https://www.finelinehomedesign.com/kiracofe daily 0.75 2013-09-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378667754176-DA1M0GCO09WDR05I15RQ/IMG_2219.JPG Kiracofe Before: This house is ready for a breakfast room addition, a living room expansion, and a kitchen enlargement.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378667754176-DA1M0GCO09WDR05I15RQ/IMG_2219.JPG Kiracofe Before: This house is ready for a breakfast room addition, a living room expansion, and a kitchen enlargement.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378667732478-SQFN4D9HUW0HP3UAFA29/Before1.JPG Kiracofe Before: this kitchen is too small for the family, and they want to move the breakfast table out into a new breakfast room with lots of glass and a cathedral ceiling. The entire back wall of the kitchen will be removed to enlarge the kitchen into the addition also.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378667887866-LARZ0T8SJIRXFKBEPJBU/IMG_2211.JPG Kiracofe Before: this is the back wall of the existing living room, which will be enlarged just a few feet. Because the built-in cabinetry remains, the new addition corner will be set about 2' in from the corner of the house.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378668111215-JTZEL7RNRULFUKB03IZD/During5.JPG Kiracofe During: second floor double-hungs have been removed to fit in the new Breakfast Room roof. They'll be replaced with casement windows which will meet egress building codes. The shallower projection is where the living room is being enlarged. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378667668017-1NKILQXJGO7JJKXBCUOO/During4.JPG Kiracofe During: looking into the original kitchen from the new breakfast room, the entire back wall of it has been removed. The second story is now supported by a dropped engineered lumber beam. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378667662756-KLXR4849W5YD3ZUMMK22/During1.JPG Kiracofe During: the view from the original kitchen, under the new beam, out to the new breakfast room. Check out the window seat to the left, already catching some morning sun.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378667664529-NLCN4J8WNQXBZC0MRATX/After5.JPG Kiracofe After: looking toward the new larger kitchen from the living room. The island straddles the existing house and the new addition. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378667645101-22KIDL43O1HNCV8X3C87/After3.JPG Kiracofe After: a view toward the original kitchen from the new breakfast room. The awning window to the right has a twin at the opposite end of the addition, in the enlarged living room (left of this photo), and there's a pass-thru between the spaces. This means that both windows can be opened for cross breezes.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378667649476-RT5NVQDH164B14QLYS8M/After1.JPG Kiracofe After: looking into the breakfast room, you can just see the previousy mentioned to the right. It looks into the expanded living room area.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378667655737-4CX88RLL2EQKIFGMWYFP/After6.JPG Kiracofe I loved this window seat when I was drawing it; but I love it even more now that I've seen how the homeowner has used color and cushions to make it extra-cozy.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378668021662-JERIB0SHTR4XZ3NK7CQ8/After2.JPG Kiracofe After: this door was reused from the original back kitchen wall. It is directly opposite the window seat; and the light fixture is centered on them also. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378667648634-4GRBJ29RVM2R7JKMA36M/After4.JPG Kiracofe After: remember this built-in entertainment center? Now this room feels much more open, and it's got that awning window for cross-breezes from the breakfast room.  https://www.finelinehomedesign.com/new-gallery daily 0.75 2013-09-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1380378324397-T67K3GI5H2NDPE1DI4O0/P1010417.JPG Ott https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1380378754623-WLTZZRFRMWOLTKFRLYR6/P1000023.JPG Ott Before: a Colonial with a gorgeous view from the front porch, but no porch. Let's fix that.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1380379082926-HTJQ32R3YCRQKTNDCFP2/P1000034.JPG Ott Before: the new porch will wrap around the right side here and will provide easy access to the kitchen door. The columns have to be carefully spaced so as not to block the basement entry, yet have to look balanced on the doors and windows of the front. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1380379112416-VPD20ZQJIM2G8XZYW1G1/P1010413.JPG Ott After: notice how the steps are centered on the front door and also on the length of the new front porch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1380379507484-8ATXOGCC4IQNQO5WWZ9O/P1010417.JPG Ott After: notice also now the columns on the side are symmetrical from the front porch corner to the back porch corner...and how the the columns at the corner are equidistant from the corner itself.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1380380465082-IOYZNE6IKAW5MPDXKJ6Q/P1010420.JPG Ott This porch was built by Bob Davis Home Improvement, out of Falling Waters. They really did a great job.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1380379868920-7L1CA992J7QCIG2TUUXH/P1010421.JPG Ott https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1380380012112-5748423WVA6JLQZC47DF/P1010427.JPG Ott Because of the deep overhangs of the porch, the house stays cooler in the summer now.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1380380178659-UI0XRNAX8X0VH7T1SBGO/P1010429.JPG Ott Tank loves the view.  https://www.finelinehomedesign.com/additions daily 0.75 2015-10-14 https://www.finelinehomedesign.com/additions/2015/10/14/contemporary-additions-to-post-and-beam-prow-home monthly 0.5 2018-04-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1444835534469-0SWOA44XPYP669OVO1J6/image-asset.jpeg Additions - Contemporary additions to post-and-beam prow home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1444836160854-1ZW9AB2G6CTYYLM09JCX/image-asset.jpeg Additions - Contemporary additions to post-and-beam prow home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1444833620270-KHIQ05SU0GIF74M5VSSI/image-asset.jpeg Additions - Contemporary additions to post-and-beam prow home BEFORE: this is a post and beam house with a prow on one end. The owners wanted to enlarge the deck on the left, put roofs over both of the decks shown, and add a large basement level one-story family room -- while still keeping as much glass at the first floor as possible. Challenge accepted! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1444838360437-8S96PNUA9WM3XGVAWUWL/IMG_0252.JPG Additions - Contemporary additions to post-and-beam prow home BEFORE: This is the front entry deck. The clients are okay with the deck size but want a roof over it, similar to the new roof they want over the grilling deck on the back of the house. Note: the existing metal deck rails are too far apart to meet current codes. We'll fix that with the project. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1444851351250-HO704R6Z9QFMWBXVRU46/image-asset.png Additions - Contemporary additions to post-and-beam prow home The plan of attack. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1444836705792-U9E0LLZYRVPLJ43OEQFG/IMAG1264.jpg Additions - Contemporary additions to post-and-beam prow home DURING: The back deck's been enlarged substantially and the roof is being added. Careful planning throughout https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1444833997799-I901PLT486UJ3VWS1PS6/IMAG1288.jpg Additions - Contemporary additions to post-and-beam prow home DURING: This new addition roof has pitches designed to be shallow enough to allow decent windows to remain in the first floor family room, yet steep enough to allow a metal roof (instead of a rubber membrane one). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1444836555137-KWXTI2ERQ20TUECKYKT8/IMAG1336.jpg Additions - Contemporary additions to post-and-beam prow home DURING: The clients wanted an eclectic mix of materials and textures on the addition. The fireplace projection will get cedar, while the remainder of the walls will be covered in fiber-cement panels that will be trimmed with the "Fry Reglet" system of metal edge trim. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1444836637143-BF6LEOQAPD36TGLBZK1T/IMG_0049.jpg Additions - Contemporary additions to post-and-beam prow home DURING: The existing and expanded decks continue to have horizontal metal rails; new structural brackets were designed to be exposed and compliment the rails. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1444836799599-EIISBHVKL600JRXKOG1T/IMG_0055.JPG Additions - Contemporary additions to post-and-beam prow home DURING: view from the new patio and fire bowl. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1444834041426-US6D41PREODVHRYQIU7Y/IMAG1356.jpg Additions - Contemporary additions to post-and-beam prow home DURING: A crucial and tedious aspect of designing the new roof was to locate these purlins (beams running perpendicular to the rafters) so that they're supported by the existing posts on the house prow, between the existing windows. This then dictated where the roof pitches would change on the addition. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1444834511526-SZP720S4YEOC5GJEMVF2/IMG_0059.jpg Additions - Contemporary additions to post-and-beam prow home DURING: The ceiling will be drywalled but the purlins will remain visible, finished with wood trim. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1444834131112-0KV0A28TW7Q1S44OFUFS/IMG_0043.jpg Additions - Contemporary additions to post-and-beam prow home DURING: On the original decks, the horizontal metal rails were too far apart. They've been spaced closer now to comply with code, which prohibits a 4" diameter ball from being able to pass through them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1444834470123-QUN8QSJGOCVXRB0LODP2/IMG_0045.jpg Additions - Contemporary additions to post-and-beam prow home DURING: Notice how the posts supporting the new roof beam are located to pass through the original roof and bear upon the house's exterior wall. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1444834444149-PUM0TOWXEM0CZ5CQECLV/IMG_0044.jpg Additions - Contemporary additions to post-and-beam prow home DURING: The exposed fasteners are an intentional design element on this project. Inside the home there were already lots of visible brackets and posts, so we continued that style outside. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1444834198448-HPVLVSIKKHD2ENYLWMII/IMG_0354+-+Copy.JPG Additions - Contemporary additions to post-and-beam prow home (Almost!) After: the homeowner, an accomplished and self-taught carpenter, still needs to put some finishing touches on the window and beam trim. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1444852034037-AVLEFS3JLSTFRRV5QOYA/IMG_0353.JPG Additions - Contemporary additions to post-and-beam prow home A close up of the magnificent concrete slab in the existing and new finished basement. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1444834240840-FZZJL49AMZVI0AGBT7XN/IMG_0363+-+Copy.JPG Additions - Contemporary additions to post-and-beam prow home AFTER: A bold decision, the homeowner painted the fiber-cement panels a charcoal gray. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1444834266750-N4M2GZTXV3PNZ0ODSN37/IMG_0365+-+Copy.JPG Additions - Contemporary additions to post-and-beam prow home AFTER: Notice how the new front porch corner post is bearing upon the new concrete retaining wall. This is part of my planning and design. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1444834220461-5SMEW5I3HXQDDLVMTZCI/IMG_0360+-+Copy.JPG Additions - Contemporary additions to post-and-beam prow home https://www.finelinehomedesign.com/additions/2014/10/15/lakefront-addition-to-1930s-stone-cottage monthly 0.5 2018-04-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1413380605144-56555MTE0US824ALDKYL/image-asset.jpeg Additions - Lakefront addition to 1930's stone cottage https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1413321528191-I4A0G4EHY1GE8LN9KW0H/RearBefore1.jpg Additions - Lakefront addition to 1930's stone cottage BEFORE: A new addition will be designed to this side of the house. Basement level will have two bedrooms and a bath, accessible by a new long hall against this stone wall. Upper level will have a powder room and a master suite. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1413321686442-W5JQTATUN1EO802KSHXR/RearSideBefore.jpg Additions - Lakefront addition to 1930's stone cottage BEFORE: remember the sliding window on the upper left here. It will be turned into a display niche in the new powder room. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1413321013062-97Q1Z61075GUXHVUGQCN/IvkoRearForWebsite.jpg Additions - Lakefront addition to 1930's stone cottage https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1413319726325-BQQIAPV8T99QVVSLH8EU/IMG_1228.JPG Additions - Lakefront addition to 1930's stone cottage https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1413318314003-MEPWWCBC2VQFETC6BUVK/IMG_1170.JPG Additions - Lakefront addition to 1930's stone cottage New basement hallway next to the original stone wall, which was partially underground. A new stepped concrete wall was built against it, with 6x6 posts bearing on it, in order to support new addition floor joists. Note the step beyond, needed because this slab is lower than the original one.   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1413318452245-6W2NF2DKWZMCL8S90U2C/IMG_1177.JPG Additions - Lakefront addition to 1930's stone cottage There had to be a stepdown from the original basement to the new one, to meet head height requirements. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1413318405773-C5OAWNQVXHAD4MSP8AFE/IMG_1176.JPG Additions - Lakefront addition to 1930's stone cottage Structural columns are wrapped in salvaged wormy chestnut trim to match the chestnut throughout the original house. This hallway turned out to be one of the coolest parts of this renovation! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1413318370317-AY4ZU8SEH22ZPFKLJLL0/IMG_1172.JPG Additions - Lakefront addition to 1930's stone cottage New basement level bedroom with lots of glass facing the lake. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1413318358366-RAYCVB98BFQ3YY4G7V3W/IMG_1173.JPG Additions - Lakefront addition to 1930's stone cottage New basement level full bathroom. The grade is creeping up the side of the addition here, which is why the window is so small. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1413318407792-9V75LEEINCLMAWK37S4Y/IMG_1175.JPG Additions - Lakefront addition to 1930's stone cottage The second new basement bedroom is uphill from the lake, which means a window well was required to fit a window large enough to escape in case of a fire. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1413318452606-NUMAVBPREK2TXH5OK5G8/IMG_1180.JPG Additions - Lakefront addition to 1930's stone cottage Built in the 1930's, the original house is all stone and exposed chestnut. Here you can see the thickness of the existing outside wall, which was cut for a new doorway to the powder room and the master suite. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1413318432188-9KTY9GK4662UY2WBWOTR/IMG_1179.JPG Additions - Lakefront addition to 1930's stone cottage Picture taken from the original dining room, across a new vestibule and into the master bedroom. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1413318559235-UZHWEB6ULS24UNA2AW2Y/IMG_1185.JPG Additions - Lakefront addition to 1930's stone cottage Fantastic views of Deep Creek Lake from bed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1413318504937-DKPA4VRGHO947JIBBE7Z/IMG_1187.JPG Additions - Lakefront addition to 1930's stone cottage https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1413318550685-O15672MT8I4F32UNB8ZN/IMG_1188.JPG Additions - Lakefront addition to 1930's stone cottage The new bedroom wall, opposite the window wall, features an opening centered over the new master bath tub. Privacy glass will eventually replace the temporary curtains here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1413319412276-L7T0U87WVXJ8GF2ASFPI/IMG_1191.JPG Additions - Lakefront addition to 1930's stone cottage This wall faces the road so the glass is high, for privacy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1413319433837-1U4CR6M7X74W7OWO34UX/IMG_1193.JPG Additions - Lakefront addition to 1930's stone cottage https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1413319459204-Y8VQ4KZ6G44CBKAV37Q6/IMG_1195.JPG Additions - Lakefront addition to 1930's stone cottage The builder/owner worked wonders with this original window opening, which is now in the new powder room and serves as a beautiful display niche opposite the toilet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1413319506955-G7CE3MBSL7QWUB7BFLPL/IMG_1204.JPG Additions - Lakefront addition to 1930's stone cottage View from the driveway. The original house is on the right. Note how the roof pitches of the new addition complement the existing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1413319531894-QJTJ702RIHOHLC6IY40V/IMG_1209.JPG Additions - Lakefront addition to 1930's stone cottage Here you can see the window well for that basement bedroom I mentioned earlier. The master vanity is just behind the big tree. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1413319553449-X3QQ5AFLNTBXD7XBOI35/IMG_1213.JPG Additions - Lakefront addition to 1930's stone cottage The new master bedroom fireplace is in this cantilever. Why no foundation here?, you might ask. Answer: the building restriction line is here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1413319608015-MIJJQ4G5FFVD6Y7QK03I/IMG_1216.JPG Additions - Lakefront addition to 1930's stone cottage This is real stone on the addition, and it's a remarkably close match to the original 1930's stone. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1413319616928-E8M83JWRGF86PVFWNE6L/IMG_1218.JPG Additions - Lakefront addition to 1930's stone cottage https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1413319657646-X59E7FEQ5OBA0LYVFA8K/IMG_1220.JPG Additions - Lakefront addition to 1930's stone cottage This is the window at the end of the basement hall, in the photos with the decoys. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1413319712433-WJMDV7PJ8I1VL1IMS5RS/IMG_1223.JPG Additions - Lakefront addition to 1930's stone cottage After: taken from the lake shore. https://www.finelinehomedesign.com/additions/2014/6/19/modern-luxury-bath-renovationaddition monthly 0.5 2018-04-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1403191529498-PIHU8QHJVE1JK2V3PS3T/image-asset.jpeg Additions - Modern Bath Renovation/ Addition https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1403188745166-R2HZME2AWUMDFKK8XPKZ/VP_Bath_Plan_For_Website.jpg Additions - Modern Bath Renovation/ Addition https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1403187550359-FWR32RAMF3FQ23WTNX9R/P1000549.JPG Additions - Modern Bath Renovation/ Addition BEFORE: A standard hinged door between the Master Bedroom and the Bath. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1403184823252-B4ZIDTQ9HGW544XLMUS4/IMG_0929.JPG Additions - Modern Bath Renovation/ Addition AFTER: The entry has been widened to 4', and two pocket doors have been installed in a new 2x6 partition (the old 2x4 wall was removed). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1403185732270-TJEVMIIMWTTQ4VEBSHI5/P1000548.JPG Additions - Modern Bath Renovation/ Addition BEFORE: The vanity location did not change. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1403185138328-3OWAEJIVB9P63PW5N44L/IMG_0945.JPG Additions - Modern Bath Renovation/ Addition AFTER: new wall-hung vanity by Porcelanosa in the same location as the old one. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1403185910287-ATCAYBDH2YOQSQ7PXT90/P1000552.JPG Additions - Modern Bath Renovation/ Addition BEFORE: a bathtub (that nobody used) occupied space between the toilet alcove and the vanity. This is where I designed the new tile and glass shower, closing off the toilet in a water closet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1403185062107-FP8YWH9XN06UJBVCO6BI/IMG_0942.JPG Additions - Modern Bath Renovation/ Addition AFTER: a new pocket door into the water closet, with a new wall-hung toilet in the original location. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1403185721278-7ZY3ORL0MDMHF4MEWV3J/P1000546.JPG Additions - Modern Bath Renovation/ Addition BEFORE: a fiberglass shower stall was opposite the toilet. Let's move it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1403184950544-PCPJ7SVU2HYOMUDW4EMA/IMG_0933.JPG Additions - Modern Bath Renovation/ Addition AFTER: new shower with body sprays, rain shower head, shampoo niches, and corner seat. Luxury! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1403184940121-V6D3MJ3KKK62A4CG5ARR/IMG_0932.JPG Additions - Modern Bath Renovation/ Addition https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1403185101011-T7B2KG3ARWY3NZVGVCYB/IMG_0946.JPG Additions - Modern Bath Renovation/ Addition https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1403185020313-512ZQ3V5XMLIA56R468W/IMG_0935.JPG Additions - Modern Bath Renovation/ Addition AFTER: the new tub and platform take up the entire addition, opposite the vanity and shower. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1403188906809-Y7Q5OW8I60C6N9V2F2I2/IMG_0937.JPG Additions - Modern Bath Renovation/ Addition AFTER: Slim 46" wall-hung gas fireplace by Spark. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1403185015352-8902U7VRN869IR34HRQ8/IMG_0936.JPG Additions - Modern Bath Renovation/ Addition AFTER: These Pella windows have blinds between the glass, although this property is so secluded that they're rarely used. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1403187792961-HEI0EX2W29ALMXR4SWYX/P1000607.JPG Additions - Modern Bath Renovation/ Addition BEFORE: If this house looks familiar it's because you saw the other side of it here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1403185214039-922JYGXAFTLDGE1RRFZ0/IMG_0958.JPG Additions - Modern Bath Renovation/ Addition AFTER: notice how the addition's roof matches the metal used around the existing lower level workshop, and how its pitch matches the house. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1403184880478-G8PXXHUG21E6SNLFN96E/IMG_0927.JPG Additions - Modern Bath Renovation/ Addition AFTER: from the front, with the blinds closed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1403185224492-WJID7HDB48XNR3LTJ4JU/IMG_0963.JPG Additions - Modern Bath Renovation/ Addition AFTER: so much glass makes the owners feel as if they're relaxing in an outside tub -- especially when they open the windows for a cross breeze. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1403185161951-GKX8GCUK7RI2KO1N7TAZ/IMG_0949.JPG Additions - Modern Bath Renovation/ Addition AFTER: A field change to add another step was nicely executed by the builder. The split upper step allows access to the tub motor - that center tile is attached with magnets. https://www.finelinehomedesign.com/additions/2013/11/6/unsplitting-a-split-foyer-in-shepherdstown monthly 0.5 2018-04-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1383762631109-IT0D1X0XLU5K3JSMY0QL/DinPanoForSite.JPG Additions - Unsplitting a Split Foyer in Shepherdstown https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1379708951238-61K9TEJ85REC3MR3I8Z4/P1000174.JPG Additions - Unsplitting a Split Foyer in Shepherdstown Before: this is a "split foyer" home which means the door is midway between the basement slab and the first floor. Part of the job is to change it to a basement-level foyer entry with one staircase between the basement and the first (upper) level. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1379709803723-PI2PJSDY0C9KM0J8UBOY/P1010382.JPG Additions - Unsplitting a Split Foyer in Shepherdstown During: it's a bit of a mess but you can tell already that it looks like a different house! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1379709905678-RJG1QZP7Z58NVZANVFTO/P1010383.JPG Additions - Unsplitting a Split Foyer in Shepherdstown During: the right side of the original lower level has a new glass door and stoop leading into the new basement level laundry room (which is where the study used to be). The new study is under the new kitchen and has lots of light. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1379708941143-1Y2ZN45JME2MOMSGAXQZ/P1000164.JPG Additions - Unsplitting a Split Foyer in Shepherdstown My mission: to turn this split-foyer into a two-story, to add a large covered porch over the garage, and to add a kitchen/dining addition to the front of the existing kitchen -- and to make it all flow with the existing house geometry. A tough assignment.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1379709867377-TWHPIX3L6QF5EU28S3GT/P1010394.JPG Additions - Unsplitting a Split Foyer in Shepherdstown During: the covered upper porch is accessible from the renovated master bedroom and from the new kitchen/dining area. Beneath the porch is the original garage door along with a new front entry.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1379708562579-5FSU8Q7BC3MFM20H7XN0/P1000126.JPG Additions - Unsplitting a Split Foyer in Shepherdstown Before: the kitchen is open to the living room but there's really nowhere to sit down for dinner, aside from the peninsula and the small table beyond, situated under the picture window. My clients asked for a large sunny dining area on the front of the kitchen with a cathedral ceiling. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1379708800211-24A3JERG76Y1QDR2IJAM/P1000131.JPG Additions - Unsplitting a Split Foyer in Shepherdstown Before: the owners wished to keep these existing cabinets, and to continue with new cabinetry in the addition, custom built to match exactly. Also: new granite countertops on new and existing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1379709379759-S68UA2ORC31R1AI0ZEWL/P1010367.JPG Additions - Unsplitting a Split Foyer in Shepherdstown During: Steve Harris General Contracting did a great job matching the new custom cabinets to the existing here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1379709251042-26F55EULSUL84EGK3EO3/P1010366.JPG Additions - Unsplitting a Split Foyer in Shepherdstown During: the old front kitchen wall was at the end of the flat ceiling beyond. A new flush beam holds up the original roof rafters. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1379708784522-ZNKB6UAPTNDQ1SKJ9KDK/P1000127.JPG Additions - Unsplitting a Split Foyer in Shepherdstown Before: another view of the original kitchen from the living room. A new hallway (where the keyboard is in this pic) will connect the living room to the new dining area in the addition. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1379709624364-VEIW10LIAPUKGT8QKZKT/P1010371.JPG Additions - Unsplitting a Split Foyer in Shepherdstown During: looking down the new staircase to the new basement-level foyer (with its own coat closet - a real treat for these clients). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1379709266324-76DHS13QJ8H32DTYE6WM/P1010365.JPG Additions - Unsplitting a Split Foyer in Shepherdstown During: the new walkway beside the new staircase is where the old split foyer stair (lower run) used to be! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1379709548655-S1RAYYJ1CX2CY2ECN1CV/P1010370.JPG Additions - Unsplitting a Split Foyer in Shepherdstown During: the new foyer overlook which connects the original living room to the new kitchen/dining area.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1379709683856-D3946BJL4I28U5P7A6LB/P1010375.JPG Additions - Unsplitting a Split Foyer in Shepherdstown During: off of the new foyer addition there's a new passageway beyond to the existing rec room, the new laundry room, and the new study. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1379709815443-V5TG9366M3F6WW3ZMQPG/P1010378.JPG Additions - Unsplitting a Split Foyer in Shepherdstown During: this is the back wall of the new study. It used to be the outside wall of the old lower-level study. Look at the before picture of the front of the house. This door and deep shelves are where the old bay window were. The original brick is behind this framing and drywall.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1383751395442-PYY532NP1MPWQST78A2R/IMG_0142.JPG Additions - Unsplitting a Split Foyer in Shepherdstown https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1383752652667-ODWJJ4DUWU9RFVJOFB3F/IMG_0143.JPG Additions - Unsplitting a Split Foyer in Shepherdstown https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1383751318642-GXLOUSAHHIG3KZ8QUMGE/IMG_0138.JPG Additions - Unsplitting a Split Foyer in Shepherdstown After: the new Foyer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1383761238074-RIWTSW8N5QR4L8C1VUKB/IMG_0160.JPG Additions - Unsplitting a Split Foyer in Shepherdstown https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1383751338649-RY4TOVT1XDGK2PC6A7BU/IMG_0140.JPG Additions - Unsplitting a Split Foyer in Shepherdstown After: the existing space flows into the new space so nicely now.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1383752675905-EHDDJJC95KWNAMWRNRQN/IMG_0145.JPG Additions - Unsplitting a Split Foyer in Shepherdstown After: most of the existing space was untouched. However, the homeowners wisely elected to have all their wood floors refinished since so much was already temporarily stored for the addition's construction. They look like new floors now. