Among those was to vault the ceiling over the entire living, dining and kitchen area. “We wanted to have higher ceilings because it felt very claustrophobic,” Jim says. “And especially because we knew when we took these walls out it was just going to look like one big long tunnel,” Carolyne continues. The wood-vault ceiling makes way for light and air and a much roomier feel without adding any square footage. Additions were made to the back of the house to create a mudroom— essential for farm living — a pantry, and a breezeway that was eventually enclosed to give the four family dogs a room of their own. The master suite was pretty well turned inside out. The existing master bath became a closet, one that owners of 1930s era homes often only dream about. The original master bedroom (which had been functioning as a den since that late 1980s renovation) was once again reimagined as the master bath, taking advantage of the original coalburning fireplace that now boasts gas logs and a remote start.
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