This is the north wall of the old living room. The adjacent room was a poorly heated den accessible only from the living room and a malfunctioning back entrance door.

The built-in seating in front of the fireplace enables guests to chat with my clients during meal preparation. On the east wall is a Jenn Air oven with a pantry and a closet housing a TV set. Beyond the oven wall is the new mudroom.

The old south wall of the living room featured a wood-burning fireplace flanked by casement windows. The fireplace is the focal point of the new kitchen.

The children can play in the west end of the kitchen while meals are being prepared. We installed task lighting under the upper cabinets to illuminate the countertops regardless of the available natural light. The pendant lights and fireplace sconces by Rejuvenation are nickel-plated to complement the hardware original to the house. The original white oak floors were refinished and custom-stained.

This view of the old south and west walls shows the original two-piece crown molding and wraparound windows that provide natural light.

We replaced the back door with an Andersen simulated divided light French wood door. We installed a half-bath next to the back door so children could run inside from playing and not go through the house with muddy feet.

The old den was poorly heated and had a malfunctioning door that was difficult for the children to open and close. A previous homeowner installed the awning windows and interior and exterior casings that did not match the architecture of the house.

The new mudroom features built-in closets for coats and the children’s toys and games, a bench where the children can sit while putting on and removing shoes and boots, storage bins under the bench and a passageway connecting the mudroom to the center hallway.

My clients wanted the awning windows on the south wall replaced with new windows trimmed to match the home`s original windows.

New south wall windows being trimmed to match existing.

Above the desk are built-in cabinets and shelves. Notice we repeated the two-piece crown molding that my client treasured so much in the original living room.

This photo shows the old window in the old half-bath. We removed the window in preparation for the new writing desk area.

We removed the carpeting from the stairs, removed the tile from the center hall, old kitchen, and back hall. The original white oak floor was repaired and refinished.

Previous homeowners had covered the original white oak floors in the center hall and old kitchen with white ceramic tile.

The old kitchen was made into the new living room. We moved and widened the doorway between the rooms, added crown molding to match the molding in the dining room and replaced the tiled floor with white oak flooring.

The old kitchen had a narrow doorway to the dining room.

The new back entrance shows the drip edge, casement window, and the new back step that we installed. Stucco was used to match the rest of the house. The results are quite pleasing.

The exterior view of the old den shows the mixture of awning windows and vertical wooden siding that did not match the stucco and windows elsewhere on the house.