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1383759086357-LGWDEULSOXLU4HJMYFC9/IMG_0143.JPG Additions - Unsplitting a Split Foyer in Shepherdstown Breakfast in the treetops https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1383761411051-U2ED544X00G3VN3IO5E7/IMG_0165.JPG Additions - Unsplitting a Split Foyer in Shepherdstown After https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1383761465786-QLUYU6FJ7VK4CPDF05Y1/IMG_0167.JPG Additions - Unsplitting a Split Foyer in Shepherdstown After: next up, replacing the garage door (I hope).  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1383761574143-TSKNDQZWG9D6LX4VUD6K/PorchPano.JPG Additions - Unsplitting a Split Foyer in Shepherdstown After: new covered porch is shared by the master bedroom and the new dining area. https://www.finelinehomedesign.com/additions/2013/9/28/wrap-around-porch-addition-in-hedgesville monthly 0.5 2014-06-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1402511702833-4IOM42FXLTJFPLIDQX74/image-asset.jpeg Additions - Wrap-around porch addition in Hedgesville https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1380378754623-WLTZZRFRMWOLTKFRLYR6/P1000023.JPG Additions - Wrap-around porch addition in Hedgesville Before: a Colonial with a gorgeous view from the front porch, but no porch. Let's fix that.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1380379082926-HTJQ32R3YCRQKTNDCFP2/P1000034.JPG Additions - Wrap-around porch addition in Hedgesville Before: the new porch will wrap around the right side here and will provide easy access to the kitchen door. The columns have to be carefully spaced so as not to block the basement entry, yet have to look balanced on the doors and windows of the front. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1380379112416-VPD20ZQJIM2G8XZYW1G1/P1010413.JPG Additions - Wrap-around porch addition in Hedgesville After: notice how the steps are centered on the front door and also on the length of the new front porch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1380379507484-8ATXOGCC4IQNQO5WWZ9O/P1010417.JPG Additions - Wrap-around porch addition in Hedgesville After: notice also now the columns on the side are symmetrical from the front porch corner to the back porch corner...and how the the columns at the corner are equidistant from the corner itself.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1380380465082-IOYZNE6IKAW5MPDXKJ6Q/P1010420.JPG Additions - Wrap-around porch addition in Hedgesville This porch was built by Bob Davis Home Improvement, out of Falling Waters. They really did a great job.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1380379868920-7L1CA992J7QCIG2TUUXH/P1010421.JPG Additions - Wrap-around porch addition in Hedgesville https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1380380012112-5748423WVA6JLQZC47DF/P1010427.JPG Additions - Wrap-around porch addition in Hedgesville Because of the deep overhangs of the porch, the house stays cooler in the summer now.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1380380178659-UI0XRNAX8X0VH7T1SBGO/P1010429.JPG Additions - Wrap-around porch addition in Hedgesville Tank loves the view.  https://www.finelinehomedesign.com/additions/2013/9/24/two-story-in-law-addition-with-garage-beneath monthly 0.5 2014-06-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1380114155020-H5TB62L0MKMCAMPVRZ4F/08%2C02%2C12+003.jpg Additions - Two-story in-law addition with garage beneath Before: A very nice home in need of an in-law suite with its own garage below, and an elevator. The grade allowed the builder to suggest adding it to the left side of the home. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1380057672483-7UIUOKPU4DV1XK34K386/08%2C02%2C12+013.jpg Additions - Two-story in-law addition with garage beneath Before: The wrap-around porch, bay windows, and patio are being removed for the new addition https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1381157845005-5OM867L419AMFKZSTD2Y/Lerner+front+afterAWE-45.jpg Additions - Two-story in-law addition with garage beneath After: the gables really compliment each other, don't they? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1381157871887-HZQMMTGKC4L23SR8EU7Y/Lerner+Kitchen+AWE-67.jpg Additions - Two-story in-law addition with garage beneath After: the new in-law kitchen with elevator beyond, to the garage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1381157905067-FPBNLC11LSKN2U1Y8WFY/Lerner+Kitchen+AWE-60.jpg Additions - Two-story in-law addition with garage beneath https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1381157930581-MZOT129LV1MP6T7L2I53/LernerPlanForSite.png Additions - Two-story in-law addition with garage beneath https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1402516459553-7RCP950ZZ9JATMFWEQOI/Lerner+front+afterAWE-45.jpg Additions - Two-story in-law addition with garage beneath https://www.finelinehomedesign.com/additions/2013/9/11/contemporary-screened-porch-addition monthly 0.5 2018-04-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378922575200-58TOTMPEWZD0N7A5V2S9/IMG_3151.JPG Additions - Contemporary screened porch addition Before: this porch was very wide but too narrow. Initially the clients wanted to simply deepen it the same width, resulting in a large rectangular room larger than they really needed. I had another idea, and they loved it!  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378922572516-YWWFUXGWFSC0LY7IPSTW/IMG_3165.JPG Additions - Contemporary screened porch addition Before: another view of the bowling-alley porch. I had them deepen it by 4' all the way across, then come out with a triangular section so that the porch jutted out into the beautiful wooded back yard. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378923011318-RHVL8SCZW38TRYSNK8Z6/P1000602.JPG Additions - Contemporary screened porch addition After: as a reference point to compare the previous photo to this one, the deck's rail hits the porch post at the same place.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378922871075-T77JRGXR6FAA0OHYNE2E/P1000595.JPG Additions - Contemporary screened porch addition After: the clients and their pets spend a lot of time on this porch now. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378922898540-1QQ9Z515XYULH0CVS8QB/P1000598.JPG Additions - Contemporary screened porch addition There is a new cathedral ceiling over the triangular portion of the new porch's footprint.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378923053933-5VMEQ901L99NCXPZB8QX/P1000603.JPG Additions - Contemporary screened porch addition https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378922767688-12IBVKEUA1JG3HEZOQ99/P1000597.JPG Additions - Contemporary screened porch addition After: as a reference point, the original screen porch corner stopped 4' in front of the new porch corner. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378923104405-JODASTBQARCJ1FIQ0GUZ/P1000605.JPG Additions - Contemporary screened porch addition After: the brackets are decorative and also used on the other side of the home, at a newly enclosed lower level Workroom.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1403192655915-GQDV1K0HCV2WIPMDOLBA/IMG_0952.JPG Additions - Contemporary screened porch addition https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1402515795654-12Y8SJG3XIAW5NLW1Q9N/image-asset.jpeg Additions - Contemporary screened porch addition https://www.finelinehomedesign.com/additions/2013/9/8/two-story-in-law-suitemusic-roomfamily-room-addition monthly 0.5 2018-04-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378670038978-H3Z4PQZ8D1XZQW8R07MR/DozierBeforeFront.jpg Additions - Two-Story In-Law Suite/Music Room/Family Room Addition Before: the owners liked their house; they just wished there were more of it. Particular needs were: a music room, an in-law suite, a basement level storage bay for the boat, and an upper level open rec room with its own steps (i.e., not accessible from the rest of the second floor). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378669782368-PBHIS4ILNDOILBSSK8LB/DozierBeforeSide.jpg Additions - Two-Story In-Law Suite/Music Room/Family Room Addition Before: the addition will be to the left side of the home, and cannot overshadow the home. To keep the new ridge below the existing, I had to get creative with the roof geometry!  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378669608730-YUVN0QMEEXQP1LQAEP31/DozierAfterFront.jpg Additions - Two-Story In-Law Suite/Music Room/Family Room Addition After: the addition's second floor is smaller than the first in order to mirror the existing second story over the existing garage. Also note that I designed some decorative gables over the garage and the middle of the existing home to repeat the new gable on the addition and tie it all together.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378669628723-LLGF078YUUAMJ47MKEPW/DozierAfterRear.jpg Additions - Two-Story In-Law Suite/Music Room/Family Room Addition After: the in-law suite and the boat storage bay face the rear yard.    https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378669633327-G0I4NXYGWZG5JAAUVZPF/DozierAfterSide.jpg Additions - Two-Story In-Law Suite/Music Room/Family Room Addition After: the owners' boat now fits in the basement level storage bay, accessible from the rear.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378669608149-N658NO2H97RCDNTIVQDS/DozierAfterMusic1.jpg Additions - Two-Story In-Law Suite/Music Room/Family Room Addition https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378669622042-INELMP75BIEFUMX5O22E/DozierAfterMusic2.jpg Additions - Two-Story In-Law Suite/Music Room/Family Room Addition https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378669756095-SJMDVUU7IDWH1P0I5BKA/DozierAfterTowardNew2.jpg Additions - Two-Story In-Law Suite/Music Room/Family Room Addition https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378669765887-HILL1NWSYEQYFJVBONPI/DozierAfterUpstairs2.jpg Additions - Two-Story In-Law Suite/Music Room/Family Room Addition https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378669754064-B48A4D68ZS3A4ZWNHW50/DozierAfterUpstairs1.jpg Additions - Two-Story In-Law Suite/Music Room/Family Room Addition https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378669793152-2FHELPS9LOYGJ0YKLH8R/kim+104.jpg Additions - Two-Story In-Law Suite/Music Room/Family Room Addition After: the existing porch roof plane extends over the front of the new addition. The porch columns and rails were also redesigned to avoid the "toothpick" effect of too-small posts.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378669949577-LMED52ZZ6YLDT5JHENL2/img_1756.jpg Additions - Two-Story In-Law Suite/Music Room/Family Room Addition https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1402516097151-IROTVUG4FA4V9W2DXB3S/image-asset.jpeg Additions - Two-Story In-Law Suite/Music Room/Family Room Addition https://www.finelinehomedesign.com/additions/2013/9/8/lb8cpuhdto1gskehucdk5tujss7zi5 monthly 0.5 2014-06-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1402516558049-S9ILCXHPYEXKIEW6YTMP/image-asset.jpeg Additions - Nifty kitchen & living room expansion w/ breakfast room https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378667754176-DA1M0GCO09WDR05I15RQ/IMG_2219.JPG Additions - Nifty kitchen & living room expansion w/ breakfast room Before: This house is ready for a breakfast room addition, a living room expansion, and a kitchen enlargement.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378667732478-SQFN4D9HUW0HP3UAFA29/Before1.JPG Additions - Nifty kitchen & living room expansion w/ breakfast room Before: this kitchen is too small for the family, and they want to move the breakfast table out into a new breakfast room with lots of glass and a cathedral ceiling. The entire back wall of the kitchen will be removed to enlarge the kitchen into the addition also.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378667887866-LARZ0T8SJIRXFKBEPJBU/IMG_2211.JPG Additions - Nifty kitchen & living room expansion w/ breakfast room Before: this is the back wall of the existing living room, which will be enlarged just a few feet. Because the built-in cabinetry remains, the new addition corner will be set about 2' in from the corner of the house.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378668111215-JTZEL7RNRULFUKB03IZD/During5.JPG Additions - Nifty kitchen & living room expansion w/ breakfast room During: second floor double-hungs have been removed to fit in the new Breakfast Room roof. They'll be replaced with casement windows which will meet egress building codes. The shallower projection is where the living room is being enlarged. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378667668017-1NKILQXJGO7JJKXBCUOO/During4.JPG Additions - Nifty kitchen & living room expansion w/ breakfast room During: looking into the original kitchen from the new breakfast room, the entire back wall of it has been removed. The second story is now supported by a dropped engineered lumber beam. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378667662756-KLXR4849W5YD3ZUMMK22/During1.JPG Additions - Nifty kitchen & living room expansion w/ breakfast room During: the view from the original kitchen, under the new beam, out to the new breakfast room. Check out the window seat to the left, already catching some morning sun.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378667664529-NLCN4J8WNQXBZC0MRATX/After5.JPG Additions - Nifty kitchen & living room expansion w/ breakfast room After: looking toward the new larger kitchen from the living room. The island straddles the existing house and the new addition. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378667645101-22KIDL43O1HNCV8X3C87/After3.JPG Additions - Nifty kitchen & living room expansion w/ breakfast room After: a view toward the original kitchen from the new breakfast room. The awning window to the right has a twin at the opposite end of the addition, in the enlarged living room (left of this photo), and there's a pass-thru between the spaces. This means that both windows can be opened for cross breezes.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378667649476-RT5NVQDH164B14QLYS8M/After1.JPG Additions - Nifty kitchen & living room expansion w/ breakfast room After: looking into the breakfast room, you can just see the previousy mentioned to the right. It looks into the expanded living room area.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378667655737-4CX88RLL2EQKIFGMWYFP/After6.JPG Additions - Nifty kitchen & living room expansion w/ breakfast room I loved this window seat when I was drawing it; but I love it even more now that I've seen how the homeowner has used color and cushions to make it extra-cozy.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378668021662-JERIB0SHTR4XZ3NK7CQ8/After2.JPG Additions - Nifty kitchen & living room expansion w/ breakfast room After: this door was reused from the original back kitchen wall. It is directly opposite the window seat; and the light fixture is centered on them also. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378667648634-4GRBJ29RVM2R7JKMA36M/After4.JPG Additions - Nifty kitchen & living room expansion w/ breakfast room After: remember this built-in entertainment center? Now this room feels much more open, and it's got that awning window for cross-breezes from the breakfast room.  https://www.finelinehomedesign.com/additions/2013/9/12/1840s-farmhouse-two-story-addition monthly 0.5 2014-06-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1402407062294-79BX7U0SM78QAX6DSCXC/image-asset.jpeg Additions - 1840's Shepherdstown farmhouse two-story addition https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1379019128565-QHNSCEP6MM568SUKA57O/mccormick1.jpg Additions - 1840's Shepherdstown farmhouse two-story addition Before: this one-story portion of the home was a mudroom/ covered porch. The pergola and wisteria were temporarily removed for construction, then repositioned against the new two-story addition. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1379019123827-RPD9807KDJ48O9HDRV6X/mccormick2.jpg Additions - 1840's Shepherdstown farmhouse two-story addition Before: the new second story addition will connect the original home (on the right) to the more recent wing (on the right). Windows will be removed and replaced with doors. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1379019127808-3CZH3FHAWG9IR1IV4P9K/mccormick3.jpg Additions - 1840's Shepherdstown farmhouse two-story addition After: the owner wanted the second story to look like it was originally a covered porch that had been enclosed, with windows filling in the spaces between original porch posts. The twin windows on the left are in a new bathroom; the other three sets are in a sunroom accessible from the original and more recent second story wings.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1379019141675-HCTEDQQDBR8TS0R7AVAR/mccormick4.jpg Additions - 1840's Shepherdstown farmhouse two-story addition After: this used to be the kitchen! The windows flanking the fireplace are new. The fireplace is original and was concealed behind old kitchen cabinets.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1379019132088-2AK9PAJYWST3G7EIIV7V/mccormick5.jpg Additions - 1840's Shepherdstown farmhouse two-story addition After: the kitchen is where the covered porch/mudroom was previously. Some of the original porch ceiling was reused on the back side of the new kitchen cabinets. 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https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378931131522-S8BFD508KKTZL40T5FPF/odellbalcony.jpg ODell Chinco House The view from the loft, set up dormitory-style with lots of twin beds for visiting nieces and nephews.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378931323702-9UFTD6N4NYFOX3JW0L5J/SAM_0715.JPG ODell Chinco House I designed the bedrooms on this side of the home, since it doesn't have the water views, and put the public gathering rooms on the opposite end.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378931370049-5ZLI4I9IM4B26E03Y9NS/SAM_0713.JPG ODell Chinco House This Great Room is absolutely flooded with light, and gets steady cross-breezes too.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378931448378-5BQEL6BXLLY7PS8OK353/SAM_0709.JPG ODell Chinco House https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378934682519-X0XVTBKVM1X9SL0CV7W6/SAM_0716.JPG ODell Chinco House The screened porch is accessible from the deck and from the master bedroom.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378931355218-UI1R5IXO5G6LPZRGEP3M/SAM_0714.JPG ODell Chinco House The rear is canal front and features a deck and a screened porch (you need a screened porch in Chincoteague!)  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378931884184-X55O04Q6RCURKJZOVIUO/SAM_0711.JPG ODell Chinco House Because of coastal flooding issues this home had to be constructed on piers.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378989853301-JGUGJORX2EV8NUFOC3CY/SAM_0710.JPG ODell Chinco House A wood stove is centrally located to keep both the loft and the great room feeling toasty during the off-season. https://www.finelinehomedesign.com/mollot daily 0.75 2013-09-30 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And a treat for bare feet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1541430181807-V00IERCADLAEGM4MAUSR/stairbefore.jpg Blog - The immeasurable importance of imagination https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1541013668538-F1KD88JS2OQPOF7JZUHM/IMG_0012.jpg Blog - The immeasurable importance of imagination https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1541013669052-ZLJQRC9D75ATZRL1JXXE/IMG_0018.jpg Blog - The immeasurable importance of imagination https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1541013669683-Y66NSDTL75ZKLQG92ACL/IMG_0019.jpg Blog - The immeasurable importance of imagination https://www.finelinehomedesign.com/news/2015/6/25/thanks-blue-ridge-country-magazine monthly 0.5 2015-06-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1435240986810-J98G64GG9B01VOVKALBX/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Thanks, Blue Ridge Country Magazine! https://www.finelinehomedesign.com/news/2014/4/25/how-much-will-my-custom-home-cost monthly 0.5 2014-04-25 https://www.finelinehomedesign.com/news/2014/3/26/march-comes-in-like-a-lion-and-goes-out-like-well-another-lion monthly 0.5 2014-03-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1395856077360-SBDZPMZTLK8RI052S360/image-asset.jpeg Blog - March comes in like a lion and goes out like, well, another lion. There's nobody wishing for Spring more than Michael Taylor, the builder of this clifftop home! https://www.finelinehomedesign.com/news/2012/10/1/5jg1bdgqt6r69a8ox3uxhttkoc5xzi monthly 0.5 2013-09-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1377011434359-OW892I7C0A81YLDE2666/YounkForPostcard.JPG Blog - Welcome to the new website! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1377011569187-DTHP16G2V1R7C96GPWFV/OldfieldFrontAfter.JPG Blog - Welcome to the new website! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1377011844738-24ALVJ9KG3EZ2JS71X56/SCHLAPPALfRONTdOOR.jpg Blog - Welcome to the new website! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1379794711931-8ZPVEWODUELD3GNSU8JF/MartBradFrontEvening.jpg Blog - Welcome to the new website! https://www.finelinehomedesign.com/news/category/Blog monthly 0.5 https://www.finelinehomedesign.com/news/tag/welcome monthly 0.5 https://www.finelinehomedesign.com/news/tag/gallery monthly 0.5 https://www.finelinehomedesign.com/design-gallery daily 0.75 2014-06-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1377993712507-N1NMQL899A5D3SNDANHO/house+pics+thru+12.31.10+012.jpg Hovermale-Gorse https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1377993712507-N1NMQL899A5D3SNDANHO/house+pics+thru+12.31.10+012.jpg Hovermale-Gorse https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1360789863515-XAZ3G7C0LCCZQI1WBW13/IMG_2516.JPG Hovermale-Gorse - side or front? This custom home on a steep river site doesn't really fit into the standard Front/Left/Rear/Right categories, which are typically given to each elevation of a structure. The front and the right elevations both face the road. The left elevation, overlooking the Cacapon River, feels like a rear elevation but looks like a front elevation to kayakers on the river. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1402339524974-27LXVLFZQ7EOXZCO97U2/IMG_2517.JPG Hovermale-Gorse https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1377994486589-D68ADHJ7IVU4USZ8V8CN/IMG_2518.JPG Hovermale-Gorse https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1402339508074-T15RDNJOKYTHE5FTHN8M/IMG_2519.JPG Hovermale-Gorse https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1377994464112-7Z48RFG6HAS5N26OE2SK/IMG_2521.JPG Hovermale-Gorse https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1402339535989-ODX1QHNA9WVUELWMYSDA/IMG_2522.JPG Hovermale-Gorse https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1377994630064-DY9MN6FDAKO4KJ8O9SSB/IMG_2523.JPG Hovermale-Gorse https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1402339344253-9DX5IY7MVOZAVUG2JU73/HoverAfterFromLoft.JPG Hovermale-Gorse https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1360790030485-OWHRBAM7DSX4DL70TMZH/IMG_2526.JPG Hovermale-Gorse - great room wall A pretty location like this deserves to be appreciated in good weather and in bad! Windows throughout the home were located and sized for maximum indoor enjoyment of the foliage and wildlife. The upper windows are directly across from the loft in the foreground. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1377993631425-CG1HQBZMLF8QU6RI3GAT/house+pics+4.4.11+005.jpg Hovermale-Gorse https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1377993641269-6WM6KTS2AFUOAG1S93X0/house+pics+4.4.11+006.jpg Hovermale-Gorse https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1377994523623-XL75ZUAJJWTFO0O4OT3V/IMG_2528.JPG Hovermale-Gorse https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1377994520642-84NHWOAKKLB545HJ2H1R/IMG_2536.JPG Hovermale-Gorse https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1360790234217-5KFUCORLU1A1UYAAT837/IMG_2534.JPG Hovermale-Gorse - river view from tub It was on the clients' "Must" list to be able to see the river from their master bath tub. Done and done. https://www.finelinehomedesign.com/lerner daily 0.75 2013-10-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1380114155020-H5TB62L0MKMCAMPVRZ4F/08%2C02%2C12+003.jpg Lerner Before: A very nice home in need of an in-law suite with its own garage below, and an elevator. The grade allowed the builder to suggest adding it to the left side of the home. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1380114155020-H5TB62L0MKMCAMPVRZ4F/08%2C02%2C12+003.jpg Lerner Before: A very nice home in need of an in-law suite with its own garage below, and an elevator. The grade allowed the builder to suggest adding it to the left side of the home. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1380057672483-7UIUOKPU4DV1XK34K386/08%2C02%2C12+013.jpg Lerner Before: The wrap-around porch, bay windows, and patio are being removed for the new addition https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1381157845005-5OM867L419AMFKZSTD2Y/Lerner+front+afterAWE-45.jpg Lerner After: the gables really compliment each other, don't they? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1381157871887-HZQMMTGKC4L23SR8EU7Y/Lerner+Kitchen+AWE-67.jpg Lerner After: the new in-law kitchen with elevator beyond, to the garage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1381157905067-FPBNLC11LSKN2U1Y8WFY/Lerner+Kitchen+AWE-60.jpg Lerner https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1381157930581-MZOT129LV1MP6T7L2I53/LernerPlanForSite.png Lerner https://www.finelinehomedesign.com/hoyt daily 0.75 2014-06-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1384784343887-GUKH922OGEW0YX051Y0Q/IMG_0306.JPG Hoyt https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1384270934162-OBMPFPRXG8ZPYDXYR3FN/P1000048.JPG Hoyt BEFORE: A rectangular one-story, one-bedroom home with a walkout unfinished basement. The "Front" door was actually on the right side and was accessed by either a long ramp or a very steep set of wood steps. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1384273730684-MKW0HAOHWXO07L08535H/IMG_0304.JPG Hoyt AFTER: from approximately the same angle, with a new addition on the end for a relocated master bedroom on the main level, and a guest bedroom on the basement level. The former right side of the home is now the front side! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1384270939544-EEP381034JCKNC4RT0LH/P1000058.JPG Hoyt BEFORE: this was originally the right elevation. The short window was above the washer and dryer, and the longer window was over the kitchen table. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1384272683039-MYO4BNABIBT6EJXVOHJC/IMG_0293.JPG Hoyt AFTER: now you enter the house where the kitchen table used to be. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1384273752361-T3H98ZC210IE1UHMLG8L/IMG_0305.JPG Hoyt https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1384271103592-WRYPV62Y7EQ785BIM6E6/P1000062.JPG Hoyt BEFORE: this old gable end was the original rear elevation. Now, it's the right elevation, and a sunroom has been added to take advantage of the amazing view. The owner also wanted an above-ground pool and a hot tub, so I designed decks for both. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1384273672304-V2LYINBQ3CGH922GB7UH/IMG_0298.JPG Hoyt AFTER: there's that Sunroom. Notice how the exterior wall and roof plane is continuous from the original structure. The small deck structure stayed, but was covered with new rim boards and spruced up with new rails. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1384274983165-JA7ROCIC7MCTPXXMBKJM/P1000064.JPG Hoyt BEFORE: The original Left Elevation, which is now (stay with me) the Rear Elevation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1384273666305-WZ4WP3UXCD5E582ODCKC/IMG_0302.JPG Hoyt AFTER: the new Rear Elevation. Notice how not only is the Sunroom extension continuous with the existing wall plane, but the Master Bedroom addition is continuous as well. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1384271098222-BJSEWF9KF4Y0XVRMP4DZ/P1000079.JPG Hoyt BEFORE: The kitchen sink stayed in the same location both because of the window views, and also for budgetary reasons. That kitchen table on the right is where the foyer is now. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1384272600749-JG5P7AF11VZC8AV39ILN/IMG_0282.JPG Hoyt AFTER: The remodeled kitchen in the same location. Sink window was removed and replaced with a larger unit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1384271187697-V0KY7EZH2XHQT3VGZPUK/P1000080.JPG Hoyt BEFORE: The window to the right of the TV in this picture is where the new sunroom will go. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1384786489146-WI1RW6YL7U2BM1FSN0M1/IMG_0283.JPG Hoyt AFTER: wood stove where the television used to be. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1384271271931-O3TIS5XCPG8ZF22WTRWQ/IMG_0272.JPG Hoyt https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1384271331734-C4SEH03298QBCB82L9RO/IMG_0277.JPG Hoyt https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1384271391103-EM34ND1R6I90Y08Q8XON/IMG_0278.JPG Hoyt AFTER: this view from the new Sunroom will of course be better next summer, when I return for more photographs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1384271385715-1LZ6P7NQR2P7TUOEMBBS/IMG_0279.JPG Hoyt AFTER: looking from the new Sunroom you can see the new entry Foyer, the door into the new Laundry Room, and the new open stair and hall to the relocated Master Bedroom. The staircase was existing, but was unfinished and completely enclosed. Removing the walls on two sides and replacing with rails really opened it up. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1384271413696-UEU16FXOEVHGPKC1XK8F/IMG_0280.JPG Hoyt After: looking toward the new Master Bedroom entry, more private now. Originally the door was in the wall of the Living Room. