How We Added a Vaulted Back Room & Custom Kitchen Without Leaving Royal Oak
Why give up your low mortgage rate and your favorite Royal Oak neighborhood? Here is how Dinverno Remodeling expanded a classic Royal Oak ranch with a bright, vaulted rear living room addition, while completely opening and transforming a cramped 1950s kitchen into a modern entertainer’s showpiece.
Inside the Finished Build
Real unedited photography, 3D architectural renderings, and cabinet plans from foundation to completed luxury.
Kitchen Flowing into Vaulted Addition
By removing the load-bearing rear wall and installing a heavy-duty engineered LVL header beam, sightlines now stretch uninterrupted from the custom chef’s kitchen directly into the bright, vaulted back room family addition.
Dark Slate 42" Upper Shakers & Quartz
Full-height 42-inch upper wall cabinets with stepped crown molding provide ample storage up to the ceiling. Features solid maple dovetail drawers, soft-close hardware, brushed nickel pulls, and subtle marble-veined white quartz countertops.
Full Kitchen Main Elevation
Before swinging a single hammer, our clients visualized every drawer, appliance placement, and backsplash subway tile layout with exact 3D millimeter precision to ensure zero guesswork on jobsite execution.
Double Pantry & Dedicated Beverage Bar
The opposite wall features an integrated French-door refrigerator surround flanked by dual floor-to-ceiling pantry towers, plus a dedicated dry bar / espresso station with countertop drawer stacks and subway tile backsplash.
The Royal Oak Numbers: Move vs. Improve
Why expanding with a back room addition and kitchen overhaul is the smartest financial decision.
- •Resetting a low 3% mortgage rate to current 6.8%+ market rates.
- •$35,000–$50,000 lost instantly to 6% realtor commissions and closing fees.
- •Frustrating weekend bidding wars and moving disruption for children and schools.
- •Inheriting someone else's outdated kitchen and floor plan compromises.
- ✓Keep your ultra-low mortgage rate and existing property tax baseline.
- ✓100% of your dollars build real equity in the neighborhood you love.
- ✓Custom-tailored layout: exact kitchen cabinetry, vaulted ceilings, and window placement.
- ✓Turnkey licensed general contractor handling engineering, city permits, and build.
Architectural Plans & Cabinet Schedules
Official design-build construction documentation permitted by the City of Royal Oak.
See More: From Teardown to Vaulted Framing
Direct unedited photo timestamps recorded on-site at 4616 Briarwood Ave.
Original 1950s Kitchen
Dated oak cabinets and dividing peninsula blocking rear yard access.
Addition Exterior Tie-In
Seamless roofline, white siding, and 3-window wall on crawlspace foundation.
Heavy LVL Header Beam
Engineered load-bearing beam opening the rear wall to create the continuous flow.
Vaulted Ceiling Finishing
Cathedral ceiling drywall taping and recessed pot light pre-wiring.
Thinking About Expanding Your Royal Oak Home?
Speak directly with Josh Dinverno and our architectural design-build team. We'll evaluate your property lines, zoning setbacks, structural headers, and provide transparent investment budgeting.