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Remodel versus move |
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Find out when it is better to remodel or move. See how much certain remodels will add to the value of your home.
‘Not so big house’ |
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Not so small impact of ‘Not So Big House’: Talking with author Sarah Susanka about downsizing your home.
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Midcentury modern |
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A midcentury modern home for the history books. 4
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A BLEND OF SOPHISTICATION AND CONTEMPORARY FLARE by SUMMIT SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY
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ocated in the private gated community of North Cove (gate staffed 24/7), and above the State Capitol, this home is a blend of sophistication and contemporary flare. Vaulted ceilings and expansive floorto-ceiling windows allow the natural light to flood into the elegant living and dining rooms, along with the master suite. The current owners love the easy access to downtown, the University of Utah, hospitals and the freeway system. The Bonneville Trail System is also very close and offers great hiking and biking paths. As a busy young family, it has been a great asset to be able to have their children’s friends enjoy their 30’ x 16’ pool complete with spa, as well as the bocce ball court, sport court and many other play areas. The oversized three-car garage has plenty of storage for bikes, skis, and all the other toys that enhance a busy family’s life. If cooking and entertaining are your passions, this incredible kitchen will surprise you. The large double islands provide extra prep room along with informal bar seating. A cook center with a six burner gas stove and hood, two sink areas, double-sized refrigerator, two dishwashers, and a large walk-in pantry are just a few of the amenities. Load your groceries into the dumb waiter by the garage and they will be transported to the kitchen with no hassle! It’s the perfect floor plan for
entertaining with the formal dining (large enough to easily sit 12-14), or informal dining in the adjacent family room. An incredible cherry-wood office is also located on the main level. Decorated by Sidney Makoff, the attention to detail and use of natural materials create elegant yet comfortable, cozy spaces. Double doors lead to the main floor master suite and elegant master bath. A walk-in cedar closet, steam shower, jetted tub and separate dressing areas enhance everyday life in this beautiful retreat. All bedrooms are complete with their own baths and study areas. The wood paneled office is tranquil yet efficient. More fun centers continue on the lower level with an acclimatized wine room, billiard room, and theatre room. These
are in addition to the family room with fireplace and bar. No more shoveling the driveway, as this driveway along with the steps to the front door are heated!!! Spend your time on the terraces barbecuing, or playing in the pool. It’s an amazing value at the current listing price of $2,200,000.00. Available for showings by appointment.
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Remodel or move? by Utah Association of Realtors
ith the kick-off of National Home Remodeling Month, May is a great opportunity for would-be remodelers to consider what projects will have the greatest return on investment — or to evaluate whether moving makes more sense.
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If the problems are associated with the location, it may be time to move. For clients who hate the neighborhood or the views, selling may make the most sense.
Whether it’s lack of space, a missing master bedroom suite or tiny closets, remodeling can solve many house problems. Through combining rooms, creating new storage spaces and adding more natural light, remodelers can resolve many homeowner complaints.
Second, how long is the owner planning to stay? If the answer is less than five years, it might not make financial sense to invest in significant changes, such as adding new rooms. This is particularly relevant if someone is planning on downsizing in a few years.
Other issues, however, are not so easily solved. When deciding whether to remodel or move, homeowners can ask several questions to determine whether it makes more sense to remodel or move. Will remodeling solve the problem? If problems are related the structure of the house, remodeling may work. Designers and contractors may be able to come up with creative ways to more effectively use existing space and add new features. 6
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When will the home be sold?
How will the project affect the home’s resale value? When it comes to remodeling, it’s helpful to remember that not all projects are created equal. Some projects will recoup significantly more of their price tags upon resale than others. In fact, it’s smart to study how the remodeling project would affect the house’s worth relative to other homes in the neighborhood. Realtor and Remodeling magazines partnered earlier this
Two of the top projects in Salt Lake are steel entry door replacements and attic bedroom remodels
year to analyze common home improvement projects and help owners gauge how to increase the value of their properties. The Remodeling 2015 Cost vs. Value Report (www.costvsvalue.com) provides estimates for the cost of 36 midrange and upscale projects, including remodels, additions and replacements. It also provides Realtors’ views on how much the project would be worth to homebuyers. In Salt Lake City, the No. 1 project is a steel entry door replacement followed by an upscale fiber-cement siding replacement. Rounding out the top three, and breaking from the exterior trend, is an attic bedroom remodel. Other projects in the top five are a garage door replacement and a stone veneer accent. The worst remodeling project in Salt Lake is a sunroom addition. Even though it costs nearly $71,000, it only adds about $30,000 to the home’s value. That means recouping only 42 percent at sale. Without careful planning, homeowners could find themselves spending tens of thousands of dollars on projects that won’t add significantly to the home’s value. Many Realtors are happy to provide information about sales of comparable homes in the neighborhood and discuss how a change could affect the home’s resale value. Homeowners can learn more and find a directory of local Utah Realtors at UtahRealtors.com.
