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92 three small bedrooms and a bathroom. An enclosed breezeway prefaced the one-car garage, and a screened porch ran along the back. The book's caption says it all: "[The plan] is so simple and livable that it needs little explanation. It is included in this volume because it is an old friend and we like it." Transforming this "old friend" into a home with contemporary amenities required the rearrangement of rooms as well as a small addition reaching into the rear yard. Sanborn removed the back porch and added a new entrance corridor from the garage lined with a mudroom, half bath, and pantry. This corridor leads to a new light-filled kitchen and dining area connected directly to the living room. Construction allowed Sanborn to curate a modern, open-concept, high-functioning kitchen with vaulted ceiling and luxe appliances for a client who loves to cook. She placed a Wolf induction cooktop in the central island and wall ovens (including Wolf's convection steam model) and paneled Sub-Zero refrigerator and freezer drawers in the perimeter cabinetry. "This kitchen is somewhat unique in that it's a double galley arrangement," says Sanborn of its linear shape. The perimeter cabinetry, millwork, and ceiling Clockwise from left: A clever rearrangement of rooms resulted in this new first-floor primary bedroom where the dining room used to be. A custom vanity, Soicher Marin mirrors, curbless glassed shower, and Amba heated towel rack grace the primary bathroom.