Growing up, Ricky Brown always liked his neighborhood and his childhood home, a 1978-built Colonial in Edina. He went off to college in Maine but I knew I would come back to live in this area, he said.

Little did he know hed come back to live in the very same house.

He and his wife, Angela, first bought another house, a smaller one in St. Louis Park. But when Angela was pregnant with their second child, Griffin, now age 3, they realized they would soon need more space. And Angela, who works from home, needed a designated office.

Meanwhile, Rickys parents, who had raised four children in their 3,500-square-foot house, were thinking about downsizing. Before long, the Colonial was home to a new generation of Browns.

The sale was emotional selling the family home, said Angela. But at least it went to a member of the family.

Ricky and Angela liked a lot about the home, but they also wanted to make some significant changes.

There was a lot of space, but it wasnt laid out efficiently, Angela said. The kitchen, in particular, last updated in 1991, was awkwardly configured and short on storage.

So the Browns hired Vojovich Design Build after admiring their work on a similar home that was featured in Edina Magazine.

In addition to gutting and reconfiguring the kitchen, the Browns makeover included widening doorways, scraping popcorn ceilings, updating the front hall, closing the wall between the dining room and the kitchen to create an office, and freshening the family room with new lighting and built-ins.

His parents were supportive of the project. They would have remodeled if theyd stayed longer, Ricky said.

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Reinventing home: Edina man remodels childhood home for his young family

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