Above: The salvaged wood shiplap wall provides a nice contrast with the dark wood flooring. Opposite: Custom Shaker cabinets were installed in the kitchen. The use of glass subway tile, by Daltile, pro- vides another beautiful contrast.
to just under 1,900 square feet. Using old photos of the house from the 1940s and ’50s, they referenced original column details as well as some of the materials that had been covered or replaced over the years. For the exterior the team opted to stay with the original wood siding rather than replac- ing it with HardiePanel, as was their norm, which took a lot of patching and repairing. Existing windows were taken to the com- pany’s woodshop where they
were refabricated, the sashes dipped to remove all the paint, the pulleys, hardware and glass completely restored. Additional siding and windows for new construction were meticulously matched to the original. A new, two-car-deep garage mimicked the gable elevation and archi- tectural details of the house. Inside, the home blossomed. While the footprint grew and the spatial plan was revised to accommodate the clients’ requirements, primary finishes,