This light-flooded shingle-style house was renovated by LDa Architects representing a bright new phase for its owners, located on the Eastern Point of Gloucester, Massachusetts. Originally designed by prominent Boston architect Samuel Dudley Kelley in 1893, this dwelling has undergone a series of additions over the years. None of those additions considered the house as a whole, while some departed from the original architectural character.
The current occupants wished to restore portions of the house that had fallen into disrepair, reprogram all of the existing spaces to meet their lifestyle needs, and create new additions to improve the general layout, circulation, and daylight. Lastly, they wished to enhance the exterior architectural character of the house by building off the original detailing to stitch the new and existing additions together.
DESIGN DETAILS: ARCHITECT LDa Architecture & Interiors INTERIOR DESIGN LDa Architecture & Interiors BUILDER Stefco Builders LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT Hilarie Holdsworth Design
On the garden level, an existing garage was converted into a mudroom/bathroom with direct access to the existing attached guest cottage, as well as a new stair to the first floor. The first floor includes a new kitchen and pantry addition; new conservatory addition over the mudroom; a powder room; an office and reprogrammed living and dining spaces.
The second floor includes new ensuite bathrooms and walk-in closets for two existing bedrooms; a new master suite with a bedroom, his/hers closets, sitting room, master bathroom; and a large laundry. The main roof structure that housed the old servant’s quarters on the third floor was removed, and a new roof with reconfigured dormers was created to house a new stair to the third floor; two new bedrooms with ensuite bathrooms and closets; and a lounge/game room.
What We Love: This shingle-style house has been completely transformed to offer bright and airy living spaces that are stylish yet functional. We are loving how the architects preserved this home and brought back the architectural character of the original home that had been lost from previous updates. This newly revamped home offers a timeless appeal that will make new family memories and be enjoyed for generations to come.
Tell Us: What do you think of the overall design of this home? Would you change any of the details if this was your own house? Let us know in the Comments below!
Note: Have a look at a couple of other fabulous home tours that we have highlighted here on One Kindesign in the state of Massachusetts: Stunning harborfront residence with beach chic interiors on Nantucket and Dreamy beach house designed for entertaining on the Nantucket coast.
Above: The ceiling light fixture in this beautiful home office is from Sonneman Lighting.
Above: In the living room, the blue side tables were sourced from Lekker Home.
Above: This kitchen features a variety of incredible details including a hidden pantry, marble backsplash that goes up to the ceiling, and a pop of color from the turquoise Feiss pendants.
Above: This cool conservatory gets refreshing sea breezes courtesy of bi-folding doors on either side of the room. The light fixtures are from Urban Electric Co.
Above: This coastal home’s laundry room was transformed into a calming and bright retreat space. The cabinets are painted in Van Courtland Blue HC-145 | Benjamin Moore. Looks aside, this space was designed to be highly functional.
PHOTOGRAPHER Greg Premru
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