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1384272622487-Y4FI0VQX0JT1FBPFLS82/IMG_0284.JPG Hoyt https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1384272661479-KG1NA4P1RJUN9O70YJE7/IMG_0290.JPG Hoyt AFTER: the majority of the basement is still unfinished, so I designed a small conditioned Vestibule at the bottom of the steps. https://www.finelinehomedesign.com/dozier daily 0.75 2013-09-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378670038978-H3Z4PQZ8D1XZQW8R07MR/DozierBeforeFront.jpg Dozier Before: the owners liked their house; they just wished there were more of it. Particular needs were: a music room, an in-law suite, a basement level storage bay for the boat, and an upper level open rec room with its own steps (i.e., not accessible from the rest of the second floor). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378670038978-H3Z4PQZ8D1XZQW8R07MR/DozierBeforeFront.jpg Dozier Before: the owners liked their house; they just wished there were more of it. Particular needs were: a music room, an in-law suite, a basement level storage bay for the boat, and an upper level open rec room with its own steps (i.e., not accessible from the rest of the second floor). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378669782368-PBHIS4ILNDOILBSSK8LB/DozierBeforeSide.jpg Dozier Before: the addition will be to the left side of the home, and cannot overshadow the home. To keep the new ridge below the existing, I had to get creative with the roof geometry!  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378669608730-YUVN0QMEEXQP1LQAEP31/DozierAfterFront.jpg Dozier After: the addition's second floor is smaller than the first in order to mirror the existing second story over the existing garage. Also note that I designed some decorative gables over the garage and the middle of the existing home to repeat the new gable on the addition and tie it all together.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378669628723-LLGF078YUUAMJ47MKEPW/DozierAfterRear.jpg Dozier After: the in-law suite and the boat storage bay face the rear yard.    https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378669608149-N658NO2H97RCDNTIVQDS/DozierAfterMusic1.jpg Dozier https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378669633327-G0I4NXYGWZG5JAAUVZPF/DozierAfterSide.jpg Dozier After: the owners' boat now fits in the basement level storage bay, accessible from the rear.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378669622042-INELMP75BIEFUMX5O22E/DozierAfterMusic2.jpg Dozier https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378669756095-SJMDVUU7IDWH1P0I5BKA/DozierAfterTowardNew2.jpg Dozier https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378669765887-HILL1NWSYEQYFJVBONPI/DozierAfterUpstairs2.jpg Dozier https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378669754064-B48A4D68ZS3A4ZWNHW50/DozierAfterUpstairs1.jpg Dozier https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378669793152-2FHELPS9LOYGJ0YKLH8R/kim+104.jpg Dozier After: the existing porch roof plane extends over the front of the new addition. The porch columns and rails were also redesigned to avoid the "toothpick" effect of too-small posts.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378669949577-LMED52ZZ6YLDT5JHENL2/img_1756.jpg Dozier https://www.finelinehomedesign.com/albright daily 0.75 2013-09-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378993456141-5UX6QO7DI3Q5B0QRIRRE/P1000470.JPG Albright A humble abode for a woman moving from Arizona back to Maryland to be closer to her daughter's family, who live in a red house directly behind my client's.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378993456141-5UX6QO7DI3Q5B0QRIRRE/P1000470.JPG Albright A humble abode for a woman moving from Arizona back to Maryland to be closer to her daughter's family, who live in a red house directly behind my client's.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378993386945-N21MZ3EVOX2VDTB6Z5DS/P1000468.JPG Albright It had to look small from the road, as if it were an outbuilding to her daughter's house. To keep the roof height low, I designed the back half of the house under a shed roof, and inset the side walls a bit from the front component to break up the sides.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378993570323-RG8RBHO1TGTV56WJW329/P1000472.JPG Albright The garage is concealed behind the house and is detached. A pergola visually connects it to the home.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378993555526-O0DYZWLUHY6ARJX8LI7O/P1000473.JPG Albright Everybody who visits Grandma's house first passes under the pergola, to the screened door that comes into her kitchen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378993623810-IJX8C7F56N0N0LHMCVQ8/P1000474.JPG Albright This parking area is shared by my client and her daughter's family.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378993986571-P586KAZI34LVSNRB0AWP/IMG_1857.JPG Albright During construction: here you can see the existing home behind my client's. I had to design this cottage to compliment the house behind in material, color, roof overhangs, window styles, etc. They now look as if they were built at the same time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378993159680-ZTDOI69AIPKVTYUEBMMT/P1000459.JPG Albright https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378994005217-SMT3Y8Q270T1IDOT27LO/IMG_1668.JPG Albright During: even though the home's profile had to be kept modest so as not to dominate the daughter's house behind, my client still wanted high ceilings and light. The awning windows are above the outside porch roof, and the wall between the Great Room and the Study/Guest Bedroom does not extend to the ceiling. This allows you to see the windows at each gable end, from each room. Nice air flow too.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378991204788-79KXU6LSTXLACS76QFBB/P1000456.JPG Albright https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378993149316-P32UVV3UVDGIPZ8V6I7L/P1000457.JPG Albright That's a Murphy bed in the study, for guests. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378993269579-GRTRF6T8CZR1HWMHUEKH/P1000460.JPG Albright https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378993191014-CWGEKL1AHTMKEABHG1JU/P1000458.JPG Albright https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378993306095-XUR81NNBP1SUVSE3KFWQ/P1000464.JPG Albright One of the client's daughters discovered this giant whisk, rescued from an old bakery billboard somewhere near Philly, well after I'd completed these drawings. By happy coincidence it looks as if I designed this doorway FOR the whisk, doesn't it? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378993405081-O5K69ODN6414BZ9I1C4X/P1000465.JPG Albright https://www.finelinehomedesign.com/mccormick daily 0.75 2013-09-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1379019128565-QHNSCEP6MM568SUKA57O/mccormick1.jpg McCormick Before: this one-story portion of the home was a mudroom/ covered porch. The pergola and wisteria were temporarily removed for construction, then repositioned against the new two-story addition. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1379019128565-QHNSCEP6MM568SUKA57O/mccormick1.jpg McCormick Before: this one-story portion of the home was a mudroom/ covered porch. The pergola and wisteria were temporarily removed for construction, then repositioned against the new two-story addition. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1379019123827-RPD9807KDJ48O9HDRV6X/mccormick2.jpg McCormick Before: the new second story addition will connect the original home (on the right) to the more recent wing (on the right). Windows will be removed and replaced with doors. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1379019127808-3CZH3FHAWG9IR1IV4P9K/mccormick3.jpg McCormick After: the owner wanted the second story to look like it was originally a covered porch that had been enclosed, with windows filling in the spaces between original porch posts. The twin windows on the left are in a new bathroom; the other three sets are in a sunroom accessible from the original and more recent second story wings.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1379019141675-HCTEDQQDBR8TS0R7AVAR/mccormick4.jpg McCormick After: this used to be the kitchen! The windows flanking the fireplace are new. The fireplace is original and was concealed behind old kitchen cabinets.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1379019132088-2AK9PAJYWST3G7EIIV7V/mccormick5.jpg McCormick After: the kitchen is where the covered porch/mudroom was previously. Some of the original porch ceiling was reused on the back side of the new kitchen cabinets. The original wall was replaced with a beam.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1379019135665-XA5BW6LAYDDVCIUOWYS8/mccormick6.jpg McCormick After: even though this kitchen is narrow it's very functional, even for a two-cook household that regularly throws large parties.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1379019139856-54N6U6KVIU3I5WYJRKQ8/mccormick7.jpg McCormick https://www.finelinehomedesign.com/latterner daily 0.75 2014-06-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1379029781718-RIUGDP6CXBH1EV33T4IA/latsunbefore.jpg Latterner Before: nowhere to sit outside and enjoy the view, and nowhere good to set up the grill either.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1379029781718-RIUGDP6CXBH1EV33T4IA/latsunbefore.jpg Latterner Before: nowhere to sit outside and enjoy the view, and nowhere good to set up the grill either.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1379029765878-VHG3UMQQF3XCZ1ZWHEPS/latsun2.jpg Latterner https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1379029770619-7EWGHX3HEZ19O5QW73RK/latsun3.jpg Latterner After: the screened porch addition is connected to the home at the original breakfast nook by a transitional vestibule that also accesses the patio, large enough for grilling and dining. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1379029769563-N5Z4GV6EB1GN5I4DRE7Z/latsun4.jpg Latterner https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1379029778361-C4MZTV419OSIMH3T4MNM/latsun5.jpg Latterner https://www.finelinehomedesign.com/kalaputapu daily 0.75 2013-09-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1380555504253-68JWSIT8DIQTBUNIT7DA/Kalaputapu+front+AWE-3544.jpg Kalaputapu https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1380555504253-68JWSIT8DIQTBUNIT7DA/Kalaputapu+front+AWE-3544.jpg Kalaputapu https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1380555434419-5ENTDC1LEV3FUTKPVS7U/Kalaputapu+Family+AWE-3516.jpg Kalaputapu https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1380555444029-7DOBIH28WBTDBX8IIXXU/Kalaputapu+FR+ceiling+AWE-3499.jpg Kalaputapu https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1380555434231-WEF0UQQN32D7C92SLQB4/Kalaputapu+Foyer+AWE-3506.jpg Kalaputapu https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1380555463502-WI8KH7TS1UQ6QVT5Z2SQ/Kalaputapu+Kitchen+AWE-3508.jpg Kalaputapu https://www.finelinehomedesign.com/test-page daily 0.75 2023-09-19 https://www.finelinehomedesign.com/test-page/2023/9/19/timberframed-hilltop-retreat monthly 0.5 2024-01-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1695221137727-V689POMYB3KVT5DECX7D/IMG_3688.JPG Homes - 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Blue Farmhouse on the Hilltop https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1524154356035-64J10YV7T5JXR60WEARY/IMG_2435.JPG Homes - Blue Farmhouse on the Hilltop The view from the master bedroom's sitting room. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1524155239854-UEKQEIYMT2LYI2U9BJC5/IMG_2444.JPG Homes - Blue Farmhouse on the Hilltop The two-story living room is open to large yet practically laid-out kitchen beyond. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1524154487066-Q307LS0WGVLTXN07PNQN/IMG_2445.JPG Homes - Blue Farmhouse on the Hilltop The pass-through over the kitchen sink allows a view to the driveway beyond, provides additional natural light, and nicely connects the kitchen to the breakfast nook. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1524154614914-ZM7JBG59A2TL85GLI1OE/IMG_2450.JPG Homes - Blue Farmhouse on the Hilltop Two seating heights at the kitchen island, for visitors of various ages or levels of mobility. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1524154558155-DI1K2I57OZB9SODGWNXK/IMG_2451.JPG Homes - 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Modern Shepherdstown weekend home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1445018320495-Z1JN7IIH5TRJG13CWYDU/IMG_0395.JPG Homes - Modern Shepherdstown weekend home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1445018259754-LJUUFQA2GZ7L9445CO3K/IMG_0386.JPG Homes - Modern Shepherdstown weekend home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1445018303423-ZEZCAXYCGAMU0WDWKYOI/IMG_0388.JPG Homes - Modern Shepherdstown weekend home https://www.finelinehomedesign.com/test-page/2014/3/26/mission-ridge-cliffside-home-with-tower monthly 0.5 2015-03-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1427229783920-NL6JKJ4H3Q0PYGSKQK2H/image-asset.jpeg Homes - Mission Ridge cliffside home with tower https://www.finelinehomedesign.com/test-page/2013/10/7/house-for-the-dogs monthly 0.5 2017-03-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1490733886216-J0NRT0PC4G43YZGQHGCN/image-asset.jpeg Homes - House "for the dogs" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1377821460009-I5QHO2FDBFRTM14K4Q6P/IMG_2783.JPG Homes - House "for the dogs" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1377821459315-JK5M8UU8D1ZBTW53AJSU/IMG_2784.JPG Homes - House "for the dogs" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1377823589619-I3L4L7P5OU6NGS9XHIHS/IMG_3306.JPG Homes - House "for the dogs" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1377823525970-D2WR8MLACDSFWDLO17OQ/IMG_3055.JPG Homes - House "for the dogs" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1402337318125-F8J9AGJ9T6QJ9XKSDBC3/IMG_3288.JPG Homes - House "for the dogs" The rear porch is screened but the side and front porches are not. Continuity of the porch flooring, porch depth, and repeated columns ensure a smooth transition from one space to the other. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1377823531460-U5SD26FHV3Y9F7JTFZHF/IMG_3059.JPG Homes - House "for the dogs" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1402337064972-F8K9YF80FWNXTTCAE7V3/IMG_3278.JPG Homes - House "for the dogs" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1402336610810-7BPKL2RCABPW7WQLXHAS/IMG_3297.JPG Homes - House "for the dogs" Special touch: a round accent window opposite the pocket door of the powder room. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1402337176159-WSN00G1VVLG9SEGV5X9R/IMG_3301.JPG Homes - House "for the dogs" Curbless shower in the master bathroom (achieved by heading off the floor joists and installing shallower joists beneath the shower floor). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1402336610994-D0JOSGJYRKBH5JJ0WJF1/IMG_3304.JPG Homes - House "for the dogs" The husband loves to watercolor paint, so I designed a corner art studio for him. It was arranged next to the mudroom so I could position a sink next to the washer that's easily accessed via a small pass-thru. 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Prairie style contemporary https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378930637186-77OI4I7Y9VM58WSWU9NN/IMG_1971.JPG Homes - Prairie style contemporary https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1402337993084-6NUON0Q6EZJIZNWOCOX6/image-asset.jpeg Homes - Prairie style contemporary https://www.finelinehomedesign.com/test-page/2013/8/29/wye-river-residence monthly 0.5 2014-06-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1402335203220-ETALSWQP7LKBMHTDXRFR/image-asset.jpeg Homes - Wye River residence https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1402333793970-Z6M776RND33J4YJLR95B/photo+5+%2813%29.JPG Homes - Wye River residence https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1402333829569-IXUBLDOZYXQ3FBVK5UFM/photo+4+%286%29.JPG Homes - Wye River residence https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1380376040019-1R1Z9GNH7YDZQWH95K1B/IMG_2767.JPG Homes - Wye River residence These steps are temporary. Once they're ready the clients will contact me to design a screened porch addition with a grilling deck to the side. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1380376102270-4B9BY8POAVH19AB66PEM/Layout+w+electric.JPG Homes - Wye River residence This is how the electrical plan is typically developed: the electrician and homeowner mark up my floor plan together to decide on placement of switches, outlets, and light fixtures. I can design and draw an electrical plan for your project instead, but you can save that money by taking this route.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1380377937584-5QHTOX1WLBN60OC8F4XZ/photo+3.JPG Homes - Wye River residence The painted brick looks so clean and classic here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1380377633376-LRJFMOORZIU79W8FCVWT/photo+4+%282%29.JPG Homes - Wye River residence Picture taken from the living room, through the dining room and out the french doors to the back yard (and the water!) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1380377963028-TH5HO9PZ2S1T9UH11EXL/photo+2+%283%29.JPG Homes - Wye River residence https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1380378003696-XDYOE6JG9XF6MYSQYH93/photo+1+%283%29.JPG Homes - Wye River residence Obviously this is a light-filled space. Once these owners have settled in they'll have me design some outdoor covered porches and a deck, planned to allow plenty of sunshine afterward. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1380378037953-8PE8805DJC1ZNHC5SFF7/photo+5+%283%29.JPG Homes - Wye River residence The doorway off the corner of the kitchen leads to a hallway which accesses both the master suite and a small rear mudroom area. The transom is a special touch and aligns horizontally with the the window heads, and also the cased opening's trim between the dining room and the living room. Note the pantry cabinets tucked in on each side of this doorway. Every inch of this house was important! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1380378099638-2LK6TY05DH9YEVXRGP7F/photo+5.JPG Homes - Wye River residence https://www.finelinehomedesign.com/test-page/2013/8/31/cacapon-river-two-story monthly 0.5 2014-06-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1402339062924-IHIJRTKEE79TDS0IX3FG/image-asset.png Homes - Cacapon River Two-Story https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1377993712507-N1NMQL899A5D3SNDANHO/house+pics+thru+12.31.10+012.jpg Homes - Cacapon River Two-Story https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1360789863515-XAZ3G7C0LCCZQI1WBW13/IMG_2516.JPG Homes - Cacapon River Two-Story - side or front? This custom home on a steep river site doesn't really fit into the standard Front/Left/Rear/Right categories, which are typically given to each elevation of a structure. The front and the right elevations both face the road. The left elevation, overlooking the Cacapon River, feels like a rear elevation but looks like a front elevation to kayakers on the river. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1402339524974-27LXVLFZQ7EOXZCO97U2/IMG_2517.JPG Homes - Cacapon River Two-Story https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1377994486589-D68ADHJ7IVU4USZ8V8CN/IMG_2518.JPG Homes - Cacapon River Two-Story https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1402339508074-T15RDNJOKYTHE5FTHN8M/IMG_2519.JPG Homes - Cacapon River Two-Story https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1377994464112-7Z48RFG6HAS5N26OE2SK/IMG_2521.JPG Homes - Cacapon River Two-Story https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1402339535989-ODX1QHNA9WVUELWMYSDA/IMG_2522.JPG Homes - Cacapon River Two-Story https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1377994630064-DY9MN6FDAKO4KJ8O9SSB/IMG_2523.JPG Homes - Cacapon River Two-Story https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1402339344253-9DX5IY7MVOZAVUG2JU73/HoverAfterFromLoft.JPG Homes - Cacapon River Two-Story https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1360790030485-OWHRBAM7DSX4DL70TMZH/IMG_2526.JPG Homes - Cacapon River Two-Story - great room wall A pretty location like this deserves to be appreciated in good weather and in bad! Windows throughout the home were located and sized for maximum indoor enjoyment of the foliage and wildlife. The upper windows are directly across from the loft in the foreground. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1377993631425-CG1HQBZMLF8QU6RI3GAT/house+pics+4.4.11+005.jpg Homes - Cacapon River Two-Story https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1377993641269-6WM6KTS2AFUOAG1S93X0/house+pics+4.4.11+006.jpg Homes - Cacapon River Two-Story https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1377994523623-XL75ZUAJJWTFO0O4OT3V/IMG_2528.JPG Homes - Cacapon River Two-Story https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1377994520642-84NHWOAKKLB545HJ2H1R/IMG_2536.JPG Homes - Cacapon River Two-Story https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1360790234217-5KFUCORLU1A1UYAAT837/IMG_2534.JPG Homes - Cacapon River Two-Story - river view from tub It was on the clients' "Must" list to be able to see the river from their master bath tub. Done and done. https://www.finelinehomedesign.com/test-page/2013/8/31/weekend-house-near-the-co-canal monthly 0.5 2014-06-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1402335810809-6KVVISND2GCLOLJYW0PY/image-asset.jpeg Homes - Weekend house near the C&O Canal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1377992509124-3BLAB8Y2NLL1EE3HDLPJ/MartBradFrontDriveway.jpg Homes - Weekend house near the C&O Canal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1377992508541-8J152X7CUE7BISTRLK5Y/MartBradFrontDay.jpg Homes - Weekend house near the C&O Canal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1377992512830-3T3EVQVD0W4I375W8CW6/MartBradFrontRightCorner.JPG Homes - Weekend house near the C&O Canal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1377992512788-73GKA4RKIZUQ50AU7F7U/MartBradInt.jpg Homes - Weekend house near the C&O Canal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1377992514810-D6NGY1EWCL3FSZDDKOWA/MartBradNook.JPG Homes - Weekend house near the C&O Canal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1377992520469-0M8LJUGUQ5AQPCQ8KH6A/ViewFromSink.JPG Homes - Weekend house near the C&O Canal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1377992515594-INBPTNKE6XK0QUMVHEFW/MartBradRight.JPG Homes - Weekend house near the C&O Canal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1377992518053-F3NBTWBML3GGB1J6IX7E/MartBradStair.JPG Homes - Weekend house near the C&O Canal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1377992517119-BZM41ZXN4JEQIUUV7L20/MartBradTransoms.JPG Homes - Weekend house near the C&O Canal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1377992519647-XILDEO8DZOVMK2D1UHRG/MartBradTub.JPG Homes - Weekend house near the C&O Canal https://www.finelinehomedesign.com/test-page/2013/9/12/tiny-house-overlooking-meadow monthly 0.5 2014-06-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1402339906645-20F2L6AO0RCXRTGQ6KVP/image-asset.jpeg Homes - Tiny house overlooking meadow https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378993456141-5UX6QO7DI3Q5B0QRIRRE/P1000470.JPG Homes - Tiny house overlooking meadow A humble abode for a woman moving from Arizona back to Maryland to be closer to her daughter's family, who live in a red house directly behind my client's.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378993386945-N21MZ3EVOX2VDTB6Z5DS/P1000468.JPG Homes - Tiny house overlooking meadow It had to look small from the road, as if it were an outbuilding to her daughter's house. To keep the roof height low, I designed the back half of the house under a shed roof, and inset the side walls a bit from the front component to break up the sides.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378993570323-RG8RBHO1TGTV56WJW329/P1000472.JPG Homes - Tiny house overlooking meadow The garage is concealed behind the house and is detached. A pergola visually connects it to the home.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378993555526-O0DYZWLUHY6ARJX8LI7O/P1000473.JPG Homes - Tiny house overlooking meadow Everybody who visits Grandma's house first passes under the pergola, to the screened door that comes into her kitchen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378993623810-IJX8C7F56N0N0LHMCVQ8/P1000474.JPG Homes - Tiny house overlooking meadow This parking area is shared by my client and her daughter's family.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378993986571-P586KAZI34LVSNRB0AWP/IMG_1857.JPG Homes - Tiny house overlooking meadow During construction: here you can see the existing home behind my client's. I had to design this cottage to compliment the house behind in material, color, roof overhangs, window styles, etc. They now look as if they were built at the same time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378993159680-ZTDOI69AIPKVTYUEBMMT/P1000459.JPG Homes - Tiny house overlooking meadow https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378994005217-SMT3Y8Q270T1IDOT27LO/IMG_1668.JPG Homes - Tiny house overlooking meadow During: even though the home's profile had to be kept modest so as not to dominate the daughter's house behind, my client still wanted high ceilings and light. The awning windows are above the outside porch roof, and the wall between the Great Room and the Study/Guest Bedroom does not extend to the ceiling. This allows you to see the windows at each gable end, from each room. Nice air flow too.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378991204788-79KXU6LSTXLACS76QFBB/P1000456.JPG Homes - Tiny house overlooking meadow https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378993149316-P32UVV3UVDGIPZ8V6I7L/P1000457.JPG Homes - Tiny house overlooking meadow That's a Murphy bed in the study, for guests. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378993269579-GRTRF6T8CZR1HWMHUEKH/P1000460.JPG Homes - Tiny house overlooking meadow https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378993191014-CWGEKL1AHTMKEABHG1JU/P1000458.JPG Homes - Tiny house overlooking meadow https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378993306095-XUR81NNBP1SUVSE3KFWQ/P1000464.JPG Homes - Tiny house overlooking meadow One of the client's daughters discovered this giant whisk, rescued from an old bakery billboard somewhere near Philly, well after I'd completed these drawings. By happy coincidence it looks as if I designed this doorway FOR the whisk, doesn't it? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378993405081-O5K69ODN6414BZ9I1C4X/P1000465.JPG Homes - Tiny house overlooking meadow https://www.finelinehomedesign.com/test-page/2013/9/11/chincoteague-bungalow monthly 0.5 2014-06-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378931088870-IEQBA40PTRV7BDZMP12G/FrontAfter.jpg Homes - Chincoteague bungalow The left elevation looks up the canal toward the bay.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378931131522-S8BFD508KKTZL40T5FPF/odellbalcony.jpg Homes - Chincoteague bungalow The view from the loft, set up dormitory-style with lots of twin beds for visiting nieces and nephews.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378931323702-9UFTD6N4NYFOX3JW0L5J/SAM_0715.JPG Homes - Chincoteague bungalow I designed the bedrooms on this side of the home, since it doesn't have the water views, and put the public gathering rooms on the opposite end.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378931370049-5ZLI4I9IM4B26E03Y9NS/SAM_0713.JPG Homes - Chincoteague bungalow This Great Room is absolutely flooded with light, and gets steady cross-breezes too.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378931448378-5BQEL6BXLLY7PS8OK353/SAM_0709.JPG Homes - Chincoteague bungalow https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378934682519-X0XVTBKVM1X9SL0CV7W6/SAM_0716.JPG Homes - Chincoteague bungalow The screened porch is accessible from the deck and from the master bedroom.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378931355218-UI1R5IXO5G6LPZRGEP3M/SAM_0714.JPG Homes - Chincoteague bungalow The rear is canal front and features a deck and a screened porch (you need a screened porch in Chincoteague!)  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378931884184-X55O04Q6RCURKJZOVIUO/SAM_0711.JPG Homes - Chincoteague bungalow Because of coastal flooding issues this home had to be constructed on piers.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378989853301-JGUGJORX2EV8NUFOC3CY/SAM_0710.JPG Homes - Chincoteague bungalow A wood stove is centrally located to keep both the loft and the great room feeling toasty during the off-season. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1402340311341-YNXC7Q848G5Q54F409KD/image-asset.jpeg Homes - Chincoteague bungalow https://www.finelinehomedesign.com/test-page/2013/9/12/custom-two-story-in-the-legends monthly 0.5 2014-06-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1402340586953-LRFJL81M415USYBE4AJ5/image-asset.jpeg Homes - Custom two-story in "The Legends" 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Once they're ready the clients will contact me to design a screened porch addition with a grilling deck to the side. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1380376102270-4B9BY8POAVH19AB66PEM/Layout+w+electric.JPG Katz This is how the electrical plan is typically developed: the electrician and homeowner mark up my floor plan together to decide on placement of switches, outlets, and light fixtures. I can design and draw an electrical plan for your project instead, but you can save that money by taking this route.