Architecture & Interior Design

Hamlin Goldreyer Architects

"BEFORE & AFTER"

1870's Victorian Interiors

This diamond-in-the-rough Victorian had much going for it including interesting architectural details and a large yard. But, the rooms were small, the layout had poor flow and there was limited access to the big, side yard. By removing walls and switching the location of the dining and family rooms, we created a contemporary, open first floor layout. By adding a wrap-around porch, mudroom addition and new doors and exterior stairs, we created easy access to the side and rear yards. Now the house is full of light and all the first floor spaces flow into one another with the new stair at the center.

On the second floor two bedrooms were combined to create a Master Suite. On the third floor, the hall ceiling was raised and a new skylight and dormer flood the hall and stair with light.

The project is a complete gut renovation of all three floors with a new kitchen, all new bathrooms, new mechanicals including a geothermal system and new insulation throughout.

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Old Stair Hall - not open to back

Starting to open stair hall

Stair Hall and Kitchen taking shape

New arches become apparent

Front Hall To Back of House

Front Entry Opens to LR & DR & Back

Old Living Room Door

There was only one narrow doorway between the old Living Room and the old Stair Hall

Living Room Open to Stair Hall & DR

There are now two, wider openings so the Living Room is more open to the Stair Hall and the new Dining Room.

Old Parlor (New Dining Room)

Note: Old wall separating Parlor from Stair was removed

New Panelled Stair Open to DR

Removing the wall and re-configuring the stair allowed for a bigger front room for the new Dining Room

This Wall Needed To Go!

On the other side of the wall was the existing (tiny) kitchen.

Wall is gone!

Removing the wall created a new openness to the back rooms on the first floor.

Breakfast bay added!

Adding the wide breakfast bay gives the Kitchen and Family Room much more exposure to the southern light.

Kitchen Looking Toward Breakfast Bay

Beautiful afternoon sunlight!

Looking from old back room to front

Kitchen Island and Hutch

Now you can see from the back of the first floor all the way to the front door.

Old Kitchen

The wall behind the sink is the wall that was removed to open the new Kitchen to the new Family Room.

Kitchen open to the Family Room

The whole back of the existing house is open from the new Kitchen to the new Family Room and also with access to the new wrap-around Porch.

Existing Stair

The mid-landing of the old stair happened right at the middle of the old window. This happened at both mid-landings.

New Stair

The new stair and windows were configured to avoid having the landings interrupt the windows.

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