A 1975 home in Scottsdale we kept the bones of and rebuilt the soul of.
The brief was to honor what was already there — the proportions, the era, the way the house had aged — and let the renovation feel like the home had simply grown into itself. Every inch was touched. Nothing was rushed.
We approached it as stewards, not decorators. The living and dining rooms flow into a kitchen reworked for how this specific family cooks together. Five bedrooms, each given its own posture — not themes, but moods. Four bathrooms layered with their own material stories: zellige in one, honed marble in another, venetian plaster in a third.
An outdoor gym and pool that extend the interior's language into the desert light. The palette is intentional: layered neutrals, soft contrast, natural materials chosen to feel right in twenty years — not next season.
The result is the rarest thing a renovation can be — quietly inevitable. A home that feels like it's always been this way, even though we rebuilt it piece by piece.
"The house finally feels like ours. Not the neighborhood's, not the builder's — ours. We'll pass it down someday, and whoever gets it will know a family lived here who cared."— Maison 1975 Client
What made this Signature-tier —
not just a renovation.
Layout Reimagined
The original floor plan had good bones but awkward flow. We didn't blow out walls for the sake of "open concept" — we studied how this family moves through their day. Kitchen sight lines to the backyard where the kids play. Living room positioned to catch morning light. Every room's relationship to the next one earned, not assumed. The layout feels obvious now. It wasn't before we touched it.
The Material Layering
Four bathrooms, four distinct material stories. We didn't repeat ourselves. Zellige tile in one, honed Carrara in another, venetian plaster in the powder room. Each choice made for this space, not pulled from a mood board that could live in any house.
The Bedroom Postures
Five bedrooms, five personalities. Not themes — postures. The primary suite anchored in calm. The guest room layered for overnight visits that might last a week. The children's rooms designed to grow with them, not trap them in a moment. Each one feels like a different chapter of the same story.
The Outdoor Extension
The gym wasn't an afterthought — it was designed as part of the home's language from day one. Structure, material palette, even the lighting strategy — all pulled from the interior and extended into the Arizona landscape. The pool deck uses the same stone as the kitchen backsplash. That's not accident. That's authorship.
The 18-Month Timeline
We don't rush Signature work. Concept took three months. Sourcing took four. Custom millwork lead times: twelve weeks minimum. We told the clients at the start: if you want it fast, we're not the studio. If you want it right — yours, not replicated, built to outlast the next owner — then we should talk. They waited. It shows.
The Landscaping Redesign
Desert landscaping that works with Arizona, not against it. We ripped out the water-hungry lawn and builder-grade river rock. Replaced it with native plantings, decomposed granite pathways, and a hardscape strategy that creates shade where it's needed. The pool deck isn't just functional — it's an extension of the interior's material story. Same stone, same palette, same care.
The Sentenac House Difference
Maison 1975 is what happens when a client trusts the process. They didn't ask us to copy a model home. They didn't bring us a folder of saves from Instagram accounts that all look the same. They said: "We want a home that could only be ours."
So we built one. Custom cabinetry where catalog would have been faster. Commissioned art where prints would have been cheaper. Materials chosen to age with dignity, not trend for a season. An 18-month timeline where six months is industry standard.
This is Signature work — not because it's expensive (though it requires investment), but because it's authored. Every detail, every choice, every custom piece was made for this family, this house, this story. No one else has this home. No one else can.
Would You Tell the Story at a Dinner Party?
Our test for every Signature project: Would the client be proud to tell the story of a custom piece we made for them at a dinner party?
At Maison 1975, the answer is yes — dozens of times over. The kitchen cabinets designed around how they cook together. The primary bathroom where every tile was laid by hand. The outdoor gym that extends the home's design language into the desert. These aren't decoration stories. They're authorship stories.
If you'd be proud to tell those stories about your own home — we should talk.
Ready for a home
no one else has?
Signature projects like Maison 1975 begin with an application. We take six to twelve projects a year — and we choose them carefully.