This home started out, as many Northeast homes do, with two small bedrooms, kitchen and bath on the main floor, and sleeping space upstairs. I have always loved the neighborhood and saw potential in the small house. A compact and distinctive lantern-like addition to the rear of the house allowed for a new kitchen and spacious bathroom, making the small house feel spacious, filled with day light, and opened visually and functionally to the generous deck on which I entertain throughout the warmer months. By strategically removing or altering existing walls (which could be put back if needed), one of the main level bedrooms became a dining room and the other an extension of the living room.

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