Today's Before & After Friday Projects post is going to take a different look at renovations.  We're going to view commercial transformations.

 

 A dated office reception area received a sleek makeover:

 

After:

 Roth Design Group

What a stunning makeover - so much more professional and organized. 

The Roth Design Group of Los Angeles
converted an uninspiring conference room:

 

 

. . . . into an amazing creative modern space:

They also turned an unused restaurant basement
into a bar where diners can wait in comfort:

 

The previously unused space now generates revenue for the restaurant.



 

A downtown Chicago duplex was a neighborhood eyesore:

 

. . .  but is being restored to its former glory:

 Source

 

Storefront Architecture is a fairly new term that refers to the movement of designers and developers "rescuing" abandoned and neglected city properties:
Before                                                 After

Source
Makes cents to me!

 

Some people might think, "What does commercial property have to do

with my home?"  The answer is surprisingly simple: if commercial

property falls into disrepair then the entire area suffers.  Tenants move

out, businesses are relocated elsewhere and home values in the area drop.

 

 

From a plain blank wall to a work of art:

Before                                                    After

Art Nouveau Style

An apartment building was starting to be vandalized with

graffiti.  The owner challenged a group of young artists to

leave their talented mark.  Gorgeous!

 

 

A struggling retail store went from cramped:

. . . . to shopper friendly:

Source

So much more inviting, isn't it? 

 

 

A 30 year old commercial building at the beginning of its transformation . . . . . .

 

. . . . is now an asset to the local economy:

Sisler & Sisler

Before:

After:

 When a commercial building undergoes a major renovation it

encourages other local businesses to improve their properties, too.

 

 

 When a pediatric center relocated to a larger property their old building was converted into a neighborhood bistro and wine bar.
Before:

 

 After:

 Empire Development

 

Studies show that office workers are much more
productive in a well decorated and colorful office:

Source


I'll bet this doctor's patients like going to his office
a lot more now that he's renovated the building:

T. Clayton Jenkins Construction
And the neighbors feel better, too!


Check out the before inset in this photo:

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It's hard to believe that it's the same office.

I'm going to close today's post with a commercial makeover
that might be closer to our hearts - a thrift store!

 

 


Design Sponge
Now we can see the treasures so much better!

Thanks for stopping by today.  I hope you have a great weekend.