New Improver Household Plans | Cape Cod Manner Home

Welcome to the first, existent official introduction to our trouble solid project.  I know I've been talking nigh this foreeevvveerr already, as well as you've heard my schpeel many times equally we've prepared for this. 

I've been belongings dorsum the total plans until nosotros got the terminal OK from our city's planning board because most of our decisions were hinging on ane of import business office - beingness able to add together as well as attached 2 auto garage.  We had almost plenty room to add together the novel garage inwards the identify where the side-porch is inwards this photo, but nosotros needed the metropolis to grant us a variance of 2ft on the side setback.  And for the record, I loathe that nosotros accept to larn rid of the charming porch, but it actually was the entirely way to compass many of the other things nosotros wanted to live on able to create alongside our budget - as well as provided us the perfect spot to build a generous as well as lovely master copy bathroom.  So, after a nail-biting couplet of calendar month collecting signatures from neighbors as well as reviewing architectural plans, nosotros got a huge OK from the city. 

If you lot would similar to read nigh where nosotros started, you lot tin forcefulness out start here as well as here to larn a lilliputian background for those of you lot only joining me to follow along inwards our journey.  Basically, nosotros bought this small-scale lilliputian trouble solid because I honey its elegant curb appeal, it is inwards the most charming neighborhood inwards our city, on a beautiful tree-lined street total of families, as well as it had never been added onto.  It has a huge apartment backyard perfect for bumping up, out as well as over. 

So... these are nigh 2 days afterward than I promised, but finally - hither they are.  Hey, it is a structure projection after all, I'm told to hold off a ton of delays therefore why non here, too, right?  In improver to working alongside architects as well as contractors, I've been a busy bee behind the scenes preparing for my novel Spring Line that volition live on available inwards my online shop inwards less than 10 days.  I accept therefore much fun materials that you'll honey to refresh your abode - novel types of products that I've custom designed as well as others that I've discovered.   Thanks for your patience piece I've been working away.  Let the journeying begin

Our goal was to popular off on the trouble solid looking rattling much the same from the front end - a rattling uncomplicated as well as classic Cape Cod vogue alongside a steep pitched roof.  The entirely existent alter alongside the front end of the trouble solid is the improver of the garage on the left side, as well as finishing the one-time garage into livable space.




I was rattling especial inwards designing the dorsum of the house.  There are much to a greater extent than damage effective ways to bump out a home, but it was of import for our improver to live on only equally pretty from the dorsum equally it is from the front.  I also wanted it to aspect similar it was supposed to live on built this way - instead of an afterthought.  I honey this vogue of roof as well as came across the thought from a mass called "Updating Classic American Capes" given to me past times our one-time vecino from Concord, Mass that had of late added onto their ain house.  Our trip dorsum to New England in conclusion autumn gave me therefore much inspiration that I relied on when redesigning the house.

As you lot tin forcefulness out run across from the drawing above, we're adding a covered porch only off of the novel opened upward kitchen as well as hearth room through french doors.  Hopefully this expanse volition live on a skilful replacement for the porch we're loosing.  All the way to the correct is the mudroom/my studio expanse that also opens upward to the backyard alongside french doors.

Last calendar week I shared the programme for the principal business office of the trouble solid - the novel kitchen, dining as well as hearth area.  Here is the programme for the kickoff floor.  The front end Living Room volition rest the same, therefore it volition opened upward up into the opened upward programme room.  I accept e'er loved cozy houses alongside small-scale rooms, but life alongside kids actually industrial plant improve alongside opened upward living.  I can't hold off to live on able to create dinner piece I tin forcefulness out popular off on an oculus on Emma inwards almost every corner.  For to a greater extent than details nigh how we'll role this room as well as the vision for it, run across this post. 

As you lot tin forcefulness out see, through the kitchen doors is what I'm therefore excited about... a mudroom as well as "studio."  I honey utilitarian spaces.  I am envisioning it to aspect similar a classic potting shed alongside opened upward shelving, deep sink, forest cabinet storage as well as wooden "lockers" for every fellow member of the family.  This volition also live on abode to our dry out goods storage as well as pantry.  Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 rattling difficult working room.  Besides all of that, this is what I'll also live on using for taking photos for the blog.  I accept designed it therefore it volition accept the perfect amount of natural lite on the counter for my photos - as well as a quick trip from the kitchen to larn a skilful terminal shot of food.  I can't hold off to operate on my crafty projects here... I already accept visions of all of my wrapping as well as packaging supplies inwards neat rows as well as organized inwards drawers.

The one-time garage volition live on transformed into a "Library" - which volition live on our cozy room of forest paneling as well as leather.  It volition accept french doors that tin forcefulness out live on shut off as well as live on a private, tranquillity place, which I scream upward volition live on prissy to accept alongside everything else beingness open.  In fact, I interviewed Sarah Susenka of The Not So Big House mass serial on her thoughts of how to programme a cozy trouble solid alongside a modern opened upward flooring plan.  Her tip was to create ane expanse that could live on shut off therefore that at that topographic point was a spot to larn away to as well as ringlet upward alongside a book.  Great advice.   

I should lift that I'm calling it the Library as well as Mike is calling it His Room : )   I'm giving him bulk dominion inwards this room to brand most of the decisions (so that agency I accept bulk dominion inwards the residue of the house, right...?), it volition definitely live on masculine as well as in all likelihood his favorite spot inwards the house... as well as in all likelihood characteristic a small-scale collection of golf game plaques as well as trophy's.  I scream upward it volition operate for both of us because nosotros both honey the handsome Ralph Lauren form of layered aspect alongside leather as well as plaids.  

The mo flooring is pretty self-explanatory.  The 2 front end rooms are existing as well as changing rattling lilliputian also adjusting some window placements to accommodate the garage roofline.  Emma volition probable motion from her plant nursery to our room as well as her plant nursery volition live on opened upward for some other infant - hopefully someday.  And only inwards instance you're curious, non quite yet... don't desire to start whatever rumors out there.

We are opening the hallway upstairs to live on a large fundamental hall for all of the rooms vs. the long a narrow hall that it was before.  Another huge bonus is the upstairs laundry room.  Yes.  I tin forcefulness out non wait.  Right straightaway I'm lugging laundry all the way downwardly to the unpleasant unfinished basement.  As I said before, I honey utilitarian spaces as well as can't hold off to organize this room alongside handy as well as useful storage.  There volition also live on a large linen cupboard inwards the fundamental hall - we're trying to add together equally much storage equally nosotros can.  My goal is to accept everything at to the lowest degree accept a identify - a constant struggle. 

The master copy sleeping accommodation leads to the master copy bath that extends over the mudroom/garage area.  My programme is to accept the bath itself live on simple, airy as well as opened upward alongside a form of mini-vaulted ceiling that leads to a large soaking tub nether the window.

Of course, inwards the adjacent couplet of weeks as well as months I'll part blueprint boards, inspiration photos as well as layouts for each private room.  Today, I only wanted to give you lot the large moving painting of where we're headed.  We won't interruption basis for at to the lowest degree some other calendar month piece nosotros larn terminal bids as well as financing (details, details...) underway.  You tin forcefulness out aspect foward to a weekly update (at least) of our progress as well as novel ideas.   I welcome whatever advice as well as resources recommendations.  Thanks for taking the fourth dimension to follow along.  The conditions is beautiful hither as well as equally presently equally Emma wakes upward from her nap we'll live on taking a long walk to the park.  In the meantime, I'll live on doing laundry inwards the basement ; )

Have a corking Sunday!

Share this post