Key Takeaways
- Luxury home remodeling can transform the layout, functionality and design of your Sioux Falls home without requiring you to leave the neighborhood or property you already love.
- Hjellming Construction helps homeowners make thoughtful decisions about floor plans, additions, materials and finishes that are designed to look beautiful and perform well for years to come.
- With more than 60 years of experience in home remodeling and new construction, Hjellming Construction creates custom spaces that reflect how each homeowner lives.
Maybe you love your neighborhood. You like your yard, your neighbors know your name, and you can’t imagine finding another location that feels quite the same.
But the house itself? There are a few things you would change.
Maybe the kitchen feels closed off from the rest of the home. Your family has outgrown the original floor plan. The primary bathroom could use an update. Or maybe you’ve lived in the home long enough that you’re ready to make it truly feel like yours.
That’s where a well-planned remodel can make all the difference.
At Hjellming Construction, we’ve been remodeling homes in and around Sioux Falls since 1962. In more than 60 years, we’ve worked on homes of nearly every age, style and size. One thing we’ve learned is that you don’t always have to start over to create the home you want.
Sometimes, the best home for you is the one you’re already in.
What Does a Luxury Home Remodel Really Mean?
When people hear “luxury remodeling,” it’s easy to picture expensive countertops, high-end appliances and beautiful finishes.
Those things can certainly be part of it, but we think luxury goes deeper than that.
A great remodel should make your home work better for the way you actually live.
That might mean opening up a kitchen so family and friends can gather comfortably. It could mean creating a primary suite that feels like a retreat at the end of the day. For another homeowner, it might mean adding a larger garage, creating a dedicated home office or finally finishing a lower level that has never reached its full potential.
Luxury is personal. That’s why our remodeling process starts with a conversation about what you like about your home, what you don’t and what you wish it could become.
Make Your Existing Floor Plan Work Harder
Many older homes in Sioux Falls were designed for a different way of living.
Separate kitchens, formal dining rooms, smaller closets and compartmentalized living spaces were common for decades. Today, many homeowners want spaces that feel more open and connected without losing the character that made them love the home in the first place.
That doesn’t necessarily mean tearing everything out. Sometimes moving a wall, changing a doorway or rethinking how adjoining rooms are used can dramatically improve the flow of a home. Other projects require a more substantial reconfiguration or addition.
This is where more than 60 years of experience matters.
Remodeling an existing home is different from building new. You have to understand what’s already there, what can be changed and how a new design will work with the existing structure.
After more than six decades in construction, there aren’t many types of homes or remodeling challenges the Hjellming Construction team hasn’t encountered.
Kitchens Designed for More Than Cooking
The kitchen has become one of the hardest-working rooms in the home.
It’s where meals are made, but it’s also where homework gets finished, friends gather, holidays happen and everyone somehow ends up standing during a party.
A custom kitchen remodel gives you the opportunity to think beyond simply replacing cabinets and countertops.
Would a larger island make entertaining easier? Would a hidden or walk-in pantry keep everyday clutter out of sight? Could better lighting completely change the space? Would opening the kitchen to an adjoining room make the entire main floor feel different?
The right answers depend on the homeowner. That’s what makes a custom remodel custom.
*This beautiful kitchen is from our Old Yankton Road remodel. Check out more of this home here.
Create a Primary Suite That Fits Your Life
Primary suites are another area where we see homeowners choosing to invest in their existing homes. Older homes may have smaller bathrooms, limited closet space or layouts that simply don’t fit what homeowners want today.
A remodel can create room for a larger shower, custom cabinetry, better storage, improved lighting, a more functional closet or an entirely reconfigured suite. And because this is South Dakota, practical considerations matter, too.
Heated floors can feel a lot less like an extravagance on a January morning. Good windows, insulation and thoughtful material choices can make a noticeable difference when temperatures swing from one extreme to another.
A beautiful space should still make sense for where you live.
*This stunning primary bathroom is from our Eagle Ridge Place remodel. Check out more of this home here.
Add Space Without Giving Up the Home You Love
Sometimes the problem isn’t the existing space. There simply isn’t enough of it.
An addition can give a family more room without requiring them to leave a neighborhood or property they love.
Depending on the home and lot, that could mean expanding a kitchen and living area, adding bedrooms, creating a larger primary suite, adding garage space or building an area specifically designed for entertaining.
The important part is making the addition feel intentional.
Ideally, when the work is finished, the new portion of the home shouldn’t feel like an addition. It should feel like it was always supposed to be there.
Choose Materials for South Dakota, Not Just the Showroom
There are countless beautiful materials available for a remodel. But something looking good on a sample board is only part of the equation.
We also think about what happens five, ten or twenty years down the road.
How will the flooring hold up to daily life? How much maintenance will an exterior product require? How will our South Dakota winters affect it? Is a trendy finish something you’ll still enjoy years from now?
Hjellming Construction has been building and remodeling homes long enough to see which products stand the test of time and which ones don’t.
That experience helps our clients make decisions based not only on what looks good today, but what makes sense for the long-term life of their home.
Should You Remodel or Build New?
It’s a question we hear often, and there isn’t one answer that works for everyone.
If you love your location, have a home with good bones and can accomplish your goals within the existing structure, remodeling may be the right direction.
On the other hand, if your wish list would require changing nearly every aspect of your existing home, building new may give you more freedom to create exactly what you want from the beginning.
Because Hjellming Construction has decades of experience with both custom home remodeling and new home construction, we can look at the possibilities from both sides.
Our goal isn’t to push you toward one or the other. It’s to understand what you want and help determine the best way to get there.
Over 60 Years of Remodeling Sioux Falls Homes
Hjellming Construction began in 1962 with remodeling projects, additions and new home construction.
A lot has changed in Sioux Falls since then. Neighborhoods have grown. Home styles have changed. Materials and technology have evolved.
But our approach to construction really hasn’t.
We believe in doing quality work, paying attention to the details and taking the time to understand the people who will actually live in the home when we’re finished.
We’re more interested in the quality of the homes we build and remodel than the number of projects we can complete.
That personal approach has helped Hjellming Construction create some of the most distinctive homes in South Dakota, and it continues to guide every remodeling project we take on today.
Ready to Reimagine Your Home?
You may not need a different address to have a completely different home.
If you’re considering luxury home remodeling in Sioux Falls or the surrounding area, let’s talk about what you love about your home, what you would change and what might be possible.
With more than 60 years of experience, Hjellming Construction has the design expertise and craftsmanship to help turn the home you have into the home you’ve been imagining.
Contact Hjellming Construction to schedule a consultation and let’s start planning your dream home! We’re excited to hear your vision.