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1380377937584-5QHTOX1WLBN60OC8F4XZ/photo+3.JPG Katz The painted brick looks so clean and classic here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1380377633376-LRJFMOORZIU79W8FCVWT/photo+4+%282%29.JPG Katz Picture taken from the living room, through the dining room and out the french doors to the back yard (and the water!) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1380377963028-TH5HO9PZ2S1T9UH11EXL/photo+2+%283%29.JPG Katz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1380378003696-XDYOE6JG9XF6MYSQYH93/photo+1+%283%29.JPG Katz Obviously this is a light-filled space. Once these owners have settled in they'll have me design some outdoor covered porches and a deck, planned to allow plenty of sunshine afterward. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1380378037953-8PE8805DJC1ZNHC5SFF7/photo+5+%283%29.JPG Katz The doorway off the corner of the kitchen leads to a hallway which accesses both the master suite and a small rear mudroom area. The transom is a special touch and aligns horizontally with the the window heads, and also the cased opening's trim between the dining room and the living room. Note the pantry cabinets tucked in on each side of this doorway. Every inch of this house was important! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1380378099638-2LK6TY05DH9YEVXRGP7F/photo+5.JPG Katz https://www.finelinehomedesign.com/martin-brady daily 0.75 2014-06-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1377992448864-F81YNBL6HVTPOG53O0CU/MartBradFrontEvening.jpg Martin Brady https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1377992509124-3BLAB8Y2NLL1EE3HDLPJ/MartBradFrontDriveway.jpg Martin Brady https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1377992508541-8J152X7CUE7BISTRLK5Y/MartBradFrontDay.jpg Martin Brady https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1377992512830-3T3EVQVD0W4I375W8CW6/MartBradFrontRightCorner.JPG Martin Brady https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1377992512788-73GKA4RKIZUQ50AU7F7U/MartBradInt.jpg Martin Brady https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1377992514810-D6NGY1EWCL3FSZDDKOWA/MartBradNook.JPG Martin Brady https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1377992520469-0M8LJUGUQ5AQPCQ8KH6A/ViewFromSink.JPG Martin Brady https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1377992515594-INBPTNKE6XK0QUMVHEFW/MartBradRight.JPG Martin Brady https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1377992518053-F3NBTWBML3GGB1J6IX7E/MartBradStair.JPG Martin Brady https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1377992517119-BZM41ZXN4JEQIUUV7L20/MartBradTransoms.JPG Martin Brady https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1377992519647-XILDEO8DZOVMK2D1UHRG/MartBradTub.JPG Martin Brady https://www.finelinehomedesign.com/winkel daily 0.75 2018-04-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1377821460009-I5QHO2FDBFRTM14K4Q6P/IMG_2783.JPG Winkel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1377821460009-I5QHO2FDBFRTM14K4Q6P/IMG_2783.JPG Winkel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1377821459315-JK5M8UU8D1ZBTW53AJSU/IMG_2784.JPG Winkel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1377823589619-I3L4L7P5OU6NGS9XHIHS/IMG_3306.JPG Winkel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1377823525970-D2WR8MLACDSFWDLO17OQ/IMG_3055.JPG Winkel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1402337318125-F8J9AGJ9T6QJ9XKSDBC3/IMG_3288.JPG Winkel The rear porch is screened but the side and front porches are not. Continuity of the porch flooring, porch depth, and repeated columns ensure a smooth transition from one space to the other. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1377823531460-U5SD26FHV3Y9F7JTFZHF/IMG_3059.JPG Winkel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1402337064972-F8K9YF80FWNXTTCAE7V3/IMG_3278.JPG Winkel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1402336610810-7BPKL2RCABPW7WQLXHAS/IMG_3297.JPG Winkel Special touch: a round accent window opposite the pocket door of the powder room. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1402337176159-WSN00G1VVLG9SEGV5X9R/IMG_3301.JPG Winkel Curbless shower in the master bathroom (achieved by heading off the floor joists and installing shallower joists beneath the shower floor). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1402336610994-D0JOSGJYRKBH5JJ0WJF1/IMG_3304.JPG Winkel The husband loves to watercolor paint, so I designed a corner art studio for him. It was arranged next to the mudroom so I could position a sink next to the washer that's easily accessed via a small pass-thru. This also allows some sunlight from the studio to reach the mudroom.   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1377866221006-9M31N1ANBKFXQA1APX3B/P1000333.JPG Winkel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1377866234683-38R169D37WECVAX10R8F/P1000335.JPG Winkel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1377866070590-TJLRZY5UVGQCCNNQSHUI/P1000330.JPG Winkel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1377866063623-RE58KCI6Q7ODPYRI561D/P1000332.JPG Winkel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1377866363605-DJGXE8BF04QLQUYPN5YD/P1000343.JPG Winkel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1377866540538-WGIUJY3E5MDCO04UR7G3/P1000345.JPG Winkel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1377866560553-1MVNUJJKYIOZN75TZZJK/P1000346.JPG Winkel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1377866638796-ECP6QQG0T9LE7B9S6D3O/P1000348.JPG Winkel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1490734471115-WPCF17C7Q8NRBSS5CG4Y/IMG_1237.JPG Winkel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1524156982474-89KC9KZXYOFM7PGFX1NP/IMG_1234.JPG Winkel https://www.finelinehomedesign.com/schlappal daily 0.75 2013-09-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378828951009-4MZIDKBT540EJHE5C5TE/b2.JPG Schlappal Before: this front two-story section is a log home, circa 1848. Behind it is an addition approx. 100 years old, then all the way at the back is a one-story kitchen addition approx. 30 years old.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378828951009-4MZIDKBT540EJHE5C5TE/b2.JPG Schlappal Before: this front two-story section is a log home, circa 1848. Behind it is an addition approx. 100 years old, then all the way at the back is a one-story kitchen addition approx. 30 years old.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378830219916-WH71NUQRK9VJU5KC22IG/d12.JPG Schlappal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378829623377-00GTJL7J9OR2DK7UUERE/IMG_2827.JPG Schlappal After: I designed a thickened wall at these windows to create a front-facing gable over the existing windows below. The log walls meant that I had to work with the existing window opening locations, which weren't evenly spaced. The gable provides a bit of balance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378829062809-88VLKLPTPDSDC8HCK39D/b8.JPG Schlappal Before: this door goes into the kitchen. A new mudroom is being designed outside of it. The 100-year-old addition (to the right of this door) is being torn down and rebuilt as a two-story section of the home.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378830168586-BARCAK6Y5WB51V0YBXBK/d5.JPG Schlappal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378828984947-1MSD8TU7P8VDMT3OY7KF/b3.JPG Schlappal Before: the rearmost addition will remain, with new siding to blend with the rest of the project.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378830126181-HLUQ91F9TLJ3J6UPN784/d4ForPostcard.JPG Schlappal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378829037185-CHAAA7UDIZBLYM8F94YC/b5.JPG Schlappal Before: the right elevation. The middle addition will be torn down and replaced with a two-story addition. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378830616364-Z5187ZQSOZ1TMJ7JHG6M/IMG_2494.JPG Schlappal After: the right elevation as seen from the back corner (of the original remaining kitchen wing). Notice how the big new roof encompasses the original log front section, plus the new two-story loft/ bath/ walk-in closet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378829643122-66E0OAK7LCSGDU2OE08D/IMG_2828.JPG Schlappal After: the big roof covers the existing and the new additions, to create a mass that's higher than the new addition on the other side.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378829035278-FU20PXFEHKO398HTK7S2/b7.JPG Schlappal Before: say sayonara to this front porch! The new front entry will be in the new addition. To help you understand the next photo, remember the location of the meter here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378830611847-JFXBDNN7AYM0JZM70MHA/IMG_2805.JPG Schlappal After: the old roof has been disguised by this new roof, the back plane of which is continuous with the back plane of the large new great room/entry addition. Remember that electric meter? It hasn't moved from the last photo.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378828987379-F6EXQGO9NLJAI6T1M3N1/b4.JPG Schlappal Before: existing second story had low beams, and the walls were in terrible shape. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378830571079-3JITP4PLJ50S7P64JSN0/d13.JPG Schlappal During: in the existing log section of the home, the walls have been lengthened and the collar ties lifted up too, so the owners have a larger-feeling room even though the floor space hasn't changed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378830199360-IUAVEX5QQR5ZT1NA2ARD/d10.JPG Schlappal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378829613141-0NPUC7XH3GTG7E108K05/IMG_2826.JPG Schlappal After: the homeowner is a huge Arts & Crafts fan, so he let me run wild with the great architectural details.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378829501168-7X94DOKPSHR7QI9AGTG4/IMG_2814.JPG Schlappal After: a section of the actual log wall has been left visible next to the trompe l'oeil. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378829505164-VDTNPM9MGR2TILP0979T/IMG_2809.JPG Schlappal After: the homeowner, an artist, painted this drywall to resemble the existing logs inside of it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378830175021-4I3TR3MI0ZK1EF1PE844/d6.JPG Schlappal To keep the great room addition feeling private, there are no first floor windows facing the neighbor's house. This facade is kept interesting by the various siding colors and textures. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378829540047-AM913JSC6DYIF9DVL5OJ/IMG_2816.JPG Schlappal After: the front wall of the new addition.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378829566134-CZY0EYIDU0AE5CM4X20S/IMG_2817.JPG Schlappal After: the homeowner really made this double-hung window into something special with his leaded glass and his millwork.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378829531325-JNT5PDCNY01EJPITLERZ/IMG_2815.JPG Schlappal During: the upper addition level isn't completed, but once done it will contain an open loft with a walk-in closet and a master bath beyond. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378830566692-96K6YI0L97OTIAK13LWB/IMG_2475.JPG Schlappal During: a view from the new loft (where the 100-year-old addition used to be) into the brand-new great room/foyer addition.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378830224842-EJ0SC0SYTSIE4HEK1N3E/d21.JPG Schlappal During: checking out those beautiful collar ties over the loft and great room.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378829598662-4GO0SOF6N8UZMQSSTO9F/IMG_2819.JPG Schlappal After: the new Great Room/Foyer addition.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378829575837-VYJG7EHKIG1CI2OHDR18/IMG_2818.JPG Schlappal After: special touch: the rough stone cap on the privacy partition by the toilet.  https://www.finelinehomedesign.com/trizzino daily 0.75 2013-09-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378911334519-RS9A3XPVJ95VVD6GWU4Z/Arches.JPG Trizzino The door in the wall beyond leads to unfinished basement. To mimic this arch beside the bottom of the existing basement steps, I thickened that wall beyond in order to design a 3-1/2" deep display niche the same shape and size as this one. Symmetry achieved inside the wine-tasting room. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378911334519-RS9A3XPVJ95VVD6GWU4Z/Arches.JPG Trizzino The door in the wall beyond leads to unfinished basement. To mimic this arch beside the bottom of the existing basement steps, I thickened that wall beyond in order to design a 3-1/2" deep display niche the same shape and size as this one. Symmetry achieved inside the wine-tasting room. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378911002200-QVDHRN6YQCZIAXY02AEZ/WineRoom2.JPG Trizzino Inside the wine tasting room. Walk-in wine refrigerator to the left. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378910941766-RWJ9KDYI5A6MC4AED1JA/102_0568.JPG Trizzino Space for the walk-in compressor had to be allocated in the unfinished portion of the basement behind this cabinetry. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378910898928-WNAL7ZWHJTH4B74Z8ZAS/102_0563.JPG Trizzino This arched doorway is to the left of the arched pass-through in the first photo.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378910947683-O1GAVTJZ33ONPFKE1UKL/102_0572.JPG Trizzino Looking out from the wine-tasting room.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378910935989-J1ECC22Q64849PJZMGWA/102_0537.JPG Trizzino This is where you hang out if wine isn't your thing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378911869098-3F7D2LR6569D863VGPUR/102_0557.JPG Trizzino Media room is just to the left of this photo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378910996524-WIG7V3E9SMST3934B967/ViewFromBar.JPG Trizzino Built-in benches in the corner beyond for playing table games or eating.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378910998717-1RQ6OBT9V3J0PRIXP0AI/Media3.JPG Trizzino The media room can be shut off as needed for noise, but is visually connected to the rest of the gathering space.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378910888886-M97AM35GABBGR19IM100/102_0549.JPG Trizzino https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378910845031-KXY31ZMUDZVIDQSBF7V1/102_0543.JPG Trizzino When it's too early in the day for wine, some exercise is in order.    https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378911925515-05Q7N65C6LC9MI6CI901/Exercise2.JPG Trizzino Mirrors always make a small space feel larger.  https://www.finelinehomedesign.com/odell-annapolis-home daily 0.75 2014-06-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378908179021-KM3VW07VJNAX9M66ADTB/BFront.jpg ODell Annapolis Home Before: the front of a modest one-story block home, with stucco, on a deep lot waterfront lot. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378908179021-KM3VW07VJNAX9M66ADTB/BFront.jpg ODell Annapolis Home Before: the front of a modest one-story block home, with stucco, on a deep lot waterfront lot. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378901666574-1GEKHXKDA2FHFJ2WXYV2/DuringLeft1.jpg ODell Annapolis Home During: the one remaining architectural feature is the original gable with half-round window.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378901690615-DQ2D1DLCNH2I1MIIC2N5/SAM_0829.JPG ODell Annapolis Home After: it's a whole new house!  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378908277416-62L8WWCPCE9T2YYDEQLG/545+Beach+Drive+023.jpg ODell Annapolis Home Before: waterfront on Duval Creek, near Annapolis. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378901650449-86KCZ19YXJ98SES73DR3/DuringFromDock.jpg ODell Annapolis Home During: the rear of the home takes shape. Notice the bumpout on the left which provides a breakfast nook, and the bumpout on the right which makes the family room larger and brighter, with its bowed wall of windows and transoms. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378901651578-IX0BUNM8UC6W2K8NM0CR/FamilyRoomMorning.jpg ODell Annapolis Home After: the existing slab was removed for the family room and repoured 7" lower to provide a ceiling high enough for windows with transoms at the back. The bit of family room that's in the new addition was built over a new small crawlspace. The morning light in this room, along with the view, should be featured in a Folger's commercial.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378901667299-4BLQUJQUGFHA8J6BOQL0/KitchenBumpout.jpg ODell Annapolis Home After: see that back door? It's original and hasn't been moved. The breakfast nook, however, is new. Fortunately the original kitchen was in great shape and laid out in a sensible configuration, so little needed to be changed in that respect. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378908337704-YYG7UM740UK28V5XR6Q2/BRight.jpg ODell Annapolis Home Before: the right wing with the nearly flat roof will be removed and reconstructed to serve as the Music Room; the rest of the first floor walls will remain mostly intact, but a second story and walk-up attic will be added, along with a front garage, foyer, and covered porch addition; a rear family room addition; and a rear breakfast room bumpout. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378901649131-YJAWOAMUH5L4CQFCRCIR/AfterRight.jpg ODell Annapolis Home After: taken from approximately the same point as the previous photo, the new Music Room gabled roof blends into the new front-facing garage roof.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378901668561-0YS93EA8XL4ZBFQESIHW/PianoRoomAfter.jpg ODell Annapolis Home This sweet elliptical window is visible from the stair hall. Windows to the left of the piano look to the water.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378909165448-Z24SHLOQSMH4W0G4HX0C/SAM_0808.JPG ODell Annapolis Home This is the back of the Music Room. Note how I disguised the transition from existing painted stucco to new cedar siding by designing roof overhangs to align with the new Music Room's roof. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378901617789-X8PQ7JVMH88360AETATP/AfterBath1.jpg ODell Annapolis Home After: the master bath was originally designed with a elliptical window over the tub (to match the one in the new Music Room) but an awning was substituted to cut costs. It still looks great.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378901678588-766VVLT9B3OBCLX0W3N9/SAM_0812.JPG ODell Annapolis Home After: the stair hall, which was the original tiny foyer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378901681877-UL9FV6U8Q57RU7A2PJDQ/SAM_0814.JPG ODell Annapolis Home This arched doorway is the original front door location. Now, the owners have a "real" foyer outside of it! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378901685487-7TA551SH8311OXPHSIZ2/SAM_0823.JPG ODell Annapolis Home After: the arched doorway wall is so thick because this is the original outside wall of the home, and it's built from cinder blocks with furring strips and plaster inside. https://www.finelinehomedesign.com/gillette-dalby daily 0.75 2013-09-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378913575297-CXOW2B6C1MAT5DO0KDPS/IMG_1714.JPG Gillette-Dalby Before: even though many people would love this rustic home, it wasn't to the owners' taste and felt too gloomy and cluttered.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378913575297-CXOW2B6C1MAT5DO0KDPS/IMG_1714.JPG Gillette-Dalby Before: even though many people would love this rustic home, it wasn't to the owners' taste and felt too gloomy and cluttered.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378914671009-X7R2UTJRHB2VMJGOZ62I/IMG_2335.JPG Gillette-Dalby After: log walls were furred out and drywalled, and the wood stove was replaced with a sleek fireplace.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378913568983-NWOTDN6DJLMP55QKAI3B/IMG_1720.JPG Gillette-Dalby Before: the kitchen portion of this room was dark, crowded, and awkwardly configured. The doorway to the left of the refrigerator will be moved a few feet in order to create a more usable work triangle.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378914717229-C9X56IWXAU32WE6L8CF4/IMG_2343.JPG Gillette-Dalby After: the fridge, sink, and wall ovens are positioned efficiently, closer to each other, and the range has been replaced by a cooktop in the island, next to a trough sink. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378914603507-CL5LQZOEXO93C1NG9M92/IMG_2323.JPG Gillette-Dalby The homeowner designed "The Amoeba" herself.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378913580268-HN7J2M01MN9JZYCLM65X/IMG_1721.JPG Gillette-Dalby Before: another view of the existing wall between this Great Room and the existing foyer hall beyond. The doorway to the right is staying where it is; the doorway to the left (of the fridge, not visible in this photo) will be moving a few feet to the right.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378914643715-YP438PCH9IHWHTVJWG40/IMG_2325.JPG Gillette-Dalby After: the doorways are now centered on the long wall both inside the Great Room and on the Foyer Hall side. The owner wished to hang a fountain between them.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378914650361-637LTX1Y88FXXYCOUV3K/IMG_2327.JPG Gillette-Dalby To define the separate kitchen and living spaces in this big room, I recommended floor transitions. A pebble "river" runs from the fountain, around the island, and to the new french doors leading out to the owners' Japanese garden. Cork is on river left; black bamboo on river right. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378914685254-YCPOZK89DPHLJFDS1BG9/IMG_2328.JPG Gillette-Dalby Pebble flooring is pricey; luckily this was a small percentage of the floor surface.   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378914661001-3YLA3TC5F6VFCSIPD5P8/IMG_2331.JPG Gillette-Dalby https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378914708190-CMQ3ZQICI418S1BU5MZG/IMG_2339.JPG Gillette-Dalby Since these photos were taken, a large pond and landscaping have been installed beyond the doors.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378921466192-J2BIUDGD4T6KWBNF7ZZW/IMG_2317.JPG Gillette-Dalby The opening on the left is in its original position; the one further down, toward the front door, was shifted a few feet toward the other one to make them symmetrical on the wall. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378914611538-LBEFQIVHC25X3ZCOMJ7L/IMG_2322.JPG Gillette-Dalby Shoji screened were custom built by one of Steve Harris' subcontractors from mahogany and opaque acrylic panels.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378914566811-TLK6IQCYN6DC6SVMQRNB/IMG_2318.JPG Gillette-Dalby At the back of the foyer hall is another door leading out to an existing deck.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378914579600-8EBWRQM9SDCLI80GS7G2/IMG_2321.JPG Gillette-Dalby It looks like a totally different house now, doesn't it?  https://www.finelinehomedesign.com/major-overhauls daily 0.75 2014-12-04 https://www.finelinehomedesign.com/major-overhauls/2013/9/10/waterfront-bungalow-makeover-7fn98 monthly 0.5 2024-07-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/7093e10d-0099-4e43-a475-af0a03504166/OReilFront2Beforeandafter.jpg Major Overhauls - Reimagining a Whiting's Neck riverfront cabin - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/2a689c14-29a1-4b51-a35e-3d9dc195f697/SectionForWebsite.jpg Major Overhauls - Reimagining a Whiting's Neck riverfront cabin - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1704315632174-A5BH6X7J77F60VVQ6XFZ/afterfront1.jpg Major Overhauls - Reimagining a Whiting's Neck riverfront cabin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1704313205175-B9EK8O3CC9B9PSALD49J/afterfront2.jpg Major Overhauls - Reimagining a Whiting's Neck riverfront cabin New on the left; original structure on the right (new begins at the right side of the new recessed entry). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1704314028966-HFPRVNWVS8HD955NQKSV/IMG_4262.JPG Major Overhauls - Reimagining a Whiting's Neck riverfront cabin - BEFORE BEFORE: Say goodbye to those triangular windows over the original kitchen, which is where the master bathroom will be going. The new front entry is where the propane tanks are. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1704313281952-XCYV2VJZBIUKY16UJGHS/Back2.jpg Major Overhauls - Reimagining a Whiting's Neck riverfront cabin It’s a long way up from the water https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1704314029957-PFQLPH0E7MFSS4OVAISM/IMG_4288.JPG Major Overhauls - Reimagining a Whiting's Neck riverfront cabin BEFORE: This long staircase remained. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1704313212023-6021FVJQ6QNGH1X7W09M/afterfrontleft1.jpg Major Overhauls - Reimagining a Whiting's Neck riverfront cabin This new side door leads into the end of the new kitchen. Dining is in the bumpout on the side. Notice the short windows at the dining area, due to proximity to the neighboring home. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1704313282489-59JEYVW2O49G8QJ53ZI1/Back3.jpg Major Overhauls - Reimagining a Whiting's Neck riverfront cabin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1704313295420-J2VF17M3XPJ72VBZB93P/Back4.jpg Major Overhauls - Reimagining a Whiting's Neck riverfront cabin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1704313332021-MAJF8E0KOTBM1QX46KPU/BackLeft1.jpg Major Overhauls - Reimagining a Whiting's Neck riverfront cabin I specified Simpson “Avant” series black powder coated steel fastener plates for the beam and post connections. They’re functional yet stylish, and don’t break the bank. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1704313295798-EMY84QU89V2Z7S9ZWNY5/BackBest.jpg Major Overhauls - Reimagining a Whiting's Neck riverfront cabin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1704313333159-FOYFER3HVSNDC647QR2K/BackLeft2.jpg Major Overhauls - Reimagining a Whiting's Neck riverfront cabin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1704313454307-12ETS3TEHH0XE0IR1L81/Deck1.jpg Major Overhauls - Reimagining a Whiting's Neck riverfront cabin This large window to the right is over the new staircase and opposite the front door, for a welcoming view to the visitor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1704313445776-A63A8UHCPEX369CT3N9Q/CovPorch1.jpg Major Overhauls - Reimagining a Whiting's Neck riverfront cabin Original deck was expanded to continue across the back of the new construction. This covered bit of deck feels like an outdoor room and gets lots of use. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1704313446905-JQNM12TSEE365VNIUBA7/CovPorch2.jpg Major Overhauls - Reimagining a Whiting's Neck riverfront cabin Treehouse vibes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1704313531069-HR3RKBXDDHFGGBK5KGCA/LivRm3.jpg Major Overhauls - Reimagining a Whiting's Neck riverfront cabin The relocated public spaces, in new construction. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1704313528809-HBBE0XZ16QXMLM4HFATE/LivRm2.jpg Major Overhauls - Reimagining a Whiting's Neck riverfront cabin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1704313517643-XPN7LHL4DH0GJD36SOX7/Kitch1.jpg Major Overhauls - Reimagining a Whiting's Neck riverfront cabin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1704313740206-3DB0KTALOEZIP3K454NI/LivRmFromKit2.jpg Major Overhauls - Reimagining a Whiting's Neck riverfront cabin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1704313682467-7UEZJYKQVI4NQSVGCYC0/LivRm6.jpg Major Overhauls - Reimagining a Whiting's Neck riverfront cabin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1704313519333-H2V2S851L17JD9O6VP09/LivRm1.jpg Major Overhauls - Reimagining a Whiting's Neck riverfront cabin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1704313683002-7I76B26MNC9ZAPUEEL1L/LivRm5.jpg Major Overhauls - Reimagining a Whiting's Neck riverfront cabin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1704313953076-8Z8U90D0ZCIZ8EWDRL1P/Stiltz.jpg Major Overhauls - Reimagining a Whiting's Neck riverfront cabin A “Stiltz” lift was added into new closets. The original part of the house begins just to the right of the closet. A new hallway leading to the master suite was part of the old master bedroom itself. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1704314488796-GHR9M8QQOY30HMVEBOMZ/IMG_4205.JPG Major Overhauls - Reimagining a Whiting's Neck riverfront cabin BEFORE: Here’s a dreadful photo of what the back Great Room wall looked like. The fixed triangles were removed for a rectangular transom. Please note the massive ridge beam, supported by the framing between those windows. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1704314282878-APP8TWPZANVCD32XH457/IMG_5029.JPG Major Overhauls - Reimagining a Whiting's Neck riverfront cabin DURING: The old Great Room rear wall’s doors and triangle windows have been removed. The big point load from the ridge beam is now supported by a header that distributes the roof load to columns flanking the new transom window and doors below. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1704313391306-EM7D3DYIS8XJMNV08CDT/Bedroom1.jpg Major Overhauls - Reimagining a Whiting's Neck riverfront cabin AFTER: Isn’t this prettier than the triangles? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1704313395685-9ZZKCAKKJT09GWEAMBH9/BedroomTowardView.jpg Major Overhauls - Reimagining a Whiting's Neck riverfront cabin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1704314193075-2I5UK8QT7WGDDMVITXOE/IMG_4203.JPG Major Overhauls - Reimagining a Whiting's Neck riverfront cabin Before: The old kitchen faced away from the river and didn’t have much view. I turned this space into the new master bath. