HyggeHus (Hue-gah Hoos)

Oh where do we even begin? When my husband and I decided to take on a 150-year-old cottage that's been in the family for 50 years, the pressure to find the right team was intimidating to say the least. Enter Hygge Hus, and from our very first walk through with them, we knew we had found an amazing fit. They are genuinely committed to such high standards of craftsmanship, which was immediately evident. No cutting corners or putting bandaids over future issues here. And on top of that, we understood that they are a relationship-building company. This wasn't going to be a transactional situation – they genuinely cared about our home (our budget!) and our vision. What made them stand out from other companies? Firstly, they're design AND build company, which meant no telephone between architec

I have used Hygge Hus and their team for countless projects on my 1880s Victorian home in St. Paul over many years. Zeke and Kenz are planners who have a rare skill set: they listen to what their clients say and don’t say about a proposed project. And then they bring back meticulously rendered planning/graphics that let a client feel and experience what the new work will be to inhabit and experience rather than merely “see” the work on paper. Beyond the seamless and app-based communication system they use to track every element of a project, it’s the excited and professional family of craftsmen who come every day to work as though your project is the center of their creative lives that separates Hygge. Jesse is Zeke’s brother and is a lead person on all our jobs. He has created wow signat

When I say they are the best, I mean they are the best. I am a neurodivergent, type A, control-freak, perfectionist. No contractor has ever slowed down to really understand what my ideas are, let alone then said yes to figuring out how to bring them to fruition. They are so skilled at what they do. Zeke's attention to detail is insane, I wish I had a photo of the wall he scribed into a concrete post at my old house. It was perfection, and Shelley's eye for design is unmatched in my experience. You won't be disappointed.

We hired HyggeHus for a large, complex renovation on our historic home in St. Paul that ran from late 2019 and through the beginning of 2020 — the results have been amazing, and their work was even featured in MSP magazine and Domino. Their team brought a rare combination of skill, creativity, and integrity to the project. Zeke and his crew brought attention to detail that showed in every finish. The work has stood the test of time, and we have loved living in the home the past five years. Very candidly, I will also share that the build was a complicated and, at times, bumpy process. There were twists and turns working with an older home, and because of the scale of work there were challenges coordinating subs and keeping some timelines. There was an incident with a contractor that Zek

HyggeHus has been hard at work with our home remodel! They're a smaller team that gives lots of personal attention to the project and us as clients. We speak to Carolyn and Kenzie most regarding weekly/activity updates and design choices respectively (amongst other things). I've been most impressed by their passion and problem solving. The first day we met Zeke he was crawling in crawl space to get a look at the foundation. Our house is over 100 years old, and they have done a great job embracing the quirks and adapting to the existing conditions - all while finding a way to work in our budget. We were recommended HyggeHus from a friend who we certainly trust and I wouldn't hesitate to recommend them to others in the future. This update comes part way through our project, so I hope to r