Whole-Home & Interior Transformations
A true luxury renovation is about more than updating finishes. It is about reimagining how you live within your home’s existing footprint. Blue Star provides comprehensive Architect-Led Design-Build services for major interior transformations, specializing in the District’s historic rowhouses and luxury condominiums. Our skilled design and construction teams delicately balance the upgrading of aging systems and modernizing how a home functions while preserving the architectural heritage that makes your property unique.
Historic Home Renovations
DC’s protected properties require a level of care and regulatory fluency that most firms cannot offer. We have deep expertise navigating the Historic Preservation Review Board and the Commission of Fine Arts, modernizing historic shells without compromising the character and craftsmanship that define them. We have a team of experts that collaborate at the intersection of zoning, building, and historic preservation while still creating a home that lives like you want to.
Accessible Design & Aging in Place
Luxury without barriers. Our Living in Place or aging in place design services integrate residential elevators, curb-less showers, and widened hallways and doorways into your home’s design seamlessly, ensuring comfort, independence, and enduring livability for multi-generational families without sacrificing aesthetic quality. A team of professionals familiar with universal design and ADA standards ensure the design feels like home and not institutional.
Luxury Kitchens
The kitchen is the architectural centerpiece of a well-designed home, and it should perform at the same level it impresses. We design and build chef-caliber kitchens where custom-integrated layouts, professional-grade appliances, and bespoke cabinetry work together as a single cohesive system. Every decision, from the flow of the workspace to the selection of premium stonework and integrated smart-home technology, is driven by how you actually cook, entertain, and live. The result is a design-forward space that is as functional as it is refined.
Luxury Bathrooms
A primary suite is only as elevated as its most intimate space. We design and build bathrooms that transcend utility, transforming them into considered sanctuaries where premium materials, spa-caliber fixtures, and architectural detailing come together with intention. Every finish is selected and every layout is resolved with the same rigor we bring to the rest of your home, delivering a space that offers genuine comfort today and a legacy of quality for years to come.
Whole Condo Remodels
Whole home renovations are not just for single-family and row homes, but condominiums and cooperatives too. Renovations in shared buildings require a team that understands how to navigate building board approvals, shared systems, and the logistical constraints of urban construction. Multifamily building residential renovations like these require balancing residential design with the building’s own commercial and structural code requirements, and our design and construction team is ready to meet those challenges.
Attic Conversions
Underutilized attic space holds more potential than most homeowners realize. Through precision structural engineering, we convert dark upper levels into luminous primary retreats, home theaters, or additional bedroom wings that feel like a natural part of the home’s original design.
Ready to Talk About Your Home?
The right renovation starts with an honest conversation about what is and is not working. Whether you know exactly what you want or are still figuring it out, our team will tell you early what your project realistically involves, what the city’s process looks like for your specific situation, and whether your timeline and budget are workable. No pressure, no pitch. Just a straightforward conversation with people who do this every day in DC.
Happy Clients
Blue Star’s best trait is their attitude. Everyone is unfailing polite, even when things got hard. And when things went wrong, which I fully anticipated would happen, you guys did the right thing every single time.
When you buy from Eric and his team, you can rest assured that they will address problems your inspectors couldn’t see.
The craftsmen used were excellent. We were impressed with their work and attitude and ability to creatively work around issues. The addition seamlessly integrates into the rest of the house and it’s hard to believe that the new spaces haven’t always existed as part of the original home.
Blue Star loved the architectural and design challenges I handed them, and each time I came up with a new idea, they were driven to figure out the best way to deliver.
I was very pleased with my experience with Blue Star. The reason for the top 5-star rating is three fold- the quality of the work, the prices they obtained for materials and the design elements. I did a large renovation (kitchen, 3 bathrooms, HVAC, plus knocked down some walls) which took about 4 months.
Blue Star came in on budget and ahead of a very, very tight and critical schedule. We highly recommend them to anyone considering a renovation.