it from feeling clinical.
Two appliance garages and pull-out lower cabinets, plus a large pantry with its own pull-outs, keep small appliances and pantry goods out of sight and in reach.
The primary bath's floating vanity lights up on its own, no switch required.
A rich wood-look tile floor runs through the primary bath, warming up the marble and quartz around it.
The downstairs bath picked up storage the old layout never had, alongside its new blue-tiled shower.
The kitchen’s grey cabinets and layout didn’t match his modern, masculine style, and cooking in it wasn’t easy. Down the hall, his primary suite bath still wore its original, dated finishes. Downstairs, the guest bath had none of the safety features his mother needed when she came to stay.
He wanted to keep the existing downstairs tile and stay on budget, which meant the kitchen’s footprint was already decided before design even started. The layout wasn’t the problem. The materials were. All three rooms needed a modern, masculine palette that tied them together, and the guest bath needed a real aging-in-place layout: low-entry shower, fold-away bench, grab bars.
Our designer built a concept around his inspiration photos and the flooring he was keeping: cabinetry color-matched to the existing floor, a waterfall island, a porcelain slab backsplash, voice-activated under-cabinet lighting, and in-drawer power outlets for cooking gadgets plus a dedicated charging zone. In the primary suite, a counter-to-ceiling penny marble vanity wall and a floating vanity with motion-sensor lighting. Downstairs, a low-entry walk-in shower, fold-away bench, grab bars, and a saturated blue shower tile.
Space plans, material selections, and 3D renderings in SketchUp with photorealistic renderings let him see all three rooms before a single wall came down. He connected with the first rendering he saw, and the entire design phase — from first meeting to final presentation — wrapped in three weeks.
The kitchen cooks and charges on command. The primary suite finally feels finished, floor to ceiling. And his mom has a bath that’s genuinely safe for her to use on her own.
Our design work is built into our comprehensive remodels, not sold as a standalone service. Every project starts with a Design Retainer and moves through homeowner design meetings, floor plans, 3D renderings in SketchUp with photorealistic imagery, and material selections — all from the same team that then builds it.
That’s exactly what our design-build team works through with you. We compare cost, timeline, permitting, and how each option affects daily life during construction, so you can decide with real numbers instead of guessing.
Yes. We plan design and cost together from the start rather than designing first and pricing later, which is why our in-home visit includes a recap and a budget bracket up front. Professional design done this way tends to save on cost and finish faster, with fewer mid-project surprises.
Yes — Murrieta is one of our core markets, alongside Temecula, Menifee, and Fallbrook. We also run our on-site Design Studio out of our Murrieta office, where clients can see and touch material samples in person.
