Located just off France Avenue in the Morningside neighborhood of St. Louis Park; this traditional 1937 brick home has all the charm you can imagine. Filled with detailed built-ins, plaster coved ceilings and original archways. We partnered with Eminent Interior Design to artfully blend and refresh the space.

We know this home well, over the past ten years we have touched almost every room. As many people phase their home remodel projects this is a prime example of how to do it beautifully! The latest project included updating the kitchen that we remodeled initially. In addition to the kitchen, the dining room, living room and powder bath were updated. The upper level bathroom was remodeled and a lovely, vaulted bonus room was added over the garage.

Past projects include- new windows throughout as well as a complete remodel of the lower level.

We are fortunate to have built a trusting and long lasting relationship with the homeowners over the years. This is a testament to our customer service and commitment to our clients.

This home will be on tour during the St. Louis Park Home Tour
May 5th | Noon-4pm
More info coming soon!
Photos: Chuck Carver | Interior Design : Eminent Interior Design | Living Room Art: Shelly Mosman
Peter Jacobson
| President
 
The Difference
The art of home building and remodeling is basically task orientated. Digging holes, pouring concrete, constructing walls and painting sheet rock (a mong other things of course!).  But by its nature, the results are a product of task work. Many people and companies can complete the tasks with equal quality and products. So at that point, we are all equals. Its construction - and lots of us build things.
At Lake Country, we have learned that the differential is the “Client Experience ”. This is the lifeblood of success that has promoted 43 years of our longevity, allowed referrals and keeps valued clients returning. Seventy percent of our business is generated by past clients and their referrals. That’s 70%! Our mantra this year is “Our Client Experience in 2019 will be Great! “. Those words are picture framed and placed in every employee office and in the hallowed halls at Lake Country. Not surprisingly, the first comment I got from one of our staff was “ I thought we always provide a great client experience!” He got a cookie that day.
  Earl Nightingale was an author and virtual mentor of mine when my wife and I were building our business many years ago. I was led to him at a particularly low point in my life. I started listening to all of his motivational and life teaching tapes religiously. One of his sayings was “ We will receive not what we idly wish for, but what we justly earn. Our rewards will be in exact proportion to our service”. Service to the Customer was his mantra….it has grown to be ours and continues to enhance our client experience.
We all learn from something or from someone. Hard knocks, good and bad experiences, life’s lessons, good teachers. “ The Difference” that has sustained us for 43 years grew from seeds planted from the wisdom of others. Earl Nightingale, Zig Ziglar, Norman Vincent Peale. They were my difference.

2019 Vendor Appreciation Breakfast
This month we hosted our annual vendor appreciation breakfast at the Brookview Community Center in Golden Valley. We were honored to have Jaime Adam Taets with Keystone Group International as our guest speaker. Jaime spoke to us about gaining traction when building your business.
We heard from a current client, Deb Welf about customer service and how important it is to go that extra step for your clients.
Peter Jacobson ended the meeting with awarding our vendor of the year to Pride Electric for their outstanding work ethic, honesty, trustworthiness and standing behind their work. It was a fun and educational morning! We are so grateful to our vendor partners for their hard work and dedication.
Smart Home

Introducing the new Smart Home Robot!
Ready to assist you with all of your in home needs and make your smart home the talk of the neighborhood!
Don’t you wish you could:
—have your homes music and videos readily available at the simple request of your voice? 
—be able to change the whole mood of your homes lighting and window shades with one touch or command? 
—grant others access your home while you are away? 
—have the temperature set to comfortably welcome yourself or guests to your home on command? 
—have the house cleaned up a bit while you are out grocery shopping for tonight's dinner? 
—get some help on your grocery list?
—see if that gift you ordered really is out on the front stoop?
Well the answer is here! 
Your Smart Home Robot can help you with all of this and more!
Okay, a full sized home robot that can manage your home is a little far fetched. I don’t doubt that one will exist in the future but for now we need to look for real options. Believe it or not, all of the wants mentioned above can managed by you at the touch of your phone when integrated with a home automation system or device. New devices and systems to help you manage your home are appearing everyday and it’s worth taking a look at how they could help your home operate easier, safer and more efficiently.
Where to start?

Trending | Glass-and-steel room dividers

Thanks to the popularity of open floor plans, statement-making partitions will continue to flourish in the new year. Thin metal-and-glass doors and walls offer the illusion of open space while still providing privacy, light and noise mitigation. The dividers can also be used to add visual interest and provide definition to a room, without making it feel cramped or closed off. 
The image shown is a recent lower level project that incorporates the glass room divider.

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