FREE-FLOWING

When they removed a wall between the kitchen and breakfast nook,

o pposite,

Tanja and her husband, Tim Prof eta, got the open floor

plan they loved in a former house. To unite the kitchen, nook, and

den, Tanja repeated key elements in all three rooms: oak flooring

pendant light fixtures, and white woodwork.

PRACTICALLY GREEN

Tanja and Tim, both attorneys who work on environmental issues,

chose fixtures and surfaces with sustainability and efficiency in mind,

above.

A large window and skylights maximize natural light; a

prefinished floor kept fumes out of the house; and the island is

topped with reclaimed elm wood Tanja found on the Internet

GROWTH SPURT

Ana, 7, and Tim,

above righ t,

size themselves up at the remodeled

stairway that leads to her bedroom. The family sacrificed an upstairs

closet to remove the wall and extend the railing to the second floor.

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