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1704313389395-2E97HUZABL8JY4HOHAC7/BathTowardView.jpg Major Overhauls - Reimagining a Whiting's Neck riverfront cabin AFTER: The new master bath is in the original kitchen’s location. Triangle windows were removed, and new casement windows are centered on the gable. Above the flat ceiling is a ledge so that the high transom window is visible from the bedroom side, along with the entirety of the original ridge beam at the peak of the cathedral ceiling. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1704313853015-QYXA94CVL95NCT81WNSG/Shower.jpg Major Overhauls - Reimagining a Whiting's Neck riverfront cabin While small, the bathroom is highly functional and efficient. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1704313799574-8AI70A775A0INDQ75GPP/BasementHall.jpg Major Overhauls - Reimagining a Whiting's Neck riverfront cabin A wine cellar greets you as you descend the stairs. The hallway leads into the original part of the home and the remodeled family room. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1704313853794-K5JRNUVG1G9VQWYWKPV5/RecRmTowardView2.jpg Major Overhauls - Reimagining a Whiting's Neck riverfront cabin Remodeled family room included a new fireplace, doors, and windows. Hallway leads to the new part of the home and the stairs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1704313858094-KFNIMPMGVS9OK80Y7261/StairsUp.jpg Major Overhauls - Reimagining a Whiting's Neck riverfront cabin New stair rails were by Burdette Ironworks in Mercersburg. This is my second project with them; both clients extremely happy with their final product. They also fabricated the deck rails on this job. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1704313960500-88L6JB6WP8A2HCDRL6HQ/UnderdeckPatio.jpg Major Overhauls - Reimagining a Whiting's Neck riverfront cabin Space under the original and expanded deck was finished with structural slabs, where previously there had been old flagstones and gravel. What an improvement! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1704313966396-ADTSFRYVKYABK3TMOLGG/UnderdeckPatio2.jpg Major Overhauls - Reimagining a Whiting's Neck riverfront cabin On rainy days you can still enjoy the river view. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1704313560681-5LTHO19YBC3GEX8D0XF9/droneabv.jpg Major Overhauls - Reimagining a Whiting's Neck riverfront cabin https://www.finelinehomedesign.com/major-overhauls/2013/11/18/big-pool-rancher-overhaul monthly 0.5 2014-06-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1402351506343-0M6E1C4G3CE84AHGN0FY/image-asset.jpeg Major Overhauls - Big Pool Rancher Overhaul https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1384270934162-OBMPFPRXG8ZPYDXYR3FN/P1000048.JPG Major Overhauls - Big Pool Rancher Overhaul BEFORE: A rectangular one-story, one-bedroom home with a walkout unfinished basement. The "Front" door was actually on the right side and was accessed by either a long ramp or a very steep set of wood steps. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1384273730684-MKW0HAOHWXO07L08535H/IMG_0304.JPG Major Overhauls - Big Pool Rancher Overhaul AFTER: from approximately the same angle, with a new addition on the end for a relocated master bedroom on the main level, and a guest bedroom on the basement level. The former right side of the home is now the front side! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1384270939544-EEP381034JCKNC4RT0LH/P1000058.JPG Major Overhauls - Big Pool Rancher Overhaul BEFORE: this was originally the right elevation. The short window was above the washer and dryer, and the longer window was over the kitchen table. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1384272683039-MYO4BNABIBT6EJXVOHJC/IMG_0293.JPG Major Overhauls - Big Pool Rancher Overhaul AFTER: now you enter the house where the kitchen table used to be. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1384273752361-T3H98ZC210IE1UHMLG8L/IMG_0305.JPG Major Overhauls - Big Pool Rancher Overhaul https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1384271103592-WRYPV62Y7EQ785BIM6E6/P1000062.JPG Major Overhauls - Big Pool Rancher Overhaul BEFORE: this old gable end was the original rear elevation. Now, it's the right elevation, and a sunroom has been added to take advantage of the amazing view. The owner also wanted an above-ground pool and a hot tub, so I designed decks for both. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1384273672304-V2LYINBQ3CGH922GB7UH/IMG_0298.JPG Major Overhauls - Big Pool Rancher Overhaul AFTER: there's that Sunroom. Notice how the exterior wall and roof plane is continuous from the original structure. The small deck structure stayed, but was covered with new rim boards and spruced up with new rails. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1384274983165-JA7ROCIC7MCTPXXMBKJM/P1000064.JPG Major Overhauls - Big Pool Rancher Overhaul BEFORE: The original Left Elevation, which is now (stay with me) the Rear Elevation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1384273666305-WZ4WP3UXCD5E582ODCKC/IMG_0302.JPG Major Overhauls - Big Pool Rancher Overhaul AFTER: the new Rear Elevation. Notice how not only is the Sunroom extension continuous with the existing wall plane, but the Master Bedroom addition is continuous as well. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1384271098222-BJSEWF9KF4Y0XVRMP4DZ/P1000079.JPG Major Overhauls - Big Pool Rancher Overhaul BEFORE: The kitchen sink stayed in the same location both because of the window views, and also for budgetary reasons. That kitchen table on the right is where the foyer is now. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1384272600749-JG5P7AF11VZC8AV39ILN/IMG_0282.JPG Major Overhauls - Big Pool Rancher Overhaul AFTER: The remodeled kitchen in the same location. Sink window was removed and replaced with a larger unit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1384271187697-V0KY7EZH2XHQT3VGZPUK/P1000080.JPG Major Overhauls - Big Pool Rancher Overhaul BEFORE: The window to the right of the TV in this picture is where the new sunroom will go. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1384786489146-WI1RW6YL7U2BM1FSN0M1/IMG_0283.JPG Major Overhauls - Big Pool Rancher Overhaul AFTER: wood stove where the television used to be. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1384271271931-O3TIS5XCPG8ZF22WTRWQ/IMG_0272.JPG Major Overhauls - Big Pool Rancher Overhaul https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1384271331734-C4SEH03298QBCB82L9RO/IMG_0277.JPG Major Overhauls - Big Pool Rancher Overhaul https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1384271391103-EM34ND1R6I90Y08Q8XON/IMG_0278.JPG Major Overhauls - Big Pool Rancher Overhaul AFTER: this view from the new Sunroom will of course be better next summer, when I return for more photographs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1384271385715-1LZ6P7NQR2P7TUOEMBBS/IMG_0279.JPG Major Overhauls - Big Pool Rancher Overhaul AFTER: looking from the new Sunroom you can see the new entry Foyer, the door into the new Laundry Room, and the new open stair and hall to the relocated Master Bedroom. The staircase was existing, but was unfinished and completely enclosed. Removing the walls on two sides and replacing with rails really opened it up. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1384271413696-UEU16FXOEVHGPKC1XK8F/IMG_0280.JPG Major Overhauls - Big Pool Rancher Overhaul After: looking toward the new Master Bedroom entry, more private now. Originally the door was in the wall of the Living Room. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1384272622487-Y4FI0VQX0JT1FBPFLS82/IMG_0284.JPG Major Overhauls - Big Pool Rancher Overhaul https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1384272661479-KG1NA4P1RJUN9O70YJE7/IMG_0290.JPG Major Overhauls - Big Pool Rancher Overhaul AFTER: the majority of the basement is still unfinished, so I designed a small conditioned Vestibule at the bottom of the steps. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1384786678559-591RMOQVWZI7AXAPN87F/IMG_0287.JPG Major Overhauls - Big Pool Rancher Overhaul https://www.finelinehomedesign.com/major-overhauls/2013/9/10/waterfront-bungalow-makeover monthly 0.5 2024-01-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378908179021-KM3VW07VJNAX9M66ADTB/BFront.jpg Major Overhauls - Waterfront bungalow makeover Before: the front of a modest one-story block home, with stucco, on a deep lot waterfront lot. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378901666574-1GEKHXKDA2FHFJ2WXYV2/DuringLeft1.jpg Major Overhauls - Waterfront bungalow makeover During: the one remaining architectural feature is the original gable with half-round window.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378901690615-DQ2D1DLCNH2I1MIIC2N5/SAM_0829.JPG Major Overhauls - Waterfront bungalow makeover After: it's a whole new house!  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378908277416-62L8WWCPCE9T2YYDEQLG/545+Beach+Drive+023.jpg Major Overhauls - Waterfront bungalow makeover Before: waterfront on Duval Creek, near Annapolis. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378901650449-86KCZ19YXJ98SES73DR3/DuringFromDock.jpg Major Overhauls - Waterfront bungalow makeover During: the rear of the home takes shape. Notice the bumpout on the left which provides a breakfast nook, and the bumpout on the right which makes the family room larger and brighter, with its bowed wall of windows and transoms. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378901651578-IX0BUNM8UC6W2K8NM0CR/FamilyRoomMorning.jpg Major Overhauls - Waterfront bungalow makeover After: the existing slab was removed for the family room and repoured 7" lower to provide a ceiling high enough for windows with transoms at the back. The bit of family room that's in the new addition was built over a new small crawlspace. The morning light in this room, along with the view, should be featured in a Folger's commercial.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378901667299-4BLQUJQUGFHA8J6BOQL0/KitchenBumpout.jpg Major Overhauls - Waterfront bungalow makeover After: see that back door? It's original and hasn't been moved. The breakfast nook, however, is new. Fortunately the original kitchen was in great shape and laid out in a sensible configuration, so little needed to be changed in that respect. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378908337704-YYG7UM740UK28V5XR6Q2/BRight.jpg Major Overhauls - Waterfront bungalow makeover Before: the right wing with the nearly flat roof will be removed and reconstructed to serve as the Music Room; the rest of the first floor walls will remain mostly intact, but a second story and walk-up attic will be added, along with a front garage, foyer, and covered porch addition; a rear family room addition; and a rear breakfast room bumpout. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378901649131-YJAWOAMUH5L4CQFCRCIR/AfterRight.jpg Major Overhauls - Waterfront bungalow makeover After: taken from approximately the same point as the previous photo, the new Music Room gabled roof blends into the new front-facing garage roof.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378901668561-0YS93EA8XL4ZBFQESIHW/PianoRoomAfter.jpg Major Overhauls - Waterfront bungalow makeover This sweet elliptical window is visible from the stair hall. Windows to the left of the piano look to the water.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378909165448-Z24SHLOQSMH4W0G4HX0C/SAM_0808.JPG Major Overhauls - Waterfront bungalow makeover This is the back of the Music Room. Note how I disguised the transition from existing painted stucco to new cedar siding by designing roof overhangs to align with the new Music Room's roof. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378901617789-X8PQ7JVMH88360AETATP/AfterBath1.jpg Major Overhauls - Waterfront bungalow makeover After: the master bath was originally designed with a elliptical window over the tub (to match the one in the new Music Room) but an awning was substituted to cut costs. It still looks great.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378901678588-766VVLT9B3OBCLX0W3N9/SAM_0812.JPG Major Overhauls - Waterfront bungalow makeover After: the stair hall, which was the original tiny foyer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378901681877-UL9FV6U8Q57RU7A2PJDQ/SAM_0814.JPG Major Overhauls - Waterfront bungalow makeover This arched doorway is the original front door location. Now, the owners have a "real" foyer outside of it! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378901685487-7TA551SH8311OXPHSIZ2/SAM_0823.JPG Major Overhauls - Waterfront bungalow makeover After: the arched doorway wall is so thick because this is the original outside wall of the home, and it's built from cinder blocks with furring strips and plaster inside. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1402406006090-ZNN8M8UTNH9LOHA0GIBB/image-asset.jpeg Major Overhauls - Waterfront bungalow makeover https://www.finelinehomedesign.com/major-overhauls/2013/9/10/boonsboro-craftsman monthly 0.5 2018-04-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378828951009-4MZIDKBT540EJHE5C5TE/b2.JPG Major Overhauls - Boonsboro Craftsman Before: this front two-story section is a log home, circa 1848. Behind it is an addition approx. 100 years old, then all the way at the back is a one-story kitchen addition approx. 30 years old.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378830219916-WH71NUQRK9VJU5KC22IG/d12.JPG Major Overhauls - Boonsboro Craftsman https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378829623377-00GTJL7J9OR2DK7UUERE/IMG_2827.JPG Major Overhauls - Boonsboro Craftsman After: I designed a thickened wall at these windows to create a front-facing gable over the existing windows below. The log walls meant that I had to work with the existing window opening locations, which weren't evenly spaced. The gable provides a bit of balance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378829062809-88VLKLPTPDSDC8HCK39D/b8.JPG Major Overhauls - Boonsboro Craftsman Before: this door goes into the kitchen. A new mudroom is being designed outside of it. The 100-year-old addition (to the right of this door) is being torn down and rebuilt as a two-story section of the home.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378830168586-BARCAK6Y5WB51V0YBXBK/d5.JPG Major Overhauls - Boonsboro Craftsman https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378828984947-1MSD8TU7P8VDMT3OY7KF/b3.JPG Major Overhauls - Boonsboro Craftsman Before: the rearmost addition will remain, with new siding to blend with the rest of the project.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378830126181-HLUQ91F9TLJ3J6UPN784/d4ForPostcard.JPG Major Overhauls - Boonsboro Craftsman https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378829037185-CHAAA7UDIZBLYM8F94YC/b5.JPG Major Overhauls - Boonsboro Craftsman Before: the right elevation. The middle addition will be torn down and replaced with a two-story addition. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378830616364-Z5187ZQSOZ1TMJ7JHG6M/IMG_2494.JPG Major Overhauls - Boonsboro Craftsman After: the right elevation as seen from the back corner (of the original remaining kitchen wing). Notice how the big new roof encompasses the original log front section, plus the new two-story loft/ bath/ walk-in closet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378829643122-66E0OAK7LCSGDU2OE08D/IMG_2828.JPG Major Overhauls - Boonsboro Craftsman After: the big roof covers the existing and the new additions, to create a mass that's higher than the new addition on the other side.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378829035278-FU20PXFEHKO398HTK7S2/b7.JPG Major Overhauls - Boonsboro Craftsman Before: say sayonara to this front porch! The new front entry will be in the new addition. To help you understand the next photo, remember the location of the meter here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378830611847-JFXBDNN7AYM0JZM70MHA/IMG_2805.JPG Major Overhauls - Boonsboro Craftsman After: the old roof has been disguised by this new roof, the back plane of which is continuous with the back plane of the large new great room/entry addition. Remember that electric meter? It hasn't moved from the last photo.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378828987379-F6EXQGO9NLJAI6T1M3N1/b4.JPG Major Overhauls - Boonsboro Craftsman Before: existing second story had low beams, and the walls were in terrible shape. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378830571079-3JITP4PLJ50S7P64JSN0/d13.JPG Major Overhauls - Boonsboro Craftsman During: in the existing log section of the home, the walls have been lengthened and the collar ties lifted up too, so the owners have a larger-feeling room even though the floor space hasn't changed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378830199360-IUAVEX5QQR5ZT1NA2ARD/d10.JPG Major Overhauls - Boonsboro Craftsman https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378829613141-0NPUC7XH3GTG7E108K05/IMG_2826.JPG Major Overhauls - Boonsboro Craftsman After: the homeowner is a huge Arts & Crafts fan, so he let me run wild with the great architectural details.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378829501168-7X94DOKPSHR7QI9AGTG4/IMG_2814.JPG Major Overhauls - Boonsboro Craftsman After: a section of the actual log wall has been left visible next to the trompe l'oeil. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378829505164-VDTNPM9MGR2TILP0979T/IMG_2809.JPG Major Overhauls - Boonsboro Craftsman After: the homeowner, an artist, painted this drywall to resemble the existing logs inside of it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378830175021-4I3TR3MI0ZK1EF1PE844/d6.JPG Major Overhauls - Boonsboro Craftsman To keep the great room addition feeling private, there are no first floor windows facing the neighbor's house. This facade is kept interesting by the various siding colors and textures. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378829540047-AM913JSC6DYIF9DVL5OJ/IMG_2816.JPG Major Overhauls - Boonsboro Craftsman After: the front wall of the new addition.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378829566134-CZY0EYIDU0AE5CM4X20S/IMG_2817.JPG Major Overhauls - Boonsboro Craftsman After: the homeowner really made this double-hung window into something special with his leaded glass and his millwork.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378829531325-JNT5PDCNY01EJPITLERZ/IMG_2815.JPG Major Overhauls - Boonsboro Craftsman During: the upper addition level isn't completed, but once done it will contain an open loft with a walk-in closet and a master bath beyond. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378830566692-96K6YI0L97OTIAK13LWB/IMG_2475.JPG Major Overhauls - Boonsboro Craftsman During: a view from the new loft (where the 100-year-old addition used to be) into the brand-new great room/foyer addition.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378830224842-EJ0SC0SYTSIE4HEK1N3E/d21.JPG Major Overhauls - 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Initially the clients wanted to simply deepen it the same width, resulting in a large rectangular room larger than they really needed. I had another idea, and they loved it!  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378922575200-58TOTMPEWZD0N7A5V2S9/IMG_3151.JPG Weagly-Kuhns Screened Porch Before: this porch was very wide but too narrow. Initially the clients wanted to simply deepen it the same width, resulting in a large rectangular room larger than they really needed. I had another idea, and they loved it!  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378922572516-YWWFUXGWFSC0LY7IPSTW/IMG_3165.JPG Weagly-Kuhns Screened Porch Before: another view of the bowling-alley porch. I had them deepen it by 4' all the way across, then come out with a triangular section so that the porch jutted out into the beautiful wooded back yard. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378923011318-RHVL8SCZW38TRYSNK8Z6/P1000602.JPG Weagly-Kuhns Screened Porch After: as a reference point to compare the previous photo to this one, the deck's rail hits the porch post at the same place.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378922871075-T77JRGXR6FAA0OHYNE2E/P1000595.JPG Weagly-Kuhns Screened Porch After: the clients and their pets spend a lot of time on this porch now. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378922898540-1QQ9Z515XYULH0CVS8QB/P1000598.JPG Weagly-Kuhns Screened Porch There is a new cathedral ceiling over the triangular portion of the new porch's footprint.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378923053933-5VMEQ901L99NCXPZB8QX/P1000603.JPG Weagly-Kuhns Screened Porch https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378922767688-12IBVKEUA1JG3HEZOQ99/P1000597.JPG Weagly-Kuhns Screened Porch After: as a reference point, the original screen porch corner stopped 4' in front of the new porch corner. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378923104405-JODASTBQARCJ1FIQ0GUZ/P1000605.JPG Weagly-Kuhns Screened Porch After: the brackets are decorative and also used on the other side of the home, at a newly enclosed lower level Workroom.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1403192655915-GQDV1K0HCV2WIPMDOLBA/IMG_0952.JPG Weagly-Kuhns Screened Porch https://www.finelinehomedesign.com/younkins daily 0.75 2014-06-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378930496546-PT2HAD736P6G2CRKBEIS/IMG_1988.JPG Younkins https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378930496546-PT2HAD736P6G2CRKBEIS/IMG_1988.JPG Younkins https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378930496522-H0JE2FCGQ6UDXD19SEJW/IMG_1986.JPG Younkins https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378930503511-0WW9I0ZJMIGEEZO5Y3LQ/YounkForPostcard.JPG Younkins https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378930466109-R5MAZVSNPNC47LO2TEXB/IMG_1967.JPG Younkins https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1402338430719-Y1LR9LMAF2QENAYKB35F/IMG_1969.JPG Younkins https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378930478226-B6VUC4XOJR47BZ0LA8JH/IMG_1978.JPG Younkins https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378930485265-D92V9LJWTWM56TECLBS8/IMG_1980.JPG Younkins https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378930465313-EIDT8JLYEFMHXBR2LS57/IMG_1974.JPG Younkins https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378930639491-MQ6J56IX15W4ZYFVRCQ5/IMG_1975.JPG Younkins https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378930474230-FKHP2XTDXKAS6VFCXPMJ/IMG_1977.JPG Younkins https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378930452363-GUQU2V72PYYRRFM0MWTZ/IMG_1972.JPG Younkins https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1402338576454-ZKBZIRV9JFDI7V09UN2T/IMG_1973.JPG Younkins https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378930615352-IC7AX07JAFYM316G4C8N/IMG_1970.JPG Younkins https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378930637186-77OI4I7Y9VM58WSWU9NN/IMG_1971.JPG Younkins https://www.finelinehomedesign.com/weagly-kuhns-kitchen daily 0.75 2014-06-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378924131594-VWRTWQSQ4C42I6YOJIWU/IMG_3124.JPG Weagly-Kuhns Kitchen Before: the owners hated the center island, saying it made the space feel too claustrophobic.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378924131594-VWRTWQSQ4C42I6YOJIWU/IMG_3124.JPG Weagly-Kuhns Kitchen Before: the owners hated the center island, saying it made the space feel too claustrophobic.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378923971976-NIYRPJOCD4WUWF6B6K0D/P1000615.JPG Weagly-Kuhns Kitchen After: no island. The small walk-in pantry has been replaced by the large refrigerator. Large pantry cabinets are in the right corner of the kitchen now. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378924151036-LKBFHA5ZVRAZH1193VCB/IMG_3127.JPG Weagly-Kuhns Kitchen Before: the wall facing the (now enlarged) screened porch will be opened up and decluttered.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378923872299-4GQ8PLPWMX377I9JLJIN/P1000448.JPG Weagly-Kuhns Kitchen After: new pantry cabinets in the corner, a new Pella window looking onto the porch, and a new 8' wide sliding glass door where the single door and window used to be.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378924125814-JDW77Q4ZVZ15ZEHUZ8XZ/IMG_3126.JPG Weagly-Kuhns Kitchen Before: these windows and door will be replaced by an 8' wide sliding door. The wall between the kitchen and the dining room (to the right of frame) will be removed to open up the space.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378923994416-UTCYZB78YN75RBQN009V/P1000616.JPG Weagly-Kuhns Kitchen After: the kitchen flows into the dining room now. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378923829451-K02I9X5OMNBLP4QZWBHI/P1000447.JPG Weagly-Kuhns Kitchen After: a breakfast peninsula faces the open dining area now.  https://www.finelinehomedesign.com/renovations daily 0.75 2018-04-19 https://www.finelinehomedesign.com/renovations/2018/4/19/opening-up-a-shepherdstown-rambler monthly 0.5 2018-04-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1524164270837-6L6LIL02SXQST0H1U8C9/IMG_2193.JPG Renovations - Opening up a Shepherdstown rambler If imagining this as your own house gives you chest pains, you may wish to reconsider whether you can handle a massive interior renovation. Also, please consult a physician. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1524160478947-GW9UINGVAN7LQAHBPO2C/IMG_1411.JPG Renovations - Opening up a Shepherdstown rambler Before, the foyer felt cramped because french doors to the Family Room swing into the foyer. One of the doors conflicted with a coat closet, which cut into the foyer space and made it feel even more cramped. To top it off, the doorway leading into the Living Room beyond wasn't very wide or welcoming. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1524161132170-7TEU7PEHE2SS7SHIXMPV/IMG_0282.JPG Renovations - Opening up a Shepherdstown rambler After, the coat closet and wall were removed for an open flow between the Foyer and the rest of the house. A new coat closet next to the double French doors was carved out of a corner of the Family Room. The French doors were also rehung to swing into the Family room, against the side of the new closet and the new bookcase built-in. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1524160813468-D4840R7SRF760GLDCPWE/IMG_1412.JPG Renovations - Opening up a Shepherdstown rambler Before, the Family Room doors leading into the Foyer beyond swung into the foyer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1524160027360-SDXJ7J2SVZH1UNUVBFC8/IMG_0300.JPG Renovations - Opening up a Shepherdstown rambler After: the French doors have been reversed so they don't swing into the Foyer anymore. A new bookcase in the corner of the Family Room provides a nice wall perpendicular to one door; a new coat closet (not shown here) in the left corner provides a wall perpendicular to the other door. The ceiling over the doors has also been dropped for crown moulding to run straight across the closet and the bookcase projections. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1524160738253-6HY72J5YPB5U5NOWYNKI/IMG_1408.JPG Renovations - Opening up a Shepherdstown rambler Before, a central living room, just inside the Foyer, was rarely used. The owners have another Family Room to the left of the Foyer, so this one is redundant, and the square footage will be put to good use in this whole-house remodel. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1524159773361-11W270X45XMRYC1YE4OJ/IMG_0286.JPG Renovations - Opening up a Shepherdstown rambler After, the former Living Room window is now part of a great little reading nook. Walls have been removed at the basement staircase and between the former Living Room and the Kitchen. This is the view as one enters from the Foyer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1524159676480-JZF8CKMG189TYQ1FNCKN/IMG_0284.JPG Renovations - Opening up a Shepherdstown rambler After, the basement below is finished, so it made a lot of sense to take down some non-structural walls and make it feel more connected to upstairs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1524159762154-LJ3UOJUJF97BHRS31TZ3/IMG_0287.JPG Renovations - Opening up a Shepherdstown rambler After, the view of the new Reading Nook from the Kitchen. The other old Living Room window, beyond the bookcases, is now part of the Master Bath. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1524160104982-WJULJRZLP9YANRE14SE5/IMG_1405.JPG Renovations - Opening up a Shepherdstown rambler Before, the Master Bedroom had a 2' deep closet next to a small Master Bathroom. I rearranged much of the interior layout of this house in order to make this bedroom about 2'-8" longer; removed this closet and created a walk-in closet in the left corner of the bedroom; and (most importantly) designed a larger and more luxurious Master Bath. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1524159916183-2DUVLRJ32RK126VP3FLN/IMG_0292.JPG Renovations - Opening up a Shepherdstown rambler After: looking in the same direction as the previous photo, this wall was moved to increase the width of the bedroom from 13'-5" to 16'-0" - a massive increase! Since the closet behind the door was removed, and a second closet (not in photo) was enlarged to a walk-in closet by stealing a bit of space from a home office, now the bedroom door doesn't block the closet entry anymore. Notice the new bedroom door is 36" wide, for aging-in-place. The double doors to the new Master Bath provide a 36" wide opening as well. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1524160108444-JGADKD0GWSLFEVNZ11B3/IMG_1403.JPG Renovations - Opening up a Shepherdstown rambler Before: the tiny, outdated master bathroom. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1524159926164-Y21361ZB3S094O5VSFXL/IMG_0293.JPG Renovations - Opening up a Shepherdstown rambler After: remember the old Living Room in the middle of the house, which nobody used? About half of its square footage was reallocated to this bathroom. One of the old Living Room windows is in the new water closet (past the angled wall). