A new entry hall leads to the window-wrapped kitchen,

below.

The home’s only indoor dining space is a table in the kitchen that serves all

occasions. A tall window-backed cabinet boosts sunlight and holds Christine’s collection of colorful glass. The kitchen’s efficient work zone

features a window next to the refrigerator that offers peeks of the front garden.

NATURAL INSTINCTS

The potential for a knockout view drew architects

Christine Albertsson and Todd Hansen to their home. But

as it was, the 1920s cottage barely took advantage of its

site. And at 1,200 square feet, the house was on the small

side for their growing family. The couple designed the

renovation to preserve the home’s cozy scale of rooms

and maintain its charming features. The new 1,100-square-

foot wing houses an eat-in kitchen on the main level (see

plan,

left),

a playroom on the lower level, and an upper-

level master suite—all with views of the nearby creek. The

architects played up the original home’s Colonial style and

made the addition resemble a red barn. “That wasn’t the

idea from the outset, but we thought, ‘Wouldn’t that be

fun?”’ Todd says. On the main level, a new entry hall

unites the two structures with a front porch and door that

now face the street instead of the house next door. ®

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