The kids' bathroom Skylight blocked from dark main part of the room
Glass wall & door to wet room Light everywhere
Looking out to the hallway
Looking out from shower area Door closed to sink/vanity area
Old shower over tub Awkward, whether showering or bathing an infant
Kept the tub Shower gets all the use now the kids are older
Skylight Skylight is the solar opening one we added during re-roofing in 2014
A shower with a view The shower has an outside shower feel
Old bonus room stairs Straight up from the dark hallway to the waste-of-space "box" at the top
Added 90 degree turn half way And railings at the top
Now both entrances to the room are one end Which allows use of most of the floor space on the bonus room
Bonus room is on top of the garage Garage ceiling after the racks but before the stairs were turned
Garage ceiling after stairs turned New supports added after beam removed
Downstairs half bath Very 1980s wallpaper and fixtures
Same room.... Different feel with new cabinets and mirror, and no more wallpaper
Master bathroom had a tub we never used ...and a room for the toilet whose door we never closed
Views and space now we dumped the tub Privacy can be had with top down bottom up blinds
Shower is in the corner where the toilet was Storage bench provides a place to sit
Tub occupied a huge space Window into the bedroom was an artifact of the 2001 remodel
View from the shower Space for things we actually use!
The world's worst walk in closet Stupid cheese wedge shape, but the vanity used the space
Vanity now has a view Mirror is there when you need it but closed to keep the view otherwise
Bonus room Knee wall plus two different entrance points left no great options for placing furniture and TV
Turning the stairs enabled lots of options We now have the TV, a fireplace and lots more light
The odd nook with a door Not obvious why it was built this way
Looking across the new space Door is gone, space is opened as much as framing allowed to make a small sitting area
Reading area Under the skylights, a comfy chair and some good books
Left skylight opens Technical constraints necessitated two skinny fixed skylights on the right side
View from the kitchen doorway Looking toward the back garden - if you ignore all the cabinet obstructions
From the kitchen doorway Views and light
Cooking area in the island with a useless downdraft vent Upper cabinets made for a dark work/prep space. Note all the non-cooking "stuff" on the island
A real vent hood and light workspace The island becomes a prep area - non-food clutter is bannished!
The desk you couldn't sit at Area in front is a walkway so you can sit there anywhay
Still need a desk area ....but have storage and a file cabinet and *lots* of outlets
View across the island to the family room and front hall Pocket door was 28" wide so nothing fit; door to hallway was a solution in search of a problem
Both doors gone Five extra inches allows the new fridge to be moved in one piece
View towards the front door from the peninsula You had to duck down to see through
No ducking required Open view across the room
Pantry wasn't really useful This shot was taken during move out, but even at it's best, it was awkward
New pantry is rectangular I had it built with tons of shelves and two lazy suzans
Pullout drawers Wire drawers for onions, potatoes, rolls, crackers...
The original breakfast area With the four-pane skywall window (taken in 2003 when the kids were little!)
The breakfast area right before demollition The replacement skywall window was what kicked off the 2015 remodel
Storage benches and new windows The single window over the deck has been upgraded :)
View of the bench and cushions Storage areas have lift-up lids
Hallway wall next to front stairs Seemed like potential storage to me
Under stair pullouts Full enxtension glides give us some cabinets
Storage is flexible - shelves are adjustable Kitchen appliances are close but out of the way when not needed
Pullouts for oils, vinegars and spices Next to a drawer microwave and opposite the cooktop
Pullout drawer under cooktop All the everyday pots and pans go heree
The dark and forbidding hallway Ran from kitchen to mud room; door the kitchen end hid the hall lightswitch, and why was a door even there?
Light and open A hall with four views (five if you count the skylights in the bonus room)
Family room Was the kids' playroom when they were little
Legos on the floor no more... We kept the cabinets but had new doors made
Window didn't change But the wood wainscoting was removed
Computer area for the kids And a very strange light...
The sofa and chair we've had since New Hampshire Now they have a spiffy new home
Wall between family room and hallway The painting was part of trying to work out the openings I was planning
Openings as built We had to navigate three unevenly spaced heating ducts that would have been insanely expensive to move
Cabinets between kitchen and family room There was a door - I was salvaging hinges prior to demolition
New eat/work/play bar Clutter, food & drink are OK here
Fade from oak to neutral fade from dark to light...