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1524159971390-PUNR7LQUTX8LSS53BAWA/IMG_0295.JPG Renovations - Opening up a Shepherdstown rambler After, the new master bathroom vanity, with water closet to the left. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1524159972194-7UQ6OGE7XOVDL21HNX61/IMG_0296.JPG Renovations - Opening up a Shepherdstown rambler After, a large shower's door is mounted on contemporary barn door hardware to keep it out of the way. A new linen closet is at the end of the bathroom. The door to the toilet is out of sight, just to the right (opposite the shower). One of the old living room windows is in the toilet's compartment now, for a great view of the private wooded back yard while "thinking". https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1524160036858-DYU1UP6NIIQSII6BGDAZ/IMG_0297.JPG Renovations - Opening up a Shepherdstown rambler After, the tiles were exactly what the owner hoped they'd be when she found them online. They are a love-it-or-hate-it choice, a bold decision, but I think it works. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1524160376102-BX7J5PFXVAYOC1A4ZFMN/IMG_1421.JPG Renovations - Opening up a Shepherdstown rambler Before, a basement bathroom situated between two guest bedrooms. This bathroom is deep! I recommended we close off the toilet/tub from the vanity area; and also that we create a door into the vanity area directly from one bedroom. The other bedroom would continue to access the bathroom from the hallway. Notice how low the ceiling is, due to ductwork above, the original builder lowered the entire ceiling. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1524159569628-5L1ZP57L0461M0I0A955/IMG_0276.JPG Renovations - Opening up a Shepherdstown rambler After, a new wall and door separate the vanities from the toilet/tub area. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1524159572746-X6U4V9P27MDG7LU7769L/IMG_0275.JPG Renovations - Opening up a Shepherdstown rambler https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1524159586555-9R64OFY00GCMUM85LUFO/IMG_0279.JPG Renovations - Opening up a Shepherdstown rambler After, a new door into one of the bedrooms provides direct access to the vanity area. https://www.finelinehomedesign.com/renovations/2014/4/5/master-bath-hall-bath-reconfiguration monthly 0.5 2014-06-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1402518178549-P3J3ERFX3WQEO168UQEK/image-asset.jpeg Renovations - Master Bath & Hall Bath reconfiguration https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1396716789094-KJ70XBCJXC36CRDTYAFR/Tjor_Jpeg_for_website.jpg Renovations - Master Bath & Hall Bath reconfiguration - Angled wall, you made my job easier. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1402518691766-JK102HS3VJJWNSSYV1SW/P1010203.JPG Renovations - Master Bath & Hall Bath reconfiguration BEFORE: The double vanity of the master bath. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1396716335457-1BBQEGI2K3MJ5L3EMQ15/IMG_8737.JPG Renovations - Master Bath & Hall Bath reconfiguration AFTER: I shifted the wall between the two baths by 12" into the master bath, because the hall bath needed more width. They still had plenty of room for a new vanity against the original vanity wall.   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1402518361646-QCF3R1BEV1C0DOV23H52/P1010200.JPG Renovations - Master Bath & Hall Bath reconfiguration Before: the master bath tub was oversized and underused, while the constantly-used shower was too small.   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1396715718897-P7ZFCTEDVH3OUZD3SRO7/IMG_8745.JPG Renovations - Master Bath & Hall Bath reconfiguration AFTER: the original tub was replaced by a modern smaller tub with a tiled platform. This gave the clients the opportunity to have a much larger shower. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1396715668700-W1XFYQM2N5V3C1E6YNQY/IMG_8739.JPG Renovations - Master Bath & Hall Bath reconfiguration AFTER: The new toilets in both bathrooms share the same new angled wall, which is practical for the waste lines.   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1402518691018-A42YES4IZ4SBDDCWISUX/P1010202.JPG Renovations - Master Bath & Hall Bath reconfiguration BEFORE: The dilemma: master bath linen closet door was right where the owners wanted to hang a towel rack. I rotated the closet 90 degrees to give them a wall for it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1396715751581-0YGU5CAKH30LW9H4F660/IMG_8752.JPG Renovations - Master Bath & Hall Bath reconfiguration AFTER: now that the linen closet door is rotated 90 degrees, there's a dedicated alcove in front of the shower entry, with towels on two walls. Problem solved! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1396715724599-UG2XBQ7BKSZH01PBTWF9/IMG_8749.JPG Renovations - Master Bath & Hall Bath reconfiguration The new shower is not only wider but also deeper -- with a bench that's super-handy for leg-shaving. Ladies. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1402519440911-G2HLH8UEQ17B4VACIJCE/P1010207.JPG Renovations - Master Bath & Hall Bath reconfiguration HALL BATH BEFORE: the toilet was set way back in a narrow alcove. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1396716738736-BQ853LU4EDLC4P928O0R/IMG_8755.JPG Renovations - Master Bath & Hall Bath reconfiguration AFTER: This toilet backs up to the new master bath one, on an angled wall that gives the toilet/tub area much more floor space. Bonus: room in the corner for a much-needed linen closet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1402519430112-7V5U8X7786SHD5MI98B8/P1010215.JPG Renovations - Master Bath & Hall Bath reconfiguration BEFORE: The hall bath vanity in the narrow bathroom. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1396716735539-SF3SUGGGQB9GO45SLTHA/IMG_8756.JPG Renovations - Master Bath & Hall Bath reconfiguration AFTER: The hall bath wall to the right has been moved 12" into the old master bath, so that this bathroom is 12" wider from vanity to opposite wall. It makes a world of difference. https://www.finelinehomedesign.com/renovations/2013/9/24/kitchen-renovation-in-rohrersville-with-feline-consideration monthly 0.5 2014-04-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1380028397570-QOLYKSSBQS3AL5Y85AYJ/IMG_3333.JPG Renovations - Kitchen renovation in Rohrersville, with feline consideration. Before:Just not enough space or natural light in this tiny kitchen!  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1380034972837-D1TRXCBUZD6COCKQ8JYZ/P1010396.JPG Renovations - Kitchen renovation in Rohrersville, with feline consideration. After: the door's been shifted to the left (where the stairs used to be) and a new window has been installed between it and the original windows. Now visitors can hang out at the bar counter while she cooks or cleans up.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1380028420831-KAIK7NR62IHRQJBHW87P/IMG_3330.JPG Renovations - Kitchen renovation in Rohrersville, with feline consideration. Before: the corner of the existing kitchen contains a built-in china cabinet, perpendicular to the door leading into the existing dining room. The client wished to have built-in base cabinets to the right of this door instead of the free-standing furniture.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1380035272625-S82JBYLVVYREM92R4TJ1/P1010403.JPG Renovations - Kitchen renovation in Rohrersville, with feline consideration. After: the new 18" deep counter which acts as a drop spot when first coming in to the kitchen from outside with groceries, cell phone, purse, etc.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1380028370410-GEYST7G4P01WKT581FQR/IMG_3332.JPG Renovations - Kitchen renovation in Rohrersville, with feline consideration. Before: there was a tiny "back stair" in the original kitchen, used only by the cat. I recommended removing it entirely to make the kitchen larger, then shifting the exterior door a few feet into that corner to make the working area of the kitchen larger. But what to do about the cat and her "secret passageway"? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1380035399082-R36CDBCPE63YDFFASZYM/P1010404.JPG Renovations - Kitchen renovation in Rohrersville, with feline consideration. After: I designed a new built-in corner shelving unit with openings in the top and the bottom, not only to circulate heat from the wood stove to the room above, but also for the cat to travel between floors. Notice that the cabinet projects over 2'-0" from the wall, but only has shelves about 14" deep. That's because concealed behind the shelves are a series of secret ledges for the cat to climb. If only the dogs understood how she does it! This is where the staircase used to be. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1380035338493-ZG03ALKUYRCIXZWJAYZ3/P1010405.JPG Renovations - Kitchen renovation in Rohrersville, with feline consideration. After: a better view of the secret corner passage. My client says that Miss Kitty sits on the top shelf and watches her cook dinner all the time!  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1380035177455-TV4RGVDVSCJYT09LIUA9/P1010402.JPG Renovations - Kitchen renovation in Rohrersville, with feline consideration. After: even though the sink is still at the angle (to better see out the windows), there is now enough room to the right of it for a base cabinetry and a dishwasher, where previously she stood right against the edge of the range while washing dishes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1380035210599-C6E5DICR27IWBWCDXJ1L/P1010401.JPG Renovations - Kitchen renovation in Rohrersville, with feline consideration. After: you can't tell what's new, what was existing but never moved, and what was existing but had been relocated along this window wall, can you?  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1380035395093-U8EE06XK3W1R4IEATTVS/P1010406.JPG Renovations - Kitchen renovation in Rohrersville, with feline consideration. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1380035055113-R0D7UFMBZTF6PZOO66QA/P1010400.JPG Renovations - Kitchen renovation in Rohrersville, with feline consideration. Here is another perspective where you can see new cabinetry in the foreground which matches exactly the built-in next to the wood stove beyond. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1380036921783-KRGPDRKU5PGASP3LNUAU/P1010397.JPG Renovations - Kitchen renovation in Rohrersville, with feline consideration. After: the cabinets beside the refrigerator and above the range were existing, along with their hardware. The contractor did an outstanding job of having custom cabinets built to match exactly, and of locating hardware that matched too. I could not tell the difference even close up.  https://www.finelinehomedesign.com/renovations/2013/9/11/modern-kitchen-by-porcelanosa monthly 0.5 2014-06-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378924131594-VWRTWQSQ4C42I6YOJIWU/IMG_3124.JPG Renovations - Modern kitchen by Porcelanosa Before: the owners hated the center island, saying it made the space feel too claustrophobic.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378923971976-NIYRPJOCD4WUWF6B6K0D/P1000615.JPG Renovations - Modern kitchen by Porcelanosa After: no island. The small walk-in pantry has been replaced by the large refrigerator. Large pantry cabinets are in the right corner of the kitchen now. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378924151036-LKBFHA5ZVRAZH1193VCB/IMG_3127.JPG Renovations - Modern kitchen by Porcelanosa Before: the wall facing the (now enlarged) screened porch will be opened up and decluttered.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378923872299-4GQ8PLPWMX377I9JLJIN/P1000448.JPG Renovations - Modern kitchen by Porcelanosa After: new pantry cabinets in the corner, a new Pella window looking onto the porch, and a new 8' wide sliding glass door where the single door and window used to be.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378924125814-JDW77Q4ZVZ15ZEHUZ8XZ/IMG_3126.JPG Renovations - Modern kitchen by Porcelanosa Before: these windows and door will be replaced by an 8' wide sliding door. The wall between the kitchen and the dining room (to the right of frame) will be removed to open up the space.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378923994416-UTCYZB78YN75RBQN009V/P1000616.JPG Renovations - Modern kitchen by Porcelanosa After: the kitchen flows into the dining room now. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378923829451-K02I9X5OMNBLP4QZWBHI/P1000447.JPG Renovations - Modern kitchen by Porcelanosa After: a breakfast peninsula faces the open dining area now.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1402520234821-2XFGKJ65OE4P22AM4REU/P1000446.JPG Renovations - Modern kitchen by Porcelanosa https://www.finelinehomedesign.com/renovations/2013/9/11/5ueo3o0x09rc80loeezlzqpmrg5bju monthly 0.5 2014-06-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378913575297-CXOW2B6C1MAT5DO0KDPS/IMG_1714.JPG Renovations - Rustic room transformed to "Urban Asian" Before: even though many people would love this rustic home, it wasn't to the owners' taste and felt too gloomy and cluttered.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378914671009-X7R2UTJRHB2VMJGOZ62I/IMG_2335.JPG Renovations - Rustic room transformed to "Urban Asian" After: log walls were furred out and drywalled, and the wood stove was replaced with a sleek fireplace.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378913568983-NWOTDN6DJLMP55QKAI3B/IMG_1720.JPG Renovations - Rustic room transformed to "Urban Asian" Before: the kitchen portion of this room was dark, crowded, and awkwardly configured. The doorway to the left of the refrigerator will be moved a few feet in order to create a more usable work triangle.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378914717229-C9X56IWXAU32WE6L8CF4/IMG_2343.JPG Renovations - Rustic room transformed to "Urban Asian" After: the fridge, sink, and wall ovens are positioned efficiently, closer to each other, and the range has been replaced by a cooktop in the island, next to a trough sink. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378914603507-CL5LQZOEXO93C1NG9M92/IMG_2323.JPG Renovations - Rustic room transformed to "Urban Asian" The homeowner designed "The Amoeba" herself.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378913580268-HN7J2M01MN9JZYCLM65X/IMG_1721.JPG Renovations - Rustic room transformed to "Urban Asian" Before: another view of the existing wall between this Great Room and the existing foyer hall beyond. The doorway to the right is staying where it is; the doorway to the left (of the fridge, not visible in this photo) will be moving a few feet to the right.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378914643715-YP438PCH9IHWHTVJWG40/IMG_2325.JPG Renovations - Rustic room transformed to "Urban Asian" After: the doorways are now centered on the long wall both inside the Great Room and on the Foyer Hall side. The owner wished to hang a fountain between them.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378914650361-637LTX1Y88FXXYCOUV3K/IMG_2327.JPG Renovations - Rustic room transformed to "Urban Asian" To define the separate kitchen and living spaces in this big room, I recommended floor transitions. A pebble "river" runs from the fountain, around the island, and to the new french doors leading out to the owners' Japanese garden. Cork is on river left; black bamboo on river right. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378914685254-YCPOZK89DPHLJFDS1BG9/IMG_2328.JPG Renovations - Rustic room transformed to "Urban Asian" Pebble flooring is pricey; luckily this was a small percentage of the floor surface.   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378914661001-3YLA3TC5F6VFCSIPD5P8/IMG_2331.JPG Renovations - Rustic room transformed to "Urban Asian" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378914708190-CMQ3ZQICI418S1BU5MZG/IMG_2339.JPG Renovations - Rustic room transformed to "Urban Asian" Since these photos were taken, a large pond and landscaping have been installed beyond the doors.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378921466192-J2BIUDGD4T6KWBNF7ZZW/IMG_2317.JPG Renovations - Rustic room transformed to "Urban Asian" The opening on the left is in its original position; the one further down, toward the front door, was shifted a few feet toward the other one to make them symmetrical on the wall. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378914611538-LBEFQIVHC25X3ZCOMJ7L/IMG_2322.JPG Renovations - Rustic room transformed to "Urban Asian" Shoji screened were custom built by one of Steve Harris' subcontractors from mahogany and opaque acrylic panels.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378914566811-TLK6IQCYN6DC6SVMQRNB/IMG_2318.JPG Renovations - Rustic room transformed to "Urban Asian" At the back of the foyer hall is another door leading out to an existing deck.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378914579600-8EBWRQM9SDCLI80GS7G2/IMG_2321.JPG Renovations - Rustic room transformed to "Urban Asian" It looks like a totally different house now, doesn't it?  https://www.finelinehomedesign.com/renovations/2013/9/11/xch7nbzkcm0h4g6a4ssao6x0ox0czr monthly 0.5 2014-06-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1402520696436-4NIK2A2NM8530HJZL306/image-asset.jpeg Renovations - Wine aficionados' finished basement https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378911334519-RS9A3XPVJ95VVD6GWU4Z/Arches.JPG Renovations - Wine aficionados' finished basement The door in the wall beyond leads to unfinished basement. To mimic this arch beside the bottom of the existing basement steps, I thickened that wall beyond in order to design a 3-1/2" deep display niche the same shape and size as this one. Symmetry achieved inside the wine-tasting room. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378911002200-QVDHRN6YQCZIAXY02AEZ/WineRoom2.JPG Renovations - Wine aficionados' finished basement Inside the wine tasting room. Walk-in wine refrigerator to the left. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378910941766-RWJ9KDYI5A6MC4AED1JA/102_0568.JPG Renovations - Wine aficionados' finished basement Space for the walk-in compressor had to be allocated in the unfinished portion of the basement behind this cabinetry. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378910898928-WNAL7ZWHJTH4B74Z8ZAS/102_0563.JPG Renovations - Wine aficionados' finished basement This arched doorway is to the left of the arched pass-through in the first photo.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378910947683-O1GAVTJZ33ONPFKE1UKL/102_0572.JPG Renovations - Wine aficionados' finished basement Looking out from the wine-tasting room.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378910935989-J1ECC22Q64849PJZMGWA/102_0537.JPG Renovations - Wine aficionados' finished basement This is where you hang out if wine isn't your thing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378911869098-3F7D2LR6569D863VGPUR/102_0557.JPG Renovations - Wine aficionados' finished basement Media room is just to the left of this photo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378910996524-WIG7V3E9SMST3934B967/ViewFromBar.JPG Renovations - Wine aficionados' finished basement Built-in benches in the corner beyond for playing table games or eating.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378910998717-1RQ6OBT9V3J0PRIXP0AI/Media3.JPG Renovations - Wine aficionados' finished basement The media room can be shut off as needed for noise, but is visually connected to the rest of the gathering space.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1378910888886-M97AM35GABBGR19IM100/102_0549.JPG Renovations - Wine aficionados' finished basement 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https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1379708951238-61K9TEJ85REC3MR3I8Z4/P1000174.JPG Masini Before: this is a "split foyer" home which means the door is midway between the basement slab and the first floor. Part of the job is to change it to a basement-level foyer entry with one staircase between the basement and the first (upper) level. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1379708951238-61K9TEJ85REC3MR3I8Z4/P1000174.JPG Masini Before: this is a "split foyer" home which means the door is midway between the basement slab and the first floor. Part of the job is to change it to a basement-level foyer entry with one staircase between the basement and the first (upper) level. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1379709803723-PI2PJSDY0C9KM0J8UBOY/P1010382.JPG Masini During: it's a bit of a mess but you can tell already that it looks like a different house! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1379709905678-RJG1QZP7Z58NVZANVFTO/P1010383.JPG Masini During: the right side of the original lower level has a new glass door and stoop leading into the new basement level laundry room (which is where the study used to be). The new study is under the new kitchen and has lots of light. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1379708941143-1Y2ZN45JME2MOMSGAXQZ/P1000164.JPG Masini My mission: to turn this split-foyer into a two-story, to add a large covered porch over the garage, and to add a kitchen/dining addition to the front of the existing kitchen -- and to make it all flow with the existing house geometry. A tough assignment.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1379709867377-TWHPIX3L6QF5EU28S3GT/P1010394.JPG Masini During: the covered upper porch is accessible from the renovated master bedroom and from the new kitchen/dining area. Beneath the porch is the original garage door along with a new front entry.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1379708562579-5FSU8Q7BC3MFM20H7XN0/P1000126.JPG Masini Before: the kitchen is open to the living room but there's really nowhere to sit down for dinner, aside from the peninsula and the small table beyond, situated under the picture window. My clients asked for a large sunny dining area on the front of the kitchen with a cathedral ceiling. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1379708800211-24A3JERG76Y1QDR2IJAM/P1000131.JPG Masini Before: the owners wished to keep these existing cabinets, and to continue with new cabinetry in the addition, custom built to match exactly. Also: new granite countertops on new and existing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1379709379759-S68UA2ORC31R1AI0ZEWL/P1010367.JPG Masini During: Steve Harris General Contracting did a great job matching the new custom cabinets to the existing here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1379709251042-26F55EULSUL84EGK3EO3/P1010366.JPG Masini During: the old front kitchen wall was at the end of the flat ceiling beyond. A new flush beam holds up the original roof rafters. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1379708784522-ZNKB6UAPTNDQ1SKJ9KDK/P1000127.JPG Masini Before: another view of the original kitchen from the living room. A new hallway (where the keyboard is in this pic) will connect the living room to the new dining area in the addition. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1379709624364-VEIW10LIAPUKGT8QKZKT/P1010371.JPG Masini During: looking down the new staircase to the new basement-level foyer (with its own coat closet - a real treat for these clients). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1379709266324-76DHS13QJ8H32DTYE6WM/P1010365.JPG Masini During: the new walkway beside the new staircase is where the old split foyer stair (lower run) used to be! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1379709548655-S1RAYYJ1CX2CY2ECN1CV/P1010370.JPG Masini During: the new foyer overlook which connects the original living room to the new kitchen/dining area.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1379709683856-D3946BJL4I28U5P7A6LB/P1010375.JPG Masini During: off of the new foyer addition there's a new passageway beyond to the existing rec room, the new laundry room, and the new study. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1379709815443-V5TG9366M3F6WW3ZMQPG/P1010378.JPG Masini During: this is the back wall of the new study. It used to be the outside wall of the old lower-level study. Look at the before picture of the front of the house. This door and deep shelves are where the old bay window were. The original brick is behind this framing and drywall.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1383751395442-PYY532NP1MPWQST78A2R/IMG_0142.JPG Masini https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1383752652667-ODWJJ4DUWU9RFVJOFB3F/IMG_0143.JPG Masini https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1383751318642-GXLOUSAHHIG3KZ8QUMGE/IMG_0138.JPG Masini After: the new Foyer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1383761238074-RIWTSW8N5QR4L8C1VUKB/IMG_0160.JPG Masini https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1383751338649-RY4TOVT1XDGK2PC6A7BU/IMG_0140.JPG Masini After: the existing space flows into the new space so nicely now.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1383752675905-EHDDJJC95KWNAMWRNRQN/IMG_0145.JPG Masini After: most of the existing space was untouched. However, the homeowners wisely elected to have all their wood floors refinished since so much was already temporarily stored for the addition's construction. They look like new floors now. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1383759086357-LGWDEULSOXLU4HJMYFC9/IMG_0143.JPG Masini Breakfast in the treetops https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1383761411051-U2ED544X00G3VN3IO5E7/IMG_0165.JPG Masini After https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1383761465786-QLUYU6FJ7VK4CPDF05Y1/IMG_0167.JPG Masini After: next up, replacing the garage door (I hope).  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1383761574143-TSKNDQZWG9D6LX4VUD6K/PorchPano.JPG Masini After: new covered porch is shared by the master bedroom and the new dining area. https://www.finelinehomedesign.com/jernigan daily 0.75 2013-09-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1379769866750-7WL9ESJFI15QKHTUXQP0/jernigan1.jpg Jernigan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1379769866750-7WL9ESJFI15QKHTUXQP0/jernigan1.jpg Jernigan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1379769867752-YII00CFHEDFLBQM17K07/jernigan2.jpg Jernigan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1379769876841-P092W9E49IM1JUIC8G6X/jernigan3.jpg Jernigan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1379769871332-277FZSKSZRYAFOENR2PL/jernigan4.jpg Jernigan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1379769879914-MYWS3BRXPX8LPGVC8Z4R/jernigan6.jpg Jernigan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1379769882697-1XWLSFVWRY6SQBC6ILXF/jernigan7.jpg Jernigan https://www.finelinehomedesign.com/kemp daily 0.75 2013-09-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1380028397570-QOLYKSSBQS3AL5Y85AYJ/IMG_3333.JPG Kemp Before:Just not enough space or natural light in this tiny kitchen!  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1380028397570-QOLYKSSBQS3AL5Y85AYJ/IMG_3333.JPG Kemp Before:Just not enough space or natural light in this tiny kitchen!  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1380034972837-D1TRXCBUZD6COCKQ8JYZ/P1010396.JPG Kemp After: the door's been shifted to the left (where the stairs used to be) and a new window has been installed between it and the original windows. Now visitors can hang out at the bar counter while she cooks or cleans up.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1380028420831-KAIK7NR62IHRQJBHW87P/IMG_3330.JPG Kemp Before: the corner of the existing kitchen contains a built-in china cabinet, perpendicular to the door leading into the existing dining room. The client wished to have built-in base cabinets to the right of this door instead of the free-standing furniture.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1380035272625-S82JBYLVVYREM92R4TJ1/P1010403.JPG Kemp After: the new 18" deep counter which acts as a drop spot when first coming in to the kitchen from outside with groceries, cell phone, purse, etc.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1380028370410-GEYST7G4P01WKT581FQR/IMG_3332.JPG Kemp Before: there was a tiny "back stair" in the original kitchen, used only by the cat. I recommended removing it entirely to make the kitchen larger, then shifting the exterior door a few feet into that corner to make the working area of the kitchen larger. But what to do about the cat and her "secret passageway"? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1380035399082-R36CDBCPE63YDFFASZYM/P1010404.JPG Kemp After: I designed a new built-in corner shelving unit with openings in the top and the bottom, not only to circulate heat from the wood stove to the room above, but also for the cat to travel between floors. Notice that the cabinet projects over 2'-0" from the wall, but only has shelves about 14" deep. That's because concealed behind the shelves are a series of secret ledges for the cat to climb. If only the dogs understood how she does it! This is where the staircase used to be. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1380035338493-ZG03ALKUYRCIXZWJAYZ3/P1010405.JPG Kemp After: a better view of the secret corner passage. My client says that Miss Kitty sits on the top shelf and watches her cook dinner all the time!  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1380035177455-TV4RGVDVSCJYT09LIUA9/P1010402.JPG Kemp After: even though the sink is still at the angle (to better see out the windows), there is now enough room to the right of it for a base cabinetry and a dishwasher, where previously she stood right against the edge of the range while washing dishes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1380035210599-C6E5DICR27IWBWCDXJ1L/P1010401.JPG Kemp After: you can't tell what's new, what was existing but never moved, and what was existing but had been relocated along this window wall, can you?  