Top 10 most popular remodeling projects 1. Bathroom remodeling: 78% 2. Kitchen remodeling: 77% 3. Windows/doors replacement: 45% 4. Whole house remodeling: 43% 5. Room additions: 35% 6. Repairing property damage: 30% 7. Handyman services: 24% 8. Decks: 25% 9. Siding: 22% 10. Finished basement: 22% Source: National Association of Home Builders Remodeling Market Index
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SEE THE LIGHT: One principle of architecture Sarah Susanka frequently employs is the knowledge that “we are physiologically programmed to move toward light,” said the architect and author. “If you put a lighted painting at the end of a hallway, or a window, you tend to want to move toward it.” Photo courtesy of Barry Rustin
Not so small impact of ‘Not So Big House’ Talking with author Sarah Susanka by Marni Jameson
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ixteen years ago this month, while covering real estate for the Los Angeles Times, I interviewed a little-known architect on the verge of becoming a household name.
Seven months earlier, in October 1998, Sarah Susanka’s first book, “The Not So Big House” (Taunton Press), hit store shelves. By May 1999, “The Not So Big House” was already in its seventh printing, her work was on the cover of Life magazine, and, as we spoke, she was on her way to appear on Oprah. A not-so-small empire had taken off. Nine books later, with more than 1.5 million books sold, no one is more surprised by this than the author herself.
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“I could not have imagined how the mainstream marketplace would embrace my ideas,” said Susanka, when she and I caught up on the phone last week. “I thought part of the population will love this, but it will be a small-scale footnote to the housing industry.” Boy, was she wrong. There is nothing not so big about her impact. In fact, many in the industry credit Susanka, whose own home is in North Carolina, with having the single most profound influence on the American home in the past 20 years. Her message in a nutshell: Bigger is not better. Better is better. “Not so big doesn’t necessarily mean small,” Susanka says.
a lot of personality, and is not that hard to do.
“It means not as big as you thought you needed, and designed and built to suit the way you live.”
Marni: What is the smallest house you’ve designed and the largest?
Recently, I took the pleasure of speaking with Susanka again to ask what she felt had changed since she turned a critical light on the bigger-is-better building mentality. Please eavesdrop:
Sarah: I designed a Not So Big 900-square-foot bungalow, and the largest home I’ve done was around 7,000 square feet. However, I’ve designed more homes in the 2400-square-foot range than any other.
Marni: How has the American house changed since your first book came out? Sarah: When we first spoke, the idea of building smaller, and using the money (that one might have put into a larger home) to make a smaller, better quality home was really out there. Everyone was focusing on how to get the square footage up, up, up. That had to end somewhere, and it has really changed. Especially since the recession, we’ve seen a fundamental shift in attitude, where many more homeowners want quality not quantity. To see the housing industry embrace that has been affirming. Marni: Yet the average size of new homes is still growing. In 1998, for instance, the average home was 2,195 square feet, and in 2013, it was 2,679, according to the National Association of Home Builders. Sarah: We’re seeing a small resurgence moving toward bigger again, but that trend won’t have the same sway. We have a memory of before the recession when we had all that space, more than we needed. We now know that just because you can afford more space doesn’t mean it’s desirable. Marni: But how do we get
Marni: What should every home have regardless of size?
