Kitchen remodeling and home renovation in Glen Ellyn, IL by Luxe Development
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Kitchen, Bath & Home Remodeling in Glen Ellyn, IL

Glen Ellyn protects its old houses and tears them down on the same block. Whichever side of that decision your home lands on, Luxe Development is built for it: design-build kitchen, bath, and whole-home remodeling, and ground-up custom homes when renovation truly doesn't pencil. One accountable team, one fixed, itemized budget.

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One Accountable Team

Architect, engineer & builder, one team

Fixed, Itemized Budgets

Priced in full before we break ground

The Same Hands

On every project, framing to finish

Lemont, Illinois

Design-build for the western suburbs

In Glen Ellyn

Why Glen Ellyn Homes Are Built to Be Remodeled

Glen Ellyn protects its old houses and tears them down on the same block. The village offers matching preservation grants to owners restoring homes more than 50 years old, while an active teardown market reshapes other blocks and a citizens' preservation group works to slow it. So homeowners here face a fork most suburbs never see: renovate the house you have, or rebuild on the lot you love.

The housing stock is what makes that fork real. The village's older homes, built from the 1880s through the 1940s in Italianate, Queen Anne, foursquare, Tudor Revival, and Colonial Revival styles, came with small, closed kitchens. Its biggest single layer of housing arrived from 1940 through the 1950s, and those mid-century kitchens and ranches are now 70-plus years old. Many were remodeled once in the 80s or 90s, which today reads as two eras out of date instead of one.

Where we work in Glen Ellyn

  • Downtown Glen Ellyn
  • Lake Ellyn
  • Village Links
  • Mid-century neighborhoods
  • Vintage blocks
  • Part of our 17-town service area, about 30 minutes from our Lemont headquarters
  • Older homes span the 1880s through the 1940s: Italianate, Queen Anne, foursquare, Tudor Revival, and Colonial Revival
  • The biggest layer of housing arrived from 1940 through the 1950s: mid-century homes and ranches now 70-plus years old
  • A Historic Preservation Incentive Program offers a matching grant for restoration on properties at least 50 years old
What We Remodel

Kitchen and Bath, Rebuilt Architecturally

The two rooms a vintage Glen Ellyn home most often outgrows, corrected for the era they were built in.

Kitchen remodeling in Glen Ellyn, IL blending modern function with vintage character
01 / Kitchen

Kitchen remodeling

Kitchen remodeling in Glen Ellyn almost always means correcting for another era. We rebuild these kitchens architecturally. Walls come out where the framing allows, the structural engineer designs the structure where it doesn't, and the cabinetry is drawn to suit the house, whether that's a Tudor near Lake Ellyn or a ranch a few blocks from the Village Links. Luxe kitchens start at $30k and run to $90k. You approve a fixed, itemized budget before construction, and the number you approve is the number you build.

Explore kitchen remodeling in depth, or see what drives price in our kitchen remodel cost guide.

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Spa-style primary bathroom remodel in Glen Ellyn, IL with marble and brass
02 / Bathrooms

Bathroom remodeling

Vintage Glen Ellyn homes often run a full house on one or two aging baths. We create primary suites and rebuild era-original bathrooms, typically a mid-five-figure investment.

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Which Path Fits

Remodel or Rebuild? Glen Ellyn's Real Question

Glen Ellyn takes both sides of this seriously. The village offers matching preservation grants to owners restoring homes more than 50 years old, while an active teardown market reshapes other blocks and a citizens' preservation group works to slow it. So homeowners here face a fork most suburbs never see: renovate the house you have, or rebuild on the lot you love.

Luxe is one of the few firms in the western suburbs that does both. Our whole-home renovation practice takes a 1940s house down to the studs and returns it modern, while custom home building replaces a structure that genuinely can't be saved. Because the architect, engineer, and builder evaluate your home together, you get one honest answer about which path fits, not the answer that fits the only service a contractor sells.

The Rest of the House

Bathrooms and the Rest of the House

Beyond the kitchen, one accountable team carries the rest of your Glen Ellyn home from drawing to handover.

Whole-home renovation of a vintage Glen Ellyn, IL house by a design-build team
01 / Whole-Home

Whole-home renovation

The systems-up renewal that lets a 1920s or 1950s house live like new construction without leaving its street.

Ground-up custom home built by Luxe Development for a Glen Ellyn, IL lot
02 / New Construction

Custom home building

When the rebuild side of the fork wins, we design and build the new home as one team, $750k to $1.5M+.

Representative Project

A Representative Glen Ellyn Project

The same room, before and after: how a vintage-home kitchen is rebuilt architecturally, with the character kept and the function corrected.

