Reclaimed timber, fieldstone, oak plank
The great room
Rough-sawn beams carried across a white ceiling, a stone hearth under a timber mantel, and French doors opening the room to the porch.
Raise. Restore. Reimagine.
Custom homes and specialty renovations, built across Birmingham for more than three decades.
Steve Varner has built or renovated over 300 homes around Birmingham, working beside the homeowner and the architect from the first sketch to the warranty.
To renovate is to reimagine.
In Steve’s words, to renovate is to reimagine, to reinvent, the function and beauty of existing space. Spruce Renovations is a Birmingham, AL-based residential building company specializing in the creation of new custom homes and specialty home renovations, and every house it touches starts from one of three verbs.
Raise
New custom homes, and structures built from the ground up.
New custom homesRestore
Knowing what works, and what might not, in a house that is already standing.
Specialty renovationsReimagine
A master suite add-on, or an entire structure repurposed for a new life.
Additions
Room by room
A finished house, read like a finish schedule.
Four rooms from Spruce projects, each named for what was set in it: the timber, the stone, the paneling and the marble.
Wainscot, crown, painted millwork
The sitting room
Raised-panel wainscot run around the room at one height, a single beam left exposed overhead, and a chandelier centred on the seating.
Marble slab, painted cabinetry
The kitchen
A marble-topped island in a white kitchen that opens straight onto a screened dining porch, so the cook stays in the conversation.
Marble surround, frameless glass, lantern
The primary bath
A marble tub surround set beside a frameless glass shower, lit by a single lantern pendant hung over the tub.
What kinds of projects does Spruce take on?
From a reimagined master suite add-on to an entirely repurposed structure built from the ground up, Spruce can transform your unique vision into a place to call home.
Raise
New custom homes
A home designed with you and your architect, then built from the ground up by one team that carries it through to the warranty.
Restore
Specialty renovations
Existing houses reworked for how the family lives now, starting from what works in the house and what might not.
Reimagine
Additions and repurposed structures
From a reimagined master suite add-on to an entirely repurposed structure built from the ground up.
Every project begins with listening.
Listening to the homeowner’s dreams and ideas, budget and timeframe. Aligned from the start, Spruce Renovations, the client and the architect work together to bring to life the home they’ve always wanted.
Design
Drawn with you and your architect at the same table.
Estimating
Set against the budget you named at the start.
Permitting
Carried by Spruce as part of the job.
Construction
Built by trusted vendors and subcontractors Steve has worked with for years.
Management
Daily organisation balanced with the vision you hold for the house.
Warranty
The last stage on the list, and part of every project.
On the record
Attention to detail, keen design knowledge and respect for the homeowner’s investment.
Spruce Renovations owner and founder, Steve Varner, has been building and renovating homes of all sizes in the Birmingham area for over 30 years. He works closely with the homeowner and architect to achieve the optimum results for such a legacy project as your home.
30+
more than three decades building and renovating around Birmingham
300+
over 300 homes, built custom or renovated
Steve’s projects have been featured in:
- Birmingham Home and Garden
- Birmingham Magazine
- Cottage Living
- Portico
- Southern Accents
- Southern Living
- Traditional Home
Tudor, Craftsman, Country French, Contemporary or Modern: each project is tailored to meet the needs of the homeowner.
References available upon request.
Tell Steve about the house you have in mind.
A new house on a cleared lot, a kitchen that no longer works, a master suite the family has outgrown. Bring the architect if you have one. The first conversation is about your ideas, your budget and your timeframe.
Steve Varner
Owner and founder, Spruce Renovations
205.369.2777steve@sprucerenovations.comP.O. Box 59531, Birmingham, AL 35259