MISSED POINT: “In all the bigger, bigger, bigger, we forgot that home is about function and comfort. We got so caught up in keeping up with Joneses that we missed the point,” says architect and author of “The Not So Big House” by Sarah Susanka. Photo courtesy of Taylor Johnson
around the numbers people – realtors, mortgage lenders and appraisers – who base home values largely off square footage, and even base a home’s price according to price per square foot of recent sales in the area, regardless of how well the home is built? Sarah: That is still a huge problem. We had hoped the dollar-per-square foot way of valuing a house was going away in favor of a better way of evaluating a home. Marni: What are the positive changes you’ve witnessed? Sarah: I see a lot more flexibility in how people think about and use houses. Homeowners no longer feel required to have a formal living room and a formal dining room. When I talked to clients about how they actually lived in their homes, they realized they weren’t using those rooms. Today
it is perfectly normal, often preferable, to have one great room, and one eating area that can be both formal and casual. We are not in the same place we were, but we still have a long, long way to go. Marni: How so? Sarah: The real estate community is still telling John Q. Public what he has to have, and that often includes a formal living room and a formal dining room, and the bigger the foyer the better, but that isn’t necessarily what he wants. Marni: So are you 100 percent opposed to a big house? Sarah: Absolutely not. If you have the means to have a large, well-done house, by all means have one. But if you do, detail it with care. In my books, I often share ways to infuse character in a large home. One way is by varying ceiling height. That detail adds
S: A really good kitchen that is well laid out. You want kitchen, dining and living areas to flow together. When that space is open, you have a sense of a lot more square footage. I like a master on the main level, so the house lasts for the long haul, and a generous bathroom because something about really small bathrooms makes the whole house feel tight. The same with hallways. If you skimp on the circulation space, the house feels cramped. Marni: What is your daily life as an architect, writer and speaker like? Do you do all of it at once? Sarah: My life swings from one to the other. It’s hard to write when you’re doing the other stuff. (Tell me about it.) The last year and a half I’ve been doing a lot more architecture, so less speaking. I am about to swing into more writing. And I for one am grateful. Syndicated columnist Marni Jameson is the author of two home and lifestyle books, and the forthcoming “Downsizing the Family Home: What to Save, What to Let Go” (Sterling Press). Contact her through www. marnijameson.com. Spaces | May 2015
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A midcentury modern home for the history books by Rebecca Teagarden, The Seattle Times
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raig McNary, moving to Seattle from New York City, was very excited to buy his first home. It took him a little while to do that, though. He got outbid four times. But then he didn’t. And he scored this, an architecturally significant midcentury modern in North Seattle that came with a whole lot more than just a place to park the sofa. McNary got himself a real education in history, architecture, horticulture and city code. And, after a time, his wife. “This is exactly the house I imagined I would find,” says McNary, an advertising executive for Microsoft’s global marketing team. He still is amazed and delighted. And currently seated at the dining table of his open and woodsy home, a place so cool and so special that last year the city’s Landmarks Preservation Board designated it — 1,700 square feet with three bedrooms, 2.5 baths — a Seattle landmark. (It is also on state and national registries.)
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Seated across the table is his wife, Adeline Ee, their dog, Lola, at their feet. “We met in grad school at the [University of Washington],” McNary says. “We both had a love of architecture and design, so Addie came out to take a look at the house, and we got a relationship.” Great houses have a vibe. Architect James Chiarelli designed this one for his family. The L-shaped single-story house with a shed roof and concrete-block foundation is sited for privacy. The main level is cantilevered, making the structure appear to float. Large window walls face the forested backyard. Floors are terrazzo flecked with abalone. The master bedroom is surrounded by glass and nature. The architect, his wife (Pat) and brothers began construction in 1948 and worked on it for more than two years. (During the time that he and Paul Hayden Kirk partnered as Chiarelli & Kirk.) If you’ve been to the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture,
you’ve been in a Chiarelli. “She was pregnant and pounding nails. His drawings were on butcher paper that he made over the weekends,” McNary says. The Chiarelli’s newest owner got this bit of news straight from the source, Pat Chiarelli, now a widow. The couple, married last fall, invited her over to see their work, updates respectful and compliant for landmark status. “When I bought the house (2012) it needed some work,” McNary says. “I thought, I’ll spend $20,000 and update the electrical.” That meant opening walls. Opening walls revealed decay and mold. “Then I thought, well, there’s only one chance to get in here and do it right.” McNary called architect Leah Martin of Allied8 and interior designer Anne Viggiano for help. After much angst, partitions in the main living space fell for a larger, open kitchen. (“I told them to take out the partitions and then changed my mind,” says McNary, his own general contractor. “I was going over to tell them, ‘Don’t do it!’ But they had already started.”) There is new paneling in the main living space, rift-cut white oak. The ceiling holds new can lights and R7 insulation. The master bedroom is now a true suite, the old bathroom (and closet space) redrafted into two baths. Partitions down turned out to be a fine idea, connecting living and dining rooms and kitchen, a room McNary credits to Ee: “She fought
for the space and the materials (white lacquer cabinets, Silestone counters). And, by far, it turned out to be the best part.” The home was up for landmark status throughout the remodel. It was always McNary’s goal. “We could be a part of the history of the home and also be guardians,” he says. “After they toured it, 100 percent voted for approval. They said, ‘Congratulations! Not everyone’s first house becomes a landmark.’” Spaces | May 2015 21
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