Artful Addition
A CRAFTSMAN BUNGALOW IS TRANSFORMED WITH A NEW SECOND STORY
jF By Julie Foster
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hen Steve and Shellie Nast purchased their twobedroom, one-bath Elmhurst home 20 years ago, it was ideal for the couple. But when their
son was born 15 years later, they needed more living and storage space. So in 2012, they remodeled portions of the ground floor and added a second story. Other than the guest room upstairs and the formal
dining room, the family uses every added square inch of the home on a daily basis. Steve, a commercial architect, works from home. One of the bedrooms, with its own bathroom, is now his office.