There is something special about making a home your own. Just ask Bob and Colin Lamond, father-and-son owners of Haus, a remodeling company that is a one-stop-shop for professional design services and construction. Founded in 2017, Haus takes on all types of house projects but focuses primarily on kitchens and baths and has a boutique showroom in Basking Ridge.
The company employs its own project managers, designers and carpenters; electrical and plumbing subcontractors have worked with the Lamonds for over 25 years.
When asked about a favorite project, Colin Lamond and Ali Altieri, Haus’ interior designer and showroom manager, point to a rejuvenated midcentury modern home in Bernardsville. “It was a lovely house on a six-acre wooded lot with a stream, but over the years, its various owners had altered the interior,” Lamond says. “The couple who moved in wanted to restore the home to its former glory.”
Haus started with the kitchen. “It was an unusable space that obviously wasn’t original, with a wall that was put up at one point,” says Lamond, who serves as project manager and lead construction manager.
“We wanted to remove the wall and open up the space.” They enlisted the assistance of an architect to spec out a new supporting beam, designed the cabinetry, selected the appliance finishes and complemented the original white oak millwork on the ceiling by matching the original color stain.
“Since the couple wanted to bring the feeling of their beautiful yard inside, we used a lot of wood to blend with the trees outside,” Altieri says.
A year later, the couple returned to Haus to remodel their basement, which they intended to use for an entertaining space, complete with a wine bar.
The project, which included a laundry room and bathroom, had its challenges. “We wanted a symmetrical wall, but there was a big soffit to navigate,” Altieri says. The solution: Incorporate the soffit into the cabinet design. They disguised the wine coolers as cabinetry and added glass shelving handmade in Turkey for a sleek look. Altieri also created a furniture plan to facilitate wine tasting and playing games.
In the laundry room, they had to take into account a wall of windows the full length of the room.
“The couple now has the midcentury modern home of their dreams with the functionality of a new residence,” says Lamond.
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“Since the couple wanted to bring the feeling of their beautiful yard inside, we used a lot of wood to blend with the trees outside.” —Ali Altieri
The project, which included a laundry room and bathroom, had its challenges. “We wanted a symmetrical wall, but there was a big soffit to navigate,” Altieri says. The solution: Incorporate the soffit into the cabinet design. They also disguised the wine coolers as cabinetry.
