Cute but outdated bungalow gets a facelift. Expanded kitchen and reconfiguration of guest bed/bathroom/laundry room on first floor. Before and after photos are included so that you can see the transformation of the space.

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Existing exterior

Exterior with base coat/primer

‘After’ Exterior… maybe next time we’ll go a little darker!

Existing living room {toward front door}

Existing living room {toward kitchen}

Existing living room {existing arched doorways and future opening to basement}

bye bye small weird bar area! {bar and door to laundry, all changing}

Very unfortunate existing downstairs bathroom

Existing laundry room {to be relocated}

Existing kitchen

Existing kitchen

View into kitchen from mysterious small room off of kitchen. Office? Guest bedroom? It’s anyone’s guess.

Existing first floor layout

Kitchen layout option 1

Kitchen layout option 2

Kitchen layout option 3

Kitchen layout option 4

Kitchen layout option 5

Final first floor layout

Under construction progress ~ kitchen demo of office/spare room wall

Under construction progress ~ kitchen demo of office/spare room wall

Under construction progress ~ demo of existing bath and laundry room walls

Under construction progress ~ demo of existing bath and laundry rooms {view into the old first floor bedroom}

Under construction progress ~ demo of existing bath and laundry room {vie from old spare bedroom into old bath and laundry}

Under construction progress ~ exterior wall in old bathroom. Discovering old window openings

Under construction progress ~ new ceiling and lighting in kitchen

Under construction progress ~ opening into kitchen ~ before, during, after

Before and after of living room arched openings

In progress ~ stairways to second floor and basement

In progress ~ stairways to second floor and basement

closeup ~ stairway to basement and surprise wall nook

basement stair wall nook ~ during and after

Stairs before and after

Living room before and after

Kitchen before and after

Kitchen before and after ~ old view from small window of spare room, now all open kitchen

Before and after ~ old mud room is now mud room and laundry room

Before and after ~ old mud room is now mud room and laundry room

‘After’ view of living room at front of house

‘After’ view of reworked stairs

‘After’ basement stair nook

‘After’ living room, view toward front of house

‘After’ living room, view toward kitchen

closeup of dining room lights

‘After’ kitchen

‘After’ kitchen

‘After’ kitchen

‘After’ kitchen ~ pot filler

‘After’ kitchen

‘After’ kitchen vie into living room

‘After’ kitchen

‘After’ kitchen

‘After’ first floor bath

‘After’ first floor bath ~ wallpaper and light fixture closeup

‘After’ first floor bath

‘After’ first floor bath

‘After’ first floor bath

‘After’ first floor bath ~ towel hooks

‘After’ first floor bath