Modern Ranch Re-imagined
Open the plan, raise the ceiling, add clerestory light. Warm woods, plaster walls, and stone floors carry through.
Whole Home
Full Home Remodeling.
Down-to-studs renovations that reimagine flow, light, and finish across the entire home — one team, one contract.
Overview
What we deliver
Full-home remodels are where design-build earns its keep. One studio owning architecture, interiors, and construction means fewer decisions dropped between hands and a home that reads as one.
About the work
Why whole home at Novara
A whole-home remodel is a series of decisions that compound. Every wall you move changes the roof load, the electrical, the HVAC, and the finish schedule downstream. When a project passes through three companies — architect, GC, interior designer — those decisions get translated and re-translated until the built house has drifted from the drawn one. We keep it under one roof so the intent stays intact.
The homes we love to work on most are the ones with good bones and bad flow. A 1970s ranch with a claustrophobic kitchen. A 1990s builder-grade with dark hallways and a chopped-up second floor. The structure is there — it just needs to be re-read. We open, re-light, re-plan, and re-finish so the house feels like it should have been this way all along.
Fixed-price, one-contract, one team. That's the model. Weekly walk-throughs, a live schedule, and a project manager whose only job is your project.
Design directions
Three ways we approach whole home.
Transitional Traditional
Respect the original architecture, upgrade the details. Trim profiles, wide-plank floors, and refined millwork throughout.
Contemporary Reset
A full material overhaul: monolithic stone, hidden doors, integrated lighting, and a single palette that carries every room.
Signature materials
What we specify, source, and install
Wide-Plank Oak
Continuous flooring across the main level for a unified read.
Venetian Plaster
Hand-troweled walls and ceilings for depth without pattern.
Integrated Millwork
Built-ins, media walls, and closets designed with the architecture.
Zoned HVAC & Lighting
Room-by-room control with hidden fixtures and dimming scenes.
Architect-led planning
Structural moves, roof re-work, and additions planned before demo day.
One contract, one price
Fixed-price proposal with no allowances — what we quote is what you pay.
Live-in coordination
Phased schedules and dust protection when the home stays occupied.
Finish-grade craftsmanship
In-house carpenters, tile setters, and finishers under one roof.
Scope
Included in every project
- Architecture & permitting
- Structural & MEP re-work
- Kitchen & bath build
- Millwork & finish carpentry
- Flooring & stair rebuild
- Interior design & FF&E
Selected work
Our process
- 01
Discovery
How the home has to live for the next 20 years.
- 02
Design
Architectural set, interiors, and locked material palette.
- 03
Build
Dedicated PM, weekly walk-throughs, live client portal.
- 04
Handover
Punch-list, warranty, and move-in coordination.
FAQ
Common questions
How long does a whole-home remodel take?
Most Novara whole-home projects run 8–14 months from design kickoff to move-in.
Can we live in the house during the remodel?
Sometimes — we phase projects when possible, but full gut renovations usually require relocating.
Do you handle additions?
Yes — pop-tops, rear additions, and garage conversions are common scope on whole-home projects.
Full Home Remodeling across Greater Houston
Full Home Remodeling guides
- KatyKitchen remodeling in Katy, TX: costs, timelines, and what to expect in 2026
What a Katy kitchen remodel costs in 2026, how long it takes, which layout changes pay off in Cinco Ranch and Cross Creek Ranch homes, and how permitting works west of the Grand Parkway.
- Sugar LandBathroom remodeling in Sugar Land: wet rooms, permits, and real pricing
Turning dated Fort Bend County garden-tub baths into curbless wet rooms — what it costs, how long it takes, and what Sugar Land permitting actually requires.
- CypressWhole-home renovation in Cypress, TX: turning a 2000s builder home into a custom home
How Cypress homeowners in Bridgeland, Fairfield, and Towne Lake are gutting builder-grade houses instead of moving — scope, cost, and sequence.
- River OaksRemodeling a River Oaks or Memorial home: what high-end Houston renovation really involves
Deed restrictions, mature trees, older systems, and craftsmanship standards — what changes when you renovate inside the Loop's most established neighborhoods.
- The HeightsHouston Heights bungalow renovations: keeping the character, fixing the house
Historic district rules, pier-and-beam foundations, and how to modernize a 1920s Heights bungalow without turning it into a builder spec house.
- West UniversityWest University additions and pop-tops: building up when the lot is small
How West U homeowners add square footage on 5,000 sq ft lots — second-story additions, coverage limits, and what the city's rules allow.
- GuideHouston remodeling permits explained: City of Houston, Harris County, and the suburbs
Which projects need a permit in the Houston area, who issues it, how long it takes, and what happens if you skip it.
- AdviceHow to choose a remodeling contractor in Houston: licenses, contracts, and red flags
Texas doesn't license general contractors — here's exactly how to vet a Houston remodeler, what the contract must say, and the warning signs to walk away from.