This modest 1839 Greek Revival grew piecemeal over the ensuing century. Their needs for the renovation were straight forward: a large kitchen with plenty of storage, rooms for informal and formal entertaining, and a comfortable master suite… and lots of room for books. Planning for the future, the owners also wanted an elevator along with …
This Victorian home served a family of four well while the two children were small. But they shared a tiny bath last modernized decades ago. This was tolerable until the children – a boy and girl – entered their teens, and then it wasn’t. Also, their teenage energy and new interests needed outlets at home. …
Old houses have so much going for them. Their kitchens, however, fail to make the list of assets. Designed to be out-of-sight and out-of-mind, they occupy small, left-over polygons of otherwise robust floor plans. Fast forward 125 years and these demure rooms are now the center of attention. When Charles Dole, father of the Dole …
This house, like so many of its era, had an inadequate kitchen and lacked a master suite. Unlike many that come to us, it was in reasonably good condition – it just needed a little pampering to return color to its cheeks. The homeowner emphasized time and again that natural light was to be the …
This large Georgian Revival sits in a lovely setting; the house is cradled on three sides by woods, with a long, sloping field for a front yard. But once inside, the house took on a Hotel California persona – try as one might to get outside, it felt like you could never leave. The house …
When the present owners moved into this Victorian home, they saw it badly needed something most Victorians have in abundance: charisma. It was pedestrian. Now, each formal room has its own identity. The parlor has richly detailed, custom-designed cabinetry flanking the room’s entry. The library is wrapped in floor-to-ceiling shelves made of mahogany. The dining …
Our task was to meticulously renovate, inside and out, this Victorian home for a three-generational family. We renovated three floors, restoring time-worn details to their original grandeur and renovating dilapidated rooms in the spirit of the home’s Victorian heritage. Key features of the home include an open floor plan, a new kitchen and breakfast area, …
This delightful Shingle style carriage house was dilapidated. Horses took their toll early on, and more recent, misconstrued accommodations for an RV nearly sealed the building’s fate. Fortunately, the new homeowners saw a fun, quirky old building worthy of salvation. We were instructed to preserve the bones of the old building, while adapting it to …
The owners of this ocean-side English manor home treasured both the earthen materials that sheathed the exterior and the amber glow of old wooden paneling that enveloped the interior. Much of the success of our design depended on recreating the warm, lived-in feel of the paneled rooms and finding materials that would harmonize with the …
This Georgian Revival manse recently fell upon hard times, winding up vacant for a few years and only weeks away from demolition. A couple saw this was a house worth saving, bought it, and asked us to rehabilitate it. We were tasked with updating the services – heating, electrical and plumbing, restoring an exterior that …