Before
Glen Ellyn vintage-home kitchen before: small closed layout and dated cabinetry

Vintage-Home Kitchen RebuildGlen Ellyn

After
Whole-home remodel of a mid-century Glen Ellyn, IL house by a design-build team

Vintage-Home Kitchen RebuildGlen Ellyn

See how homes from every era transform in our portfolio Start your own

The Luxe Development team at a Glen Ellyn, IL remodeling consultation
Why Luxe

One Team for Both Sides of the Fork

Most Glen Ellyn firms sell one answer, because one answer is all they build. Luxe evaluates your home to decide whether it wants a renovation or a rebuild, then delivers whichever one it is.

You plan your project with the people who will build it, not a rotating project manager. Then the same team that drew your plans builds them.

  • One accountable team: architect, engineer, and builder on one team
  • Renovation and ground-up custom homes under one roof
  • A fixed, itemized budget approved before construction begins
  • Licensed and insured, English and Polish spoken

Read how the four phases work on our process page.

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Reviews

Trusted across the western suburbs.

5.0 ★★★★★18 reviews on Google Read our reviews
M Marissa ZoladzLocal Guide · 2 months ago
★★★★★

Tom of Luxe Development, made our home renovation dreams come true! Honestly, if we could, we would give him a 10 star review! Tom and his crew were extremely professional, courteous of our home, paid attention to all the little details and were great with communicating. There were always workers at our house to get the job done as quickly as possible as well. We highly recommend Tom and we are grateful our home was in such great care.

J Jeffrey Lee4 years ago
★★★★★

From start to finish our master bathroom remodel was a very positive process. Tom Naglak and his team were totally professional, efficient, and amazingly responsive. They're design conscious and fun to work with. When they say they're gonna do something by a certain date, you can count on being done. Workmanship is top notch. Can't recommend them enough.

Q Q Money5 years ago
★★★★★

We hired Luxe Development to do our kitchen remodel. They were consummate professionals throughout to entire process! We received a very detailed estimate, knowledgeable advice was given whenever we had design questions, work was top quality, and everything was done in a timely, respectful manner! They went above and beyond to make sure everything was perfect, and we can tell they take great pride in their work! We would highly recommend Luxe Development!
The Reynolds Family

Service Area

Nearby Towns We Serve

We serve Glen Ellyn from Lemont, alongside its neighbors across DuPage and Will counties.

Downers Grove Naperville Oak Brook Hinsdale Lemont

Looking for another town? See everywhere we work.

FAQ

Glen Ellyn Remodeling FAQs

Do you serve Glen Ellyn, IL?

Yes. Glen Ellyn is part of Luxe Development's 17-town service area, about 30 minutes from our Lemont headquarters. We work throughout the village, from the vintage blocks around downtown and Lake Ellyn to the mid-century neighborhoods further out.

Should I remodel my Glen Ellyn home or tear down and rebuild?

It depends on the structure, the lot, and what you want the home to do. Renovation usually wins when the framing and foundation are sound and the layout can be corrected. A rebuild wins when the structure is compromised or the gap between the house and your needs is too wide. Because Luxe does both, we walk the property and give you one honest recommendation with numbers behind it.

Can you remodel Glen Ellyn's older Tudor and Victorian homes without losing their character?

Yes. The architect designs new kitchens, baths, and layouts in the home's original language, and the builders match trim, casings, and proportions rather than flattening them. The goal is a home that functions like 2026 and still looks like it belongs on its Glen Ellyn block.

Does Glen Ellyn offer incentives for restoring an older home?

Yes. The Village of Glen Ellyn runs a Historic Preservation Incentive Program offering a matching grant for qualifying restoration work on properties at least 50 years old. Check the village's current program terms, and we'll factor eligible scope into your project plan during design.

How much does a kitchen remodel cost in Glen Ellyn?

Luxe kitchens run $30k to $90k, with vintage and structural projects trending toward the upper half of the range. The budget is fixed and itemized before construction begins. Our kitchen remodel cost guide walks through every cost factor.

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Request a Consultation in Glen Ellyn

Tell us about your home and whether it wants a renovation or a rebuild. We'll follow up within one business day.

Remodel or rebuild, walk the property with us and find out which one your house is asking for. Straight answers, a realistic timeline, and a fixed, itemized budget before anything begins.

  1. A conversation. We learn your goals, your home's age and layout, and your timeline.
  2. Walk your space with us. We measure, study the structure, and listen.
  3. A fixed, itemized budget. You see every line before any construction begins.

No-pressure walk-through. No obligation. The number you approve is the number you build.

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One Honest Answer for Your Glen Ellyn Home

Book a consultation and we'll walk your Glen Ellyn home in person, read what the structure allows, and tell you plainly whether it wants a renovation or a rebuild. You leave with a clear direction and a fixed, itemized budget, and no obligation to go further.

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