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1380035395093-U8EE06XK3W1R4IEATTVS/P1010406.JPG Kemp https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1380035055113-R0D7UFMBZTF6PZOO66QA/P1010400.JPG Kemp Here is another perspective where you can see new cabinetry in the foreground which matches exactly the built-in next to the wood stove beyond. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1380036921783-KRGPDRKU5PGASP3LNUAU/P1010397.JPG Kemp After: the cabinets beside the refrigerator and above the range were existing, along with their hardware. The contractor did an outstanding job of having custom cabinets built to match exactly, and of locating hardware that matched too. I could not tell the difference even close up.  https://www.finelinehomedesign.com/the-whole-enchilada daily 0.75 2014-04-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1395860550734-KOXD6ZVUBCHFAK6UTR50/GreatRoomRearWallFramed.jpg The Whole Enchilada These custom-home clients were lots of fun, and I loved the challenge of designing a home on their cliff overlooking the Shenandoah River. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1395860550734-KOXD6ZVUBCHFAK6UTR50/GreatRoomRearWallFramed.jpg The Whole Enchilada These custom-home clients were lots of fun, and I loved the challenge of designing a home on their cliff overlooking the Shenandoah River. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1380040395388-DLKUHQM8Q7X5QEDO19OW/YounkForPostcard.JPG The Whole Enchilada Frank Lloyd Wright would approve. I hope. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1384785131735-V3AWMGRMU5UO5KNR77VF/IMG_0283.JPG The Whole Enchilada A whole-house renovation of a 28' x 30' one-story, one-bedroom house in rural Washington County. Wait until you see the "Before" photos... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1381154970580-6BRYJNOSWVW1JZWM6TTM/IMG_3314.JPG The Whole Enchilada This home was designed to accommodate a two-dog family, complete with a doggie deck, dog "house" in the corner of the garage, and human/dog zones!  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1380037989461-7ODE3MCOICN4WWD48RJ6/P1010396.JPG The Whole Enchilada Find out why the cat loves this new kitchen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1380041245564-0X58QS1JPO8EMMX49CZM/MartBradFrontEvening.jpg The Whole Enchilada Who wouldn't enjoy a weekend getaway in a cottage this welcoming? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1396718299991-7YO1A3S0SJ5XDNEOZJZF/IMG_8750.JPG The Whole Enchilada Take a look at the rest of this bathroom renovation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1380042033786-9YUNSPEPJ8PDZBOSCJUR/OldfieldFrontAfter.JPG The Whole Enchilada FCBA Award winning whole-house transformation by O'Dell Construction. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1380043525817-3689UQRL4W8Y1LVL98H4/IMG_2328.JPG The Whole Enchilada Pebble river runs through this great room, separating the reconfigured kitchen from the living and dining areas, with its source the wall-hung fountain and its mouth at the door to the garden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1380060211251-LKJCGJTC9MB8DO7X5VBM/lerner1_lrg.jpg The Whole Enchilada Where is the addition? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1380039829258-DC32NRQ1LJBH5MN1VRSU/P1000472.JPG The Whole Enchilada Nature watching from this front porch is spectacular! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1380381173316-FOL35XQOFCZSM8DIOJ7C/P1010427.JPG The Whole Enchilada You should see the view. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1380566609750-MQ9ONHZ0VZR9FC0MTM0X/Mollot+Front+AWE-3558+-+Copy.jpg The Whole Enchilada Custom contemporary by Nima Custom Homes.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1380041535155-BFFAXRNR52OYJDR5PICO/house+pics+4.4.11+006.jpg The Whole Enchilada Two-story great room in a home overlooking the Cacapon - why would you ever leave? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1380557034099-84N46GWVY046EKKJUOF0/Kalaputapu+front+AWE-3544.jpg The Whole Enchilada Custom home in the DC suburbs for one of my repeat contractor clients. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1380041347340-PW5KVTSZ1S83M3PMIP5K/IMG_2779.JPG The Whole Enchilada Crabbing from the dock in your back yard. Sounds like a nice way to retire. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1380041667745-B0L8RG9PW42CMD3OB6G9/After1.JPG The Whole Enchilada Her #1 wish: a large island. Done and done. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1380041828092-TJTNBQ91HDABVJOH0Q2N/SAM_0829.JPG The Whole Enchilada This used to be a one-story block cottage! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1380557197338-61OEKO937T2KO2P4ZBA8/Hekmatian+Residence-5x7.jpg The Whole Enchilada Another project for Nima Custom Homes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1380042298019-194L01AJ6WMR88K2MOZ5/IMG_2804.JPG The Whole Enchilada For Arts & Crafts and historic home enthusiasts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1383763588199-WX4B7P2BBORT7I4IR6TW/IMG_0140.JPG The Whole Enchilada You'd never know now that this was a split-foyer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1380044155886-OEB48YT5NV8CJS7PVGQB/SAM_0712.JPG The Whole Enchilada Built on piers in Chincoteague - ABOVE the mosquitoes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1380044425140-LTP832QG126DSCBZ6MZX/P1000605.JPG The Whole Enchilada This contemporary screened porch addition goes with the Porcelanosa kitchen renovation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1380042423628-KXKVILLVL6YRG9GG9P55/kim+072.jpg The Whole Enchilada Massive addition to existing Colonial. Can you tell what's original? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1380042956349-27CPQC3L565RQBLMV6J4/Arches.JPG The Whole Enchilada A wine tasting room between these arches is what makes this basement so special. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1380042538261-64KXAN3PA5KAQIAEIELF/mclist2.jpg The Whole Enchilada One of the first homes I designed after starting my business - an oldie but a goodie! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1380043365651-0PNKPCTDCKW52TC1MQ77/P1000446.JPG The Whole Enchilada See what this ultra-modern kitchen used to look like. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1380043811124-HO7WG4Q553Q96HCZAEAP/latsun3.jpg The Whole Enchilada Great new outdoor spaces on this house - sunroom, screened porch, and patio. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1380043959483-4PJBTHR0NWSLV1K20F4Q/mccormick5.jpg The Whole Enchilada This kitchen used to be a covered enclosed porch! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1380044053923-4S8UYM9PA6O8G2N9HR8Y/jernigan7.jpg The Whole Enchilada Massive reconstruction after fire damage https://www.finelinehomedesign.com/hekmatian daily 0.75 2013-09-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1380552438266-I4DAO98SMEEBQLK7CAC2/Hekmatian+Residence-5x7.jpg Hekmatian https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1380552438266-I4DAO98SMEEBQLK7CAC2/Hekmatian+Residence-5x7.jpg Hekmatian https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1380552802357-Q7VZFOOVWWQE3PM6FCK0/Hekmatian%2C5x7_exterior.jpg Hekmatian https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1380553563196-1ASB85UU4WK65HQUBGWR/Hekm1stFlrForSite.png Hekmatian https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1380552450542-35WR6Q2MWJ9IU51XIDLJ/Hekmatian_Kitchen_+5x7_1.jpg Hekmatian https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1380552851951-LNCZCCU2WL122VZYTBC8/Hekmatian_Kitchen2.jpg Hekmatian https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1380552854495-NZ8R96SW7VXSYXXKY6X8/Hekmatian-Living-5x7.jpg Hekmatian https://www.finelinehomedesign.com/weagly-kuhns-bathroom daily 0.75 2014-06-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1403188745166-R2HZME2AWUMDFKK8XPKZ/VP_Bath_Plan_For_Website.jpg Weagly-Kuhns Bathroom https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1403187550359-FWR32RAMF3FQ23WTNX9R/P1000549.JPG Weagly-Kuhns Bathroom BEFORE: A standard hinged door between the Master Bedroom and the Bath. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1403184823252-B4ZIDTQ9HGW544XLMUS4/IMG_0929.JPG Weagly-Kuhns Bathroom AFTER: The entry has been widened to 4', and two pocket doors have been installed in a new 2x6 partition (the old 2x4 wall was removed). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1403185732270-TJEVMIIMWTTQ4VEBSHI5/P1000548.JPG Weagly-Kuhns Bathroom BEFORE: The vanity location did not change. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1403185138328-3OWAEJIVB9P63PW5N44L/IMG_0945.JPG Weagly-Kuhns Bathroom AFTER: new wall-hung vanity by Porcelanosa in the same location as the old one. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1403185910287-ATCAYBDH2YOQSQ7PXT90/P1000552.JPG Weagly-Kuhns Bathroom BEFORE: a bathtub (that nobody used) occupied space between the toilet alcove and the vanity. This is where I designed the new tile and glass shower, closing off the toilet in a water closet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1403185062107-FP8YWH9XN06UJBVCO6BI/IMG_0942.JPG Weagly-Kuhns Bathroom AFTER: a new pocket door into the water closet, with a new wall-hung toilet in the original location. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1403185721278-7ZY3ORL0MDMHF4MEWV3J/P1000546.JPG Weagly-Kuhns Bathroom BEFORE: a fiberglass shower stall was opposite the toilet. Let's move it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1403184950544-PCPJ7SVU2HYOMUDW4EMA/IMG_0933.JPG Weagly-Kuhns Bathroom AFTER: new shower with body sprays, rain shower head, shampoo niches, and corner seat. Luxury! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1403184940121-V6D3MJ3KKK62A4CG5ARR/IMG_0932.JPG Weagly-Kuhns Bathroom https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1403185101011-T7B2KG3ARWY3NZVGVCYB/IMG_0946.JPG Weagly-Kuhns Bathroom https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1403185020313-512ZQ3V5XMLIA56R468W/IMG_0935.JPG Weagly-Kuhns Bathroom AFTER: the new tub and platform take up the entire addition, opposite the vanity and shower. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1403188906809-Y7Q5OW8I60C6N9V2F2I2/IMG_0937.JPG Weagly-Kuhns Bathroom AFTER: Slim 46" wall-hung gas fireplace by Spark. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1403185015352-8902U7VRN869IR34HRQ8/IMG_0936.JPG Weagly-Kuhns Bathroom AFTER: These Pella windows have blinds between the glass, although this property is so secluded that they're rarely used. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1403187792961-HEI0EX2W29ALMXR4SWYX/P1000607.JPG Weagly-Kuhns Bathroom BEFORE: If this house looks familiar it's because you saw the other side of it here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1403185214039-922JYGXAFTLDGE1RRFZ0/IMG_0958.JPG Weagly-Kuhns Bathroom AFTER: notice how the addition's roof matches the metal used around the existing lower level workshop, and how its pitch matches the house. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1403184880478-G8PXXHUG21E6SNLFN96E/IMG_0927.JPG Weagly-Kuhns Bathroom AFTER: from the front, with the blinds closed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1403185224492-WJID7HDB48XNR3LTJ4JU/IMG_0963.JPG Weagly-Kuhns Bathroom AFTER: so much glass makes the owners feel as if they're relaxing in an outside tub -- especially when they open the windows for a cross breeze. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1403185161951-GKX8GCUK7RI2KO1N7TAZ/IMG_0949.JPG Weagly-Kuhns Bathroom AFTER: A field change to add another step was nicely executed by the builder. The split upper step allows access to the tub motor - that center tile is attached with magnets. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1403190616866-QBSDGMQS3EAQI9EQSXYV/IMG_0947.JPG Weagly-Kuhns Bathroom https://www.finelinehomedesign.com/fossettfox1 daily 0.75 2014-10-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1405346058552-U0KQPM7ZYYHM6JJS8OPU/image-asset.jpeg FossettFox1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1405346058552-U0KQPM7ZYYHM6JJS8OPU/image-asset.jpeg FossettFox1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1395858596883-X71JB2QVHTKBVQQE1ZF4/IMG_6816.jpeg FossettFox1 The view from Mission Ridge Drive as one approaches the house. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1395856466439-YY4FRACSRT0K2XSJ8589/RearInProgress.jpg FossettFox1 To enjoy the river view, the rear of the home will feature lots of glass at the Great Room; a large deck (not yet shown); French doors at the walkout basement; rear facing bay windows in the basement guest room, dining banquette, and master bedroom; and a balcony at the third floor tower. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1395856675043-AATCXEH6FABKFJC7G1QI/IMG_0448.JPG FossettFox1 Check out these timber brackets, assembled by the builder in his shop per structural engineer Alicia McCormick's specifications to me. Detailed drawings of these brackets and their connections to the wall were critical. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1395856780394-O6WIWOFEICBUEQS0EFCW/GreatRoomRearWallFramed.jpg FossettFox1 The view from the catwalk, which looks down into the Great Room on one side and into the Foyer and open staircase (all the way to the basement) on the other.   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1395856470811-M1TH9OKTF8V8NXV8W64B/LeftGarFromBelow.jpg FossettFox1 The garage has been added and the framers are nearly finished setting the attic trusses. An in-law suite is tucked within them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1395858348810-UI9C49RL47CKJ0LPEZRW/LeftGarInProgress.jpg FossettFox1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1395856470781-2NRP9JLCBJBW5B6S3O0D/TimberAccentsToBeHung.jpg FossettFox1 Timber-framed homes are expensive, but these clients wanted to duplicate this look on a budget. I designed these timber accents for a few of the house gables. Michael Taylor built them in his shop, along with those load-bearing brackets you saw on the tower, for the balcony. Here are their halves, ready for hanging. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1396362710962-1M9J06S1DYEKM3YS10OI/FrontPorch.jpg FossettFox1 Notice how you will be able to see the view beyond even as you're entering the front door. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1402334083603-2CPMHP82ZQEVZ6LXCXUM/IMG_0717.JPG FossettFox1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1402334044314-8LW60FMAZ885D4YDCVSD/IMG_0713.JPG FossettFox1 The fiber-cement siding is being hung. Note: this is only a primed material, and will be painted later. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1402334096342-LW6FNCC3EXT4FPWIQXZF/FrontPano_050814.JPG FossettFox1 Waiting on the garage doors to make the building lockable. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1396362776791-LGNCWM69EI9NBRNBB7RW/FrontPorchFromInside.jpg FossettFox1 Check out the exposed wood ceiling of the front porch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1402334150077-0A4QEFMC2Z9GPKF2D511/RightRearCornerDuringDeck.jpg FossettFox1 Timber-framed side porch is on! This will be screened, with a door leading out to the rear deck. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1402334169759-HQGJGGVBZBV9JU7OT9Q0/GreatRoomPano_050814.JPG FossettFox1 Panoramic photo taken from the catwalk. You can see decorative niches framed into the solid wall to your left, and curved windows in the wall to your right. The niches are mirror images of the windows opposite. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1403892368263-5FK4BRFQA7TROAHOBA9T/photo+2.JPG FossettFox1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1403892644700-GJR0YTS6O7XYXDS6BPSI/FoxFront062714.JPG FossettFox1 Now it's getting exciting! Standing seam metal has been installed, siding is being painted, and stone is being laid. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1405344456409-PHO2NOIVOZQL0S6ADMNV/image-asset.jpeg FossettFox1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1405344489194-VKXJRPNTSXTPNOGD637Y/Fox5_071414.jpg FossettFox1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1405344491498-UQ5WEGQ7NR2PHJRK74UB/fox2_071414.jpg FossettFox1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1413735412205-BUAAPKW6SMDX2SEQIF2T/IMG_1234+-+Copy.JPG FossettFox1 The recessed niches will be finished with salvaged wood. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1413735461306-G7QF1SRODV285YAKIK48/IMG_1246+-+Copy.JPG FossettFox1 Faux timber trusses installed against the sloped ceiling, and centered on the fireplace. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1413735405220-Q1SEXJZ0KXYFVAE3DUBZ/IMG_1240+-+Copy.JPG FossettFox1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1413735508536-SBMF3UOXEP8AUK6X8FOI/IMG_1247+-+Copy.JPG FossettFox1 Gas fireplace in the corner of the master bedroom. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1413735500467-XZPNI81M1BMNYI527QLC/IMG_1251+-+Copy.JPG FossettFox1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1413735578478-E1G2DZKISGY48P3I5WTW/IMG_1254+-+Copy.JPG FossettFox1 I love how the angled enclosure for the tiny fireplace, behind the spiral stair of the tower, creates an interesting geometry with the sloped ceiling. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1413735657066-HEVYR6TS8QJHBWITYG05/IMG_1256+-+Copy.JPG FossettFox1 Spectacular finish on the tower ceiling https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1413735639543-XI7AZD9O4D6YHBGGXE3V/IMG_1253+-+Copy.JPG FossettFox1 Autumnal view from the tower's balcony (a precarious place to be, until rails are installed) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1413735698190-NXEEL1W7RDJD0XL0IE64/IMG_1262+-+Copy.JPG FossettFox1 Coming soon: horizontal metal railing at the deck. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1413735725387-57UWKUR11Z9N24DZP1ZL/IMG_1263+-+Copy.JPG FossettFox1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1413738729694-9YBQTI544FDX84GO0Q0L/IMG_1267.JPG FossettFox1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1413738751860-23XICF09BV5U0MCCXXOH/IMG_1266.JPG FossettFox1 https://www.finelinehomedesign.com/tjornehoj-bath daily 0.75 2014-06-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1396716789094-KJ70XBCJXC36CRDTYAFR/Tjor_Jpeg_for_website.jpg Tjornehoj Bath - Angled wall, you made my job easier. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1396716789094-KJ70XBCJXC36CRDTYAFR/Tjor_Jpeg_for_website.jpg Tjornehoj Bath - Angled wall, you made my job easier. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1402518691766-JK102HS3VJJWNSSYV1SW/P1010203.JPG Tjornehoj Bath BEFORE: The double vanity of the master bath. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1396716335457-1BBQEGI2K3MJ5L3EMQ15/IMG_8737.JPG Tjornehoj Bath AFTER: I shifted the wall between the two baths by 12" into the master bath, because the hall bath needed more width. They still had plenty of room for a new vanity against the original vanity wall.   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1402518361646-QCF3R1BEV1C0DOV23H52/P1010200.JPG Tjornehoj Bath Before: the master bath tub was oversized and underused, while the constantly-used shower was too small.   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1396715718897-P7ZFCTEDVH3OUZD3SRO7/IMG_8745.JPG Tjornehoj Bath AFTER: the original tub was replaced by a modern smaller tub with a tiled platform. This gave the clients the opportunity to have a much larger shower. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1396715668700-W1XFYQM2N5V3C1E6YNQY/IMG_8739.JPG Tjornehoj Bath AFTER: The new toilets in both bathrooms share the same new angled wall, which is practical for the waste lines.   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1402518691018-A42YES4IZ4SBDDCWISUX/P1010202.JPG Tjornehoj Bath BEFORE: The dilemma: master bath linen closet door was right where the owners wanted to hang a towel rack. I rotated the closet 90 degrees to give them a wall for it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1396715751581-0YGU5CAKH30LW9H4F660/IMG_8752.JPG Tjornehoj Bath AFTER: now that the linen closet door is rotated 90 degrees, there's a dedicated alcove in front of the shower entry, with towels on two walls. Problem solved! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1396715724599-UG2XBQ7BKSZH01PBTWF9/IMG_8749.JPG Tjornehoj Bath The new shower is not only wider but also deeper -- with a bench that's super-handy for leg-shaving. Ladies. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1402519440911-G2HLH8UEQ17B4VACIJCE/P1010207.JPG Tjornehoj Bath HALL BATH BEFORE: the toilet was set way back in a narrow alcove. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1396716738736-BQ853LU4EDLC4P928O0R/IMG_8755.JPG Tjornehoj Bath AFTER: This toilet backs up to the new master bath one, on an angled wall that gives the toilet/tub area much more floor space. Bonus: room in the corner for a much-needed linen closet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1402519430112-7V5U8X7786SHD5MI98B8/P1010215.JPG Tjornehoj Bath BEFORE: The hall bath vanity in the narrow bathroom. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1396716735539-SF3SUGGGQB9GO45SLTHA/IMG_8756.JPG Tjornehoj Bath AFTER: The hall bath wall to the right has been moved 12" into the old master bath, so that this bathroom is 12" wider from vanity to opposite wall. It makes a world of difference. https://www.finelinehomedesign.com/ivkovich-bedroom-addition daily 0.75 2018-04-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1413321528191-I4A0G4EHY1GE8LN9KW0H/RearBefore1.jpg Ivkovich Bedroom Addition BEFORE: A new addition will be designed to this side of the house. Basement level will have two bedrooms and a bath, accessible by a new long hall against this stone wall. Upper level will have a powder room and a master suite. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1413321528191-I4A0G4EHY1GE8LN9KW0H/RearBefore1.jpg Ivkovich Bedroom Addition BEFORE: A new addition will be designed to this side of the house. Basement level will have two bedrooms and a bath, accessible by a new long hall against this stone wall. Upper level will have a powder room and a master suite. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1413321686442-W5JQTATUN1EO802KSHXR/RearSideBefore.jpg Ivkovich Bedroom Addition BEFORE: remember the sliding window on the upper left here. It will be turned into a display niche in the new powder room. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1413321013062-97Q1Z61075GUXHVUGQCN/IvkoRearForWebsite.jpg Ivkovich Bedroom Addition https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1413319726325-BQQIAPV8T99QVVSLH8EU/IMG_1228.JPG Ivkovich Bedroom Addition https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1413318314003-MEPWWCBC2VQFETC6BUVK/IMG_1170.JPG Ivkovich Bedroom Addition New basement hallway next to the original stone wall, which was partially underground. A new stepped concrete wall was built against it, with 6x6 posts bearing on it, in order to support new addition floor joists. Note the step beyond, needed because this slab is lower than the original one.   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1413318452245-6W2NF2DKWZMCL8S90U2C/IMG_1177.JPG Ivkovich Bedroom Addition There had to be a stepdown from the original basement to the new one, to meet head height requirements. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1413318405773-C5OAWNQVXHAD4MSP8AFE/IMG_1176.JPG Ivkovich Bedroom Addition Structural columns are wrapped in salvaged wormy chestnut trim to match the chestnut throughout the original house. This hallway turned out to be one of the coolest parts of this renovation! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1413318370317-AY4ZU8SEH22ZPFKLJLL0/IMG_1172.JPG Ivkovich Bedroom Addition New basement level bedroom with lots of glass facing the lake. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1413318358366-RAYCVB98BFQ3YY4G7V3W/IMG_1173.JPG Ivkovich Bedroom Addition New basement level full bathroom. The grade is creeping up the side of the addition here, which is why the window is so small. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1413318407792-9V75LEEINCLMAWK37S4Y/IMG_1175.JPG Ivkovich Bedroom Addition The second new basement bedroom is uphill from the lake, which means a window well was required to fit a window large enough to escape in case of a fire. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1413318452606-NUMAVBPREK2TXH5OK5G8/IMG_1180.JPG Ivkovich Bedroom Addition Built in the 1930's, the original house is all stone and exposed chestnut. Here you can see the thickness of the existing outside wall, which was cut for a new doorway to the powder room and the master suite. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1413318432188-9KTY9GK4662UY2WBWOTR/IMG_1179.JPG Ivkovich Bedroom Addition Picture taken from the original dining room, across a new vestibule and into the master bedroom. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1413318559235-UZHWEB6ULS24UNA2AW2Y/IMG_1185.JPG Ivkovich Bedroom Addition Fantastic views of Deep Creek Lake from bed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1413318504937-DKPA4VRGHO947JIBBE7Z/IMG_1187.JPG Ivkovich Bedroom Addition https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1413318550685-O15672MT8I4F32UNB8ZN/IMG_1188.JPG Ivkovich Bedroom Addition The new bedroom wall, opposite the window wall, features an opening centered over the new master bath tub. Privacy glass will eventually replace the temporary curtains here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1413319412276-L7T0U87WVXJ8GF2ASFPI/IMG_1191.JPG Ivkovich Bedroom Addition This wall faces the road so the glass is high, for privacy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1413319433837-1U4CR6M7X74W7OWO34UX/IMG_1193.JPG Ivkovich Bedroom Addition https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1413319459204-Y8VQ4KZ6G44CBKAV37Q6/IMG_1195.JPG Ivkovich Bedroom Addition The builder/owner worked wonders with this original window opening, which is now in the new powder room and serves as a beautiful display niche opposite the toilet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1413319506955-G7CE3MBSL7QWUB7BFLPL/IMG_1204.JPG Ivkovich Bedroom Addition View from the driveway. The original house is on the right. Note how the roof pitches of the new addition complement the existing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1413319531894-QJTJ702RIHOHLC6IY40V/IMG_1209.JPG Ivkovich Bedroom Addition Here you can see the window well for that basement bedroom I mentioned earlier. The master vanity is just behind the big tree. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1413319553449-X3QQ5AFLNTBXD7XBOI35/IMG_1213.JPG Ivkovich Bedroom Addition The new master bedroom fireplace is in this cantilever. Why no foundation here?, you might ask. Answer: the building restriction line is here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1413319608015-MIJJQ4G5FFVD6Y7QK03I/IMG_1216.JPG Ivkovich Bedroom Addition This is real stone on the addition, and it's a remarkably close match to the original 1930's stone. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1413319616928-E8M83JWRGF86PVFWNE6L/IMG_1218.JPG Ivkovich Bedroom Addition https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1413319657646-X59E7FEQ5OBA0LYVFA8K/IMG_1220.JPG Ivkovich Bedroom Addition This is the window at the end of the basement hall, in the photos with the decoys. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1413319712433-WJMDV7PJ8I1VL1IMS5RS/IMG_1223.JPG Ivkovich Bedroom Addition After: taken from the lake shore. https://www.finelinehomedesign.com/fossettfox-after daily 0.75 2015-03-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1426882923565-WQVOL0YWWS27PG6AH9QS/image-asset.jpeg FossettFox After https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1426882923565-WQVOL0YWWS27PG6AH9QS/image-asset.jpeg FossettFox After https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1421867676150-LYPEK9PCTYWVOIB525XX/banquette.jpg FossettFox After https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1421867676293-N7TU6LFZAZH0VJ7I0ZR4/cable+rail.jpg FossettFox After https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1421867676615-SLAPIRJ1DMPYE135PTNK/catwalk.jpg FossettFox After https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1421867677114-7HSPO4QXUWHDZS7DZ6UA/fireplace+from+catwalk+2.jpg FossettFox After https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1421867677540-DBBL0E6H6HFT5KVU16W4/fireplace+from+catwalk.jpg FossettFox After https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1421867678110-A4EKMG3FAGWJMJ9CZ7CA/great+rm+window+wall+high.jpg FossettFox After https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1421867678784-1YJ0SMO18PRV05HCCT3A/great+rm+window+wall.jpg FossettFox After https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1421867679850-S8OYYDQ356FNNDX5DVFJ/island+2.jpg FossettFox After https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1421867679413-HZPWI9TR8GMBN5OUPQUZ/kitchen+from+great+rm.jpg FossettFox After https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1421867680372-MLOA021T81486V798C71/kitchen+island.jpg FossettFox After https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1421867680936-2T5C2ZQMVMRRAY2FVOB6/kitchen+ref+wall.jpg FossettFox After https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1421867681459-JPFEYTNQSSHJE72SFOZ2/kitchen+stove+wall.jpg FossettFox After https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1421867682818-01WHV99N8N5KPD8YNYT4/m+bedrm.jpg FossettFox After https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1421867682210-5E4FPIUE3WBQHH7J9PFY/niches.jpg FossettFox After https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1421867683515-P9J9R7UMB75KRR12W1WW/pocket+doors+m+bedroom.jpg FossettFox After https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1421867685176-ZO1OB9ADXWSRLHEGE84C/scrnporch.jpg FossettFox After https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1421867687616-71KT5PBJRBUQB4NBRN7X/seethru+fp+from+porch.jpg FossettFox After https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1421867687338-VSRNKBQGHE19SQNOV8FF/spiral+stair.jpg FossettFox After https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1421867688761-KYP41MMMYXKWLO8C0AW3/tower+ceiling.jpg FossettFox After https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1421867688427-0A6GSHXWAC3BHIJN013P/tower+doors.jpg FossettFox After https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1421867689188-DN8714CT3K1IC252XKER/tower+top+of+stair.jpg FossettFox After https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1421867689934-D57OV580SDIBUKSYFWOA/tub+view.jpg FossettFox After https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1421867691578-9CE4ZDC5BQAQCRK2IILZ/tub+with+fp.jpg FossettFox After https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1426883004499-ZTT1M1RI4TCJB0PZ75FO/image-asset.jpeg FossettFox After https://www.finelinehomedesign.com/meadows daily 0.75 2015-10-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1444833620270-KHIQ05SU0GIF74M5VSSI/image-asset.jpeg Meadows BEFORE: this is a post and beam house with a prow on one end. The owners wanted to enlarge the deck on the left, put roofs over both of the decks shown, and add a large basement level one-story family room -- while still keeping as much glass at the first floor as possible. Challenge accepted! