Northshore Home magazine highlights the best in architectural design, new construction and renovations, interiors, and landscape design.
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was designed by a local architect for his sister. When its new owners purchased it in 2011, it needed work—but with its Victorian detailing and bucolic setting, the couple knew it had great potential. Beneath its dark woods and dated aesthetics, they saw a family-friendly diamond in the rough. "These clients spent a couple years updating the big- ger bones of the house—the heating, the roof—and then started thinking about modernizing inside," says interior designer Meghan Shadrick, who collaborated with archi- tect David Whitney on the 2018-2019 near-gut remodel. "This is a busy family with two young kids. They wanted their home to feel special but not ornate; they wanted 63 Ann Sacks "Elements" gray tile creates the backsplash. Opposite: French doors were introduced in the living room for better flow and light. something really relaxed and approachable." Like a typical Colonial, the living spaces are arranged in a four-square around a central hallway with stair. Upon entry, the dining room leads to the kitchen on one side and a long living room marries two squares along the other. A bonus sunroom extends off the living room towards the park. To modernize the first-floor layout, the architect added 12 feet to the back of the house. This extra square footage elongated the kitchen, creating enough room for both a generous island and a breakfast nook. It also allowed for a new rear entry with mudroom tucked between the kitchen and the sunroom's rear-stretching mass. Shadrick masterminded the space planning as well as the interior finishes and furnishings. "I did some tweak- ing to help with furniture placement," she explains. "The living room is long and awkward to furnish. We swapped a set of French doors opposite the fireplace for an interior window, creating more room for furniture T H E C . 1 9 0 9 C O L O N I A L , S E T O N T H E E D G E O F A P A R K N O R T H O F B O S T O N ,