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Your new family-owned Twin Cities remodeler

Who We Are

For over 35 years, we’ve been transforming Minnesota homes in the Eastern Twin Cities Metro with trusted design and quality craftsmanship. From concept to completion, our full-service remodeling team ensures your needs are met with honesty, integrity, and clear communication. You can trust us to deliver a space you’ll love.

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5 STARS
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"Russell Room Remodelers made this renovation easy! I met everyone before the project started. They asked me questions and addressed my concerns. The project took less time to complete than I expected. The crew were efficient and the site was always clean when they left. Many times they addressed a question of mine before I asked! I will definitely use them again."
-Jeanne E.
TRUST IN US
Our Values

HONESTY HARDWORK INTEGRITY

Our Vision

TO CREATE EXCEPTIONAL LIVING SPACES

Our Mission

TO BE YOUR REMODELER FOR LIFE

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LET US DO THE WORK

Let’s create a space you’ll love with quality craftsmanship and clear communication every step of the way. Start your remodeling journey with a team dedicated to exceptional results.

Experience all Russell Room Remodelers has to offer. Contact us today to start planning your project!

Our Process

1
Meet the Team

Call or email us to schedule a consultation. We’ll discuss your vision, explore design ideas, and review the budget. If you’re ready to move forward, we’ll start with a Planning Agreement.

2
Design and Plan

We’ll finalize the design, coordinate with trade partners, assist with selections, and review the contract. Once signed, we order materials and schedule the work.

3
Build and Enjoy

Our team gets to work, bringing your vision to life while you watch your new space take shape.

Read our latest blog post!

Each week on the Russell Room Remodelers blog, we share a mix of helpful and inspiring content tailored to homeowners at every stage of the remodeling journey. From practical design tips and behind-the-scenes insights into our remodeling process to fun, off-topic ideas that spark creativity, our blog is a space for learning, dreaming, and staying connected. Whether you’re planning a future project or just love great home ideas, there’s always something new to explore.

Remodeling

Renovation vs Remodeling

When homeowners begin thinking about updating their spaces, the words remodel and renovate often get used interchangeably, but they mean very different things. While both involve improving your home, the depth of the work, the scope of change, and the intention behind each approach are not the same. That difference matters, especially when planning a project that needs to do more than just look nicer. At Russell Room Remodelers, we proudly call ourselves a remodeling company, not a renovation company, and while both are within our wheelhouse, there’s an important reason why we make that distinction.

Renovation usually refers to surface-level improvements that refresh the appearance of a space without altering its layout or structure. Painting the walls, replacing flooring, installing new countertops, or switching out fixtures and finishes are all considered renovations. They’re useful when you’re trying to give a room a cleaner, updated look without digging into the bones of the space. In many cases, like prepping a home to sell or giving a quick refresh to outdated décor, a renovation can make a lot of sense. But when a room’s layout, storage, flow, or function isn’t meeting your needs, a renovation can only go so far. It dresses up the old, but it doesn’t solve deeper issues.

Remodeling, on the other hand, is about transformation. It involves rethinking a space from the ground up, addressing not just how it looks, but how it works. Remodeling might include changing room layouts, knocking down walls, relocating plumbing or electrical, or redesigning a kitchen or bathroom to completely alter how you use it day to day. It’s a much more involved process, but also one with far greater potential. A remodel can turn a cramped kitchen into an open, inviting space, perfect for entertaining. It can convert a dated bathroom into a relaxing, spa-like retreat. It can give a dark, unfinished basement new life as a cozy family room, home office, or guest suite.

That’s what makes remodeling such a valuable investment, not just financially, but personally. It’s about creating a home that truly fits the way you live. Instead of working around a layout that frustrates you or settling for features that don’t meet your needs, a remodel gives you the chance to design your space with intention. It’s personalized, functional, and tailored to how your family uses the home every day. And because remodeling takes a holistic approach to the space, the results often last longer, feel more cohesive, and increase long-term enjoyment and resale value in a way that simple updates often don’t.

This is exactly why Russell Room Remodelers specializes in remodeling. While we can renovate, we’re here to help you solve problems, rethink possibilities, and create something better. That means we start by listening carefully to your needs, understanding how your space is falling short, and exploring how it could serve you better. We collaborate with you through design and construction, helping bring a new vision to life, one that fits your family, your style, and your budget.

While remodeling is our specialty, it’s worth noting that we’re more than capable of handling renovation projects as well. If your space just needs a thoughtful refresh, not a full redesign, we’re happy to help bring that to life. You don’t have to commit to a full transformation to work with us. We’re here to meet you where you are and help you make the improvements that feel right for your home and your goals.

It’s also about the way we work. Remodeling is personal. It takes trust, communication, and a shared understanding of the end goal. Our clients are never just handed a plan and left out of the process. We work with you, every step along the way, to make sure the final result reflects your goals, not ours.

So while “renovate” and “remodel” might sound similar, the difference is more than just vocabulary. Renovation gives your home a new look. Remodeling gives it a new life. If your space needs more than a facelift, remodeling is the path that will get you there. And if you’re ready to make that leap, we’d love to help guide the way. Tell us about your project in our Contact Card, or give us a call at 651-735-8367

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