For a pair of empty nesters who are visited often by their kids and grandchildren, we were asked to do two things. First, to rationalize the floorpan to make it better for entertaining. Second, to “just make it new already arghhhhh!” An existing 30-yr old farmhouse was used as an exterior shell and the interior was renovated like Theseus’ ship, piece by piece, until it was totally new.

For a kitchen that’s used to conjure prodigious meals, a ‘super pantry’ that makes cooking a joy. For the guests, a bathroom that cannot be missed—just look for the marshmallow. For a family that fondly remembers decades spent farming walnuts, a special trunk-like column that commemorates their labor. For a couple without any vanity, a bathroom without a vanity. It's a house of stories.