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1444833620270-KHIQ05SU0GIF74M5VSSI/image-asset.jpeg Meadows BEFORE: this is a post and beam house with a prow on one end. The owners wanted to enlarge the deck on the left, put roofs over both of the decks shown, and add a large basement level one-story family room -- while still keeping as much glass at the first floor as possible. Challenge accepted! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1444838360437-8S96PNUA9WM3XGVAWUWL/IMG_0252.JPG Meadows BEFORE: This is the front entry deck. The clients are okay with the deck size but want a roof over it, similar to the new roof they want over the grilling deck on the back of the house. Note: the existing metal deck rails are too far apart to meet current codes. We'll fix that with the project. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1444851351250-HO704R6Z9QFMWBXVRU46/image-asset.png Meadows The plan of attack. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1444836705792-U9E0LLZYRVPLJ43OEQFG/IMAG1264.jpg Meadows DURING: The back deck's been enlarged substantially and the roof is being added. Careful planning throughout https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1444833997799-I901PLT486UJ3VWS1PS6/IMAG1288.jpg Meadows DURING: This new addition roof has pitches designed to be shallow enough to allow decent windows to remain in the first floor family room, yet steep enough to allow a metal roof (instead of a rubber membrane one). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1444836555137-KWXTI2ERQ20TUECKYKT8/IMAG1336.jpg Meadows DURING: The clients wanted an eclectic mix of materials and textures on the addition. The fireplace projection will get cedar, while the remainder of the walls will be covered in fiber-cement panels that will be trimmed with the "Fry Reglet" system of metal edge trim. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1444836637143-BF6LEOQAPD36TGLBZK1T/IMG_0049.jpg Meadows DURING: The existing and expanded decks continue to have horizontal metal rails; new structural brackets were designed to be exposed and compliment the rails. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1444836799599-EIISBHVKL600JRXKOG1T/IMG_0055.JPG Meadows DURING: view from the new patio and fire bowl. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1444834041426-US6D41PREODVHRYQIU7Y/IMAG1356.jpg Meadows DURING: A crucial and tedious aspect of designing the new roof was to locate these purlins (beams running perpendicular to the rafters) so that they're supported by the existing posts on the house prow, between the existing windows. This then dictated where the roof pitches would change on the addition. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1444834511526-SZP720S4YEOC5GJEMVF2/IMG_0059.jpg Meadows DURING: The ceiling will be drywalled but the purlins will remain visible, finished with wood trim. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1444834131112-0KV0A28TW7Q1S44OFUFS/IMG_0043.jpg Meadows DURING: On the original decks, the horizontal metal rails were too far apart. They've been spaced closer now to comply with code, which prohibits a 4" diameter ball from being able to pass through them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1444834470123-QUN8QSJGOCVXRB0LODP2/IMG_0045.jpg Meadows DURING: Notice how the posts supporting the new roof beam are located to pass through the original roof and bear upon the house's exterior wall. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1444834444149-PUM0TOWXEM0CZ5CQECLV/IMG_0044.jpg Meadows DURING: The exposed fasteners are an intentional design element on this project. Inside the home there were already lots of visible brackets and posts, so we continued that style outside. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1444834198448-HPVLVSIKKHD2ENYLWMII/IMG_0354+-+Copy.JPG Meadows (Almost!) After: the homeowner, an accomplished and self-taught carpenter, still needs to put some finishing touches on the window and beam trim. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1444852034037-AVLEFS3JLSTFRRV5QOYA/IMG_0353.JPG Meadows A close up of the magnificent concrete slab in the existing and new finished basement. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1444834240840-FZZJL49AMZVI0AGBT7XN/IMG_0363+-+Copy.JPG Meadows AFTER: A bold decision, the homeowner painted the fiber-cement panels a charcoal gray. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1444834266750-N4M2GZTXV3PNZ0ODSN37/IMG_0365+-+Copy.JPG Meadows AFTER: Notice how the new front porch corner post is bearing upon the new concrete retaining wall. This is part of my planning and design. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1444834220461-5SMEW5I3HXQDDLVMTZCI/IMG_0360+-+Copy.JPG Meadows https://www.finelinehomedesign.com/unbuilt-projects daily 0.75 2018-04-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1445347986558-L5ZFT3LXKQSIW4RJPEMV/AsuncForSite_101915.jpg Unbuilt Projects I wanted this house for myself SO badly! The client was a real Arts & Crafts fan. He also happened to be a fan of Modern architecture too, and decided after I'd completed Pricing Drawings on this design to completely change gears. He bought a set of plans for a very modern home from dwell.com. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1445347986558-L5ZFT3LXKQSIW4RJPEMV/AsuncForSite_101915.jpg Unbuilt Projects I wanted this house for myself SO badly! The client was a real Arts & Crafts fan. He also happened to be a fan of Modern architecture too, and decided after I'd completed Pricing Drawings on this design to completely change gears. He bought a set of plans for a very modern home from dwell.com. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1445349451404-TTAY4CMBQWQI4VZJ67N7/DeutForSite_101915.jpg Unbuilt Projects I completed Permit/Construction Drawings for this massive home to be built on Kent Island, for a couple from Long Island NY (they discovered me through this website). This is the rear elevation which is waterfront. The third floor is entirely Master Suite, and water is visible from THREE sides up there. Sadly, they never got past pouring the foundation walls before he abandoned the project for health reasons. The land has since been sold and the new owner plans on building a one-story home on the existing foundation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1445350845622-0C0GBNTE116FP5E6K0EB/TaylForSite_101915.jpg Unbuilt Projects Now THIS is a tiny house. At only about 800 sq. ft. for an artsy single retired lady, it has tons of character. She bought an existing cabin instead of having me finish these drawings, which were put on hold at the Preliminary Drawings level. Once in a blue moon I hear from her, and she promises me she will have me finish drawings for her WV wooded lot one day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1445348536200-UTI2GGIR62LANYGHFS5U/AvgJoeForSite_101915.jpg Unbuilt Projects A design I came up with on my own during the worst of the Recession, when I had no billable projects to work on. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1445349653096-H9MAC1ROL3G4KK95HR8P/Doz1ForSite_101915.jpg Unbuilt Projects Another large waterfront home, this one to be constructed on a cliff above the Rappahannock River near Fredericksburg VA. Wonderful clients to whom symmetry (and circletop windows) were very important. I completed the permit/construction drawings before they decided to postpone indefinitely, to stay in Anne Arundel County until their children finished school. They've since decided to plan for a smaller home. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1445350170494-1C6Z9P41LCZ110ARTTJF/Doz2ForSite%29101915.jpg Unbuilt Projects Rappahannock River Design #2. Yep, this IS actually smaller than the original home I designed for the clients. It's still very symmetrical, but now it's been carefully planned so that it can be built in four distinct, separate phases as the clients desire. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1445349107859-BGRSI48P3C29B97415ZE/DaughForSite_101515.jpg Unbuilt Projects A friend of my husband bought a narrow waterfront lot near Chincoteague that had a dilapidated home on it. The rear of the home faces the water. The plan was to demolish the house, then build a new spec home on it, using the same building footprint. This was a challenge because of how narrow the house had to be. It ended up being a design that could accommodate a large family for vacationing; however, her ability to build this was contingent on her being able to sell another property she owned, and this was just as the Recession hit. Finally in 2017 construction began -- pictures of finished home to come! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1445348278074-R3LJBUPRI7XT6G0MLEKY/AdolForSite_101915.jpg Unbuilt Projects A spec home I designed for a contractor client to build on an empty lot on Braddock Mountain, on a street of original Victorian homes. The Recession forced a career change and the project was abandoned. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1445350437664-8FLO6NS2XALEJF246NC7/SchrForSite_101915.jpg Unbuilt Projects I'm saddened that this one will never be built. The price was more than the clients were comfortable with, and they found an existing home nearby within their budget. Perhaps some day they'll reconsider and will have me finish their drawings. Remember, I keep the electronic files indefinitely! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1445350553934-IKGOF3YEVJHL9P4H7QX8/SchwForSite_101915.jpg Unbuilt Projects This was to be a weekend home on a heavily-wooded lot near Clear Spring for a young professional DC couple. After I completed the Pricing Drawings, they put the project on indefinite hold because they started a family. I hope one day to hear from them again. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1445349355550-MRQ8KOD6QN12TPKGO471/DeCarForSite_101915.jpg Unbuilt Projects A very traditional farmhouse I designed several years ago to be built in Clear Spring. After I completed the Permit/Construction Drawings the family decided to relocate for job reasons. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1445348624964-SE91D1B47IORIJWP5DYC/ClarkForSite_101915.jpg Unbuilt Projects Preliminary design for an indecisive client who had been through two designers before she called me. She showed me about 50 clippings of houses she liked, in a wide variety of styles, along with a Thomas Kincaide painting of an artistically tiny cottage. (I explained, your house cannot look like a tiny cabin in the woods with a two-car garage, a partial second story, and three bedrooms.) I was designer #3 who failed to please her, but that's okay; nobody can please everybody. 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https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1524154996378-A27M5IZ3HEWLFWGHPZAA/After1.jpg Finsterwald The home is situated on a plateau with 360 degree views of forests and farmland. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1524154996378-A27M5IZ3HEWLFWGHPZAA/After1.jpg Finsterwald The home is situated on a plateau with 360 degree views of forests and farmland. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1524154315780-0K9IGT66XNJJ7K2L4TJI/After1.jpg Finsterwald https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1524155110973-9CWLCE334MVE37M42MS5/After2.jpg Finsterwald The stone veneer is prefabricated (i.e., faux stone) but is much easier to install and looks quite authentic. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1524154318132-RS8LSGKL8VLWI3BJYWLO/After3.jpg Finsterwald https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1524154356035-64J10YV7T5JXR60WEARY/IMG_2435.JPG Finsterwald The view from the master bedroom's sitting room. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1524155239854-UEKQEIYMT2LYI2U9BJC5/IMG_2444.JPG Finsterwald The two-story living room is open to large yet practically laid-out kitchen beyond. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1524154487066-Q307LS0WGVLTXN07PNQN/IMG_2445.JPG Finsterwald The pass-through over the kitchen sink allows a view to the driveway beyond, provides additional natural light, and nicely connects the kitchen to the breakfast nook. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1524154614914-ZM7JBG59A2TL85GLI1OE/IMG_2450.JPG Finsterwald Two seating heights at the kitchen island, for visitors of various ages or levels of mobility. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1524154558155-DI1K2I57OZB9SODGWNXK/IMG_2451.JPG Finsterwald https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1524154723692-63I7W1J8LV4S8T4UFKZJ/IMG_2461.JPG Finsterwald The windows of the two-story living room are spaced apart vertically to fit a patio shed roof between the upper and lower units. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1524154878452-849X4CJO2J9GDG27VFN4/IMG_2468.JPG Finsterwald Funky pantry/mudroom/laundry room. Why such tall ceilings? Because this is the front of a dormer that was needed for a back staircase (to the space over the garage) to have head clearance to meet building codes. It was the result of making the front elevation look pretty, and the client took full advantage of it decoratively. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1524154862916-ZVLXI03HGLHXSNQLA3ZJ/IMG_2472.JPG Finsterwald https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1524154908581-FFQVXDZNLVL75E8RLOU0/IMG_2473.JPG Finsterwald https://www.finelinehomedesign.com/conleypaynter daily 0.75 2018-04-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1524160478947-GW9UINGVAN7LQAHBPO2C/IMG_1411.JPG Conley/Paynter Before, the foyer felt cramped because french doors to the Family Room swing into the foyer. One of the doors conflicted with a coat closet, which cut into the foyer space and made it feel even more cramped. To top it off, the doorway leading into the Living Room beyond wasn't very wide or welcoming. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1524160478947-GW9UINGVAN7LQAHBPO2C/IMG_1411.JPG Conley/Paynter Before, the foyer felt cramped because french doors to the Family Room swing into the foyer. One of the doors conflicted with a coat closet, which cut into the foyer space and made it feel even more cramped. To top it off, the doorway leading into the Living Room beyond wasn't very wide or welcoming. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1524160252434-XHGJZ6ELXABAZ4HM3STA/IMG_1408.JPG Conley/Paynter https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1524161132170-7TEU7PEHE2SS7SHIXMPV/IMG_0282.JPG Conley/Paynter After, the coat closet and wall were removed for an open flow between the Foyer and the rest of the house. A new coat closet next to the double French doors was carved out of a corner of the Family Room. The French doors were also rehung to swing into the Family room, against the side of the new closet and the new bookcase built-in. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1524160813468-D4840R7SRF760GLDCPWE/IMG_1412.JPG Conley/Paynter Before, the Family Room doors leading into the Foyer beyond swung into the foyer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1524160027360-SDXJ7J2SVZH1UNUVBFC8/IMG_0300.JPG Conley/Paynter After: the French doors have been reversed so they don't swing into the Foyer anymore. A new bookcase in the corner of the Family Room provides a nice wall perpendicular to one door; a new coat closet (not shown here) in the left corner provides a wall perpendicular to the other door. The ceiling over the doors has also been dropped for crown moulding to run straight across the closet and the bookcase projections. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1524159728889-31BOBDGFO0F7CQJ78MKU/IMG_0282.JPG Conley/Paynter After, the coat closet and wall were removed for an open flow between the Foyer and the rest of the house. A new coat closet next to the double French doors was carved out of a corner of the Family Room. The French doors were also rehung to swing into the Family room, against the side of the new closet and the new bookcase built-in. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1524160738253-6HY72J5YPB5U5NOWYNKI/IMG_1408.JPG Conley/Paynter Before, a central living room, just inside the Foyer, was rarely used. The owners have another Family Room to the left of the Foyer, so this one is redundant, and the square footage will be put to good use in this whole-house remodel. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1524159773361-11W270X45XMRYC1YE4OJ/IMG_0286.JPG Conley/Paynter After, the former Living Room window is now part of a great little reading nook. Walls have been removed at the basement staircase and between the former Living Room and the Kitchen. This is the view as one enters from the Foyer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1524159676480-JZF8CKMG189TYQ1FNCKN/IMG_0284.JPG Conley/Paynter After, the basement below is finished, so it made a lot of sense to take down some non-structural walls and make it feel more connected to upstairs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1524159762154-LJ3UOJUJF97BHRS31TZ3/IMG_0287.JPG Conley/Paynter After, the view of the new Reading Nook from the Kitchen. The other old Living Room window, beyond the bookcases, is now part of the Master Bath. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1524160104982-WJULJRZLP9YANRE14SE5/IMG_1405.JPG Conley/Paynter Before, the Master Bedroom had a 2' deep closet next to a small Master Bathroom. I rearranged much of the interior layout of this house in order to make this bedroom about 2'-8" longer; removed this closet and created a walk-in closet in the left corner of the bedroom; and (most importantly) designed a larger and more luxurious Master Bath. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1524159916183-2DUVLRJ32RK126VP3FLN/IMG_0292.JPG Conley/Paynter After: looking in the same direction as the previous photo, this wall was moved to increase the width of the bedroom from 13'-5" to 16'-0" - a massive increase! Since the closet behind the door was removed, and a second closet (not in photo) was enlarged to a walk-in closet by stealing a bit of space from a home office, now the bedroom door doesn't block the closet entry anymore. Notice the new bedroom door is 36" wide, for aging-in-place. The double doors to the new Master Bath provide a 36" wide opening as well. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1524160108444-JGADKD0GWSLFEVNZ11B3/IMG_1403.JPG Conley/Paynter Before: the tiny, outdated master bathroom. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1524159926164-Y21361ZB3S094O5VSFXL/IMG_0293.JPG Conley/Paynter After: remember the old Living Room in the middle of the house, which nobody used? About half of its square footage was reallocated to this bathroom. One of the old Living Room windows is in the new water closet (past the angled wall). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1524159971390-PUNR7LQUTX8LSS53BAWA/IMG_0295.JPG Conley/Paynter After, the new master bathroom vanity, with water closet to the left. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1524159972194-7UQ6OGE7XOVDL21HNX61/IMG_0296.JPG Conley/Paynter After, a large shower's door is mounted on contemporary barn door hardware to keep it out of the way. A new linen closet is at the end of the bathroom. The door to the toilet is out of sight, just to the right (opposite the shower). One of the old living room windows is in the toilet's compartment now, for a great view of the private wooded back yard while "thinking". https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1524160036858-DYU1UP6NIIQSII6BGDAZ/IMG_0297.JPG Conley/Paynter After, the tiles were exactly what the owner hoped they'd be when she found them online. They are a love-it-or-hate-it choice, a bold decision, but I think it works. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1524160376102-BX7J5PFXVAYOC1A4ZFMN/IMG_1421.JPG Conley/Paynter Before, a basement bathroom situated between two guest bedrooms. This bathroom is deep! I recommended we close off the toilet/tub from the vanity area; and also that we create a door into the vanity area directly from one bedroom. The other bedroom would continue to access the bathroom from the hallway. Notice how low the ceiling is, due to ductwork above, the original builder lowered the entire ceiling. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1524159569628-5L1ZP57L0461M0I0A955/IMG_0276.JPG Conley/Paynter After, a new wall and door separate the vanities from the toilet/tub area. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1524159572746-X6U4V9P27MDG7LU7769L/IMG_0275.JPG Conley/Paynter https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1524159586555-9R64OFY00GCMUM85LUFO/IMG_0279.JPG Conley/Paynter After, a new door into one of the bedrooms provides direct access to the vanity area. https://www.finelinehomedesign.com/elmerraji daily 0.75 2018-04-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1524516065084-EKQ6IAJU6Q6926AWV9A4/IMG_0092.JPG Elmerraji https://static1.squarespace.com/static/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/5ade43f30e2e7283dce6aa4c/5ade44086d2a73171823496a/1524515848419/ Elmerraji 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- BEFORE BEFORE: Say goodbye to those triangular windows over the original kitchen, which is where the master bathroom will be going. The new front entry is where the propane tanks are. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1704313281952-XCYV2VJZBIUKY16UJGHS/Back2.jpg WhitingsNeck It’s a long way up from the water https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1704314029957-PFQLPH0E7MFSS4OVAISM/IMG_4288.JPG WhitingsNeck BEFORE: This long staircase remained. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1704313212023-6021FVJQ6QNGH1X7W09M/afterfrontleft1.jpg WhitingsNeck This new side door leads into the end of the new kitchen. Dining is in the bumpout on the side. Notice the short windows at the dining area, due to proximity to the neighboring home. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1704313282489-59JEYVW2O49G8QJ53ZI1/Back3.jpg WhitingsNeck https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1704313295420-J2VF17M3XPJ72VBZB93P/Back4.jpg WhitingsNeck https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1704313332021-MAJF8E0KOTBM1QX46KPU/BackLeft1.jpg WhitingsNeck I specified Simpson “Avant” series black powder coated steel fastener plates for the beam and post connections. They’re functional yet stylish, and don’t break the bank. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1704313295798-EMY84QU89V2Z7S9ZWNY5/BackBest.jpg WhitingsNeck https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1704313333159-FOYFER3HVSNDC647QR2K/BackLeft2.jpg WhitingsNeck https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1704313454307-12ETS3TEHH0XE0IR1L81/Deck1.jpg WhitingsNeck This large window to the right is over the new staircase and opposite the front door, for a welcoming view to the visitor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1704313445776-A63A8UHCPEX369CT3N9Q/CovPorch1.jpg WhitingsNeck Original deck was expanded to continue across the back of the new construction. This covered bit of deck feels like an outdoor room and gets lots of use. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1704313446905-JQNM12TSEE365VNIUBA7/CovPorch2.jpg WhitingsNeck Treehouse vibes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1704313531069-HR3RKBXDDHFGGBK5KGCA/LivRm3.jpg WhitingsNeck The relocated public spaces, in new construction. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1704313528809-HBBE0XZ16QXMLM4HFATE/LivRm2.jpg WhitingsNeck https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1704313517643-XPN7LHL4DH0GJD36SOX7/Kitch1.jpg WhitingsNeck https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1704313740206-3DB0KTALOEZIP3K454NI/LivRmFromKit2.jpg WhitingsNeck https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1704313682467-7UEZJYKQVI4NQSVGCYC0/LivRm6.jpg WhitingsNeck https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1704313519333-H2V2S851L17JD9O6VP09/LivRm1.jpg WhitingsNeck https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1704313683002-7I76B26MNC9ZAPUEEL1L/LivRm5.jpg WhitingsNeck https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1704313953076-8Z8U90D0ZCIZ8EWDRL1P/Stiltz.jpg WhitingsNeck A “Stiltz” lift was added into new closets. The original part of the house begins just to the right of the closet. A new hallway leading to the master suite was part of the old master bedroom itself. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1704314488796-GHR9M8QQOY30HMVEBOMZ/IMG_4205.JPG WhitingsNeck BEFORE: Here’s a dreadful photo of what the back Great Room wall looked like. The fixed triangles were removed for a rectangular transom. Please note the massive ridge beam, supported by the framing between those windows. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1704314282878-APP8TWPZANVCD32XH457/IMG_5029.JPG WhitingsNeck DURING: The old Great Room rear wall’s doors and triangle windows have been removed. The big point load from the ridge beam is now supported by a header that distributes the roof load to columns flanking the new transom window and doors below. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1704313391306-EM7D3DYIS8XJMNV08CDT/Bedroom1.jpg WhitingsNeck AFTER: Isn’t this prettier than the triangles? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1704313395685-9ZZKCAKKJT09GWEAMBH9/BedroomTowardView.jpg WhitingsNeck https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1704314193075-2I5UK8QT7WGDDMVITXOE/IMG_4203.JPG WhitingsNeck Before: The old kitchen faced away from the river and didn’t have much view. I turned this space into the new master bath. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1704313389395-2E97HUZABL8JY4HOHAC7/BathTowardView.jpg WhitingsNeck AFTER: The new master bath is in the original kitchen’s location. Triangle windows were removed, and new casement windows are centered on the gable. Above the flat ceiling is a ledge so that the high transom window is visible from the bedroom side, along with the entirety of the original ridge beam at the peak of the cathedral ceiling. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1704313853015-QYXA94CVL95NCT81WNSG/Shower.jpg WhitingsNeck While small, the bathroom is highly functional and efficient. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1704313799574-8AI70A775A0INDQ75GPP/BasementHall.jpg WhitingsNeck A wine cellar greets you as you descend the stairs. The hallway leads into the original part of the home and the remodeled family room. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1704313853794-K5JRNUVG1G9VQWYWKPV5/RecRmTowardView2.jpg WhitingsNeck Remodeled family room included a new fireplace, doors, and windows. Hallway leads to the new part of the home and the stairs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1704313858094-KFNIMPMGVS9OK80Y7261/StairsUp.jpg WhitingsNeck New stair rails were by Burdette Ironworks in Mercersburg. This is my second project with them; both clients extremely happy with their final product. They also fabricated the deck rails on this job. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1704313960500-88L6JB6WP8A2HCDRL6HQ/UnderdeckPatio.jpg WhitingsNeck Space under the original and expanded deck was finished with structural slabs, where previously there had been old flagstones and gravel. 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Beautiful but not code-compliant in the US. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1376422492840-R5VXCYV9B9Q7AWJC0UW2/IMG_2806.JPG Getting started One man's boulder is another man's hearth. Solid concrete foundation beneath this big guy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1524514567300-TD9VN3SCJR09KMNV8INN/IMG_0778.JPG Getting started This photo shows most of the floor space in this basement. I had to measure this space and they knew to be prepared for me. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1524514794312-L4IJVZZ4IBPPY2HCU3WG/IMG_0672.jpg Getting started No. Just, no. Mr. FineLineHomeDesign had a panic attack and had to walk outside while measuring this room. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/510ef689e4b0b7597745106d/1376423642497-NP6JK1IG8FP9HXQIEIQ2/SampleSitePlan.jpg Getting started A sample site plan. 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