I recently had the pleasure of traveling to Dubuque to photograph a remodel / addition project that I designed. The home previously belonged to the grandmother of my client, Cathy, and has been in her family for over 100 years. Although it had a lot of charm, the home needed a more functional kitchen and dining area, a larger living room, an updated bathroom and a dedicated office for Cathy, who works from home. Cathy also requested a large open space where she could teach yoga.
The original farmhouse has been in the family for over 100 years.
Above is the original house. Below is an "after" photo with the addition on the left and the original house on the right. The new yoga studio is on the lower level of the addition, and the living room is above it. The addition utilizes the same proportions, roof pitches, siding, roofing and window styles as the original farmhouse.
The addition blends in with the original house.
The new living room includes a cozy reading nook with built-in bookshelves, drawers, lighting and a custom cushion.
The southeast corner of the new living room
The built-in reading nook
The living room also includes a wood-burning stove, shown in the two photos below.
The west wall of the living room holds a wood-burning stove.
The new wood stove
Below the living room is the yoga studio.
The yoga studio is open and bright.
Below are "before" and "after" photos of the east wall of the kitchen. The existing kitchen was in a small nook off of the dining room, containing the sink, counter and cabinets. The refrigerator and range were located in the adjacent dining room.
In the remodel, the dining table was moved to another room. To create more wall space for appliances, cabinets and counters, the basement stair was relocated, a door was eliminated, and the window sills were raised. The sink was relocated from the small nook to the former dining room, creating a more functional work triangle.
The east wall of the kitchen "before"
The east wall of the kitchen "after"
The next four photos show before and after pictures of the former kitchen, set back in its little nook. With the kitchen sink relocated, the space becomes more of a pantry, offering supplemental work and storage space.
The former kitchen, shown in the right half of the photo above
The former kitchen is now a pantry
A closeup of the kitchen "before"
After the remodel, the former kitchen serves as an open pantry
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