This 1914 family farmhouse was passed down from the original owners to their grandson and his young family. The original goal was to restore the old home to its former glory. However, when we started planning the remodel, we discovered the foundation needed to be replaced, the roof framing didn’t meet code, all the electrical, plumbing and mechanical would have to be removed, siding replaced, and much more. We quickly realized that instead of restoring the home, it would be more cost effective to deconstruct the home, recycle the materials, and build a replica of the old house using as much of the salvaged materials as we could. The design of the new construction is greatly influenced by the old home with traditional craftsman design interiors. We worked with a deconstruction specialist to salvage the old-growth timber and reused or re-purposed many of the original materials. We moved the house back on the property, connecting it to the existing garage, and lowered the elevation of the home which made it more accessible to the existing grades. The new home includes 5-panel doors, columned archways, tall baseboards, reused wood for architectural highlights in the kitchen, a food-preservation room, exercise room, playful wallpaper in the guest bath and fun era-specific fixtures throughout.

Photo: Ryan Hicks © 2018 Houzz

photos Adélaïde Klarwein

Photography by : Jill Woodruff

© Luca Girardini. 2017 www.lucagirardini-photography.com

Mr. Bharat Aggarwal

Mr. Bharat Aggarwal

Looking from the kitchen to the dining room and adjacent rooms. The house had beautiful arches that we wanted to preserve in the new kitchen. All photos by Thomas Kuoh Photography.