We have a lot of project closing out and new ones starting. Check back with us and we can show you some of our latest projects... here are a few.
See you soon !!!
We are very excited to be able to show everyone our first official award. It is for our "Little Cottage that Could" project. This winter we finally decided to enter a project for an award for the first time in our history. And we WON!
We have also just entered a whole house renovation project that we recently completed for a Home Builder's Association Homer Award...we'll let you know if we win! Photos of the submitted project below...
BEFORE
and AFTER!
Those of you in Kirkwood might recognize this house on Manlyn! Such a great home to work on and a great family to work with!
The Kuhn's are at it again with their awesome community involvement! This week they are working endlessly for Episcopal City Mission's Summer Solstice Festival... well, let's be honest, Mary Jane is working endlessly! HA!
Summer Solstice is a wonderful family friendly event with live music, amazing food (cooked by MJ!), a live auction and fun children's area! A great inexpensive night for the whole family!
Come help support ECM and enjoy a great evening! And please, spread the word to your family and friends!
Feel free to email MJ with any questions at mjkuhn@sbcglobal.net!
First, thanks to all who have looked at the new website and either called, emailed or left comments with your thoughts! We appreciate all of your feedback! Check back here tomorrow to find out who gets a nice dinner out at Niche (not to late to enter to win... please share with all your friends!)!
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Wanted to share this with you...
Rick has once again volunteered his services to Art&Air and would love to have you come stop by! He'll be the one running around making sure everything is going smoothly, he's quick but you'll spot him while you look at the beautiful art work and eat the incredible food! A GREAT way to spend a weekend!
We hope to see you there!
You may have received an email that had this as an attachment...
If so, GREAT! Welcome!
We are so excited about the launch of our new website and would love your feedback!
SO to be entered to win the $100 gift certificate to the incredible restaurant, Niche, just pop over to the website HERE and then come back and leave a comment on this post!
We will draw a name at random this Friday, June 5th!
And please, a $100 gift certificate is perfect for a date night so please spread the word to your friends and family!
About two years ago we at KCCI started the long journey of creating a new website. We worked with many talented people but in the end, it just took some work on our part to get it done.
And it's done!
And when it launched and was live just a few days ago we realized that this blog was CRAZY out of date! SO out of date that sweet Stephanie from the last post in 2007 has had that baby and is now chasing after her TODDLER! Yeah, Lilly is now a walking talking toddler. It's been a while!
But here we are!
New website is HERE and the blog will be updated weekly! Check back here for photos of jobs we're working on, interviews with our clients and employees, Rick's HOW TO's and so so much more!
Thanks for stopping by, we'd love you to leave a comment and let us know you were here and we will leave you with some of our hard working crew!
Hard workers that know how to have fun too!
Kuhn Construction would like to welcome Stephanie Swann on board as the newest employee! Stephanie is Frank's future wife and we're so happy to have her join our team. She is currently splitting her time between being my amazing nanny (to give me MORE time to do things like THIS!) and working in the office to organize 27 years old built up files and piles! She's already an incredible asset!
And YES, she is obviously pregnant! Their baby is due in November and we're praying she will eventually bring the baby to work and stay with us, but that is all up in the air at this point. So for now we're just enjoying her for as long as she's here!
Written by: Jodie Kuhn Allen
Photos by: Jodie Kuhn Allen of Jodified Designs, www.jodified.typepad.com
If you live in or around Kirkwood then you may have seen some signs popping up. They say either "Preserve our National Historic District" or "Protect Historic Kirkwood." They are red and white, Kirkwood colors, and revolve around 407 E. Argonne. Why you ask?
In recent years there have been a tremendous number of in-fill housing, where a builder comes in, tears down the existing home and builds a new home on the same lot. Most homes being torn down are small, old and not in the best shape. They are being replaced with bigger, brand new custom homes. The problem with this, among others, is that Kirkwood is slowing losing the smaller homes that are perfect for young families starting out and only leaving these huge million dollar homes. They also are tearing down, one by one, the historic charm Kirkwood is known for.
Here at Kuhn, we are in the business of preservation. We want to come into that old home and make it FEEL new again by renovating the kitchen and bathroom or adding square footage with an addition. For some homes all they may need is new flooring and some paint to make them look like new again! Kirkwood is BEAUTIFUL in it's history, so let's help keep it that way by supporting businesses that will preserve that natural beauty!
This is the house that sparked the "Protect Historic Kirkwood" campaign. This house was bought by someone who made it clear he wanted to renovate it, but then turned around and sold it to a builder for a profit. The neighbors have come together and offered the builder a purchase price higher than what they paid so that the builder would still make a profit, while the neighbors would be able keep the historic nature of their street. The builder turned down their offer and is proceeding with construction. This issue is what has caused the home owners in Kirkwood to come together and try to fight in-fill houses.
To give you a sense of the neighborhood that house is in I will include some photos of neighboring homes.
Isn't this neighborhood beautiful?
This is an example of an in-fill house. It's going to be nice, but it's so much bigger than the ones next door it just doesn't fit in, in my opinion at least.
We're not saying it's bad to buy a big new house, we're just saying, consider calling us to give you a bid on a remodel before you decide to tear down a house and rebuild from scratch! Let us convince you that preservation is the way to go!
written by: jodie allen
As our work at Christ Church Cathedral came to an end, Rick decided that he wanted the new offices cleaned even better than the professionals could do it, so who did he turn to? His wife, Mary Jane Kuhn! MJ gets called on in so many different ways for this business that it wouldn't function without her, but cleaning is not usually on her list. However, she jumped at the chance to make the Cathedral really SHINE!
Here she is trying out her new Dyson Vacuum! And if the wife of the owner cleaning isn't enough to prove that we're a family business... Grandma got a little help!
And then a little MORE help!
OK, so maybe they weren't helping, but they sure boosted moral!
Bailey and Parker, MJ and Rick's granddaughters (and my daughters) are seen on the job-sites quite often when I'm taking photographs, so don't be surprised if you see them!
Now, do you remember THIS office?
The future home of the Rt. Rev. George Wayne Smith, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Missouri. That was a couple of weeks ago, and now it looks like this:
Much better! We will post the official AFTER photos once the staff is all moved in and the office is decorated! A few more shots of the new offices...
Check back for final photos!
written by: Jodie Allen
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