This is the introduction image from Chapter 3 of “Restoring Your Historic House, The Comprehensive Guide for Homeowners.” The chapter addresses design issues when rehabbing a historic house.
The red “bubbles” on the floor plans show one approach to updating the house for contemporary life while preserving the most significant character-defining spaces of the house. As a rule, it is better to make changes in secondary spaces while preserving the primary rooms and circulation spaces.
Every house is different and there are times when this is not the best approach. Finding the best approach for your house requires careful study and understanding of the house to determine what is most important to preserve.
Chapter 3 is the longest chapter in the book because planning your project well is essential to attaining an outcome that retains the features that drew you to the house in the first place, while accommodating your family’s 21st century life.
Containing more than 2,000 color photos and drawings, “Restoring Your Historic House, The Comprehensive Guide for Homeowners” is based on more than 40 years of experience in the historic preservation field.
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