Our Architect

Floorplan - BEFORE


Floorplan - AFTER


We were already thinking of changes we wanted to make to the floorplan. The current design involved too many walls and doors that only further closed in the tiny square that was the main part of the house. Much graph paper was wasted as we each tried to figure out magical ways to turn our small space into a roomy home. Keeping the central load-bearing wall intact, we came up with a new floorplan that would change every other interior wall. Removing the unnecessary wall between the kitchen and the dining room seemed important to open up the space, and we rearranged all the rooms on the other side of the house, putting a larger bedroom in the back and a small office nook and bathroom up front. Dominic’s sweet Grandpa Holland bravely took on the role of architect, taking measurements and then dusting off his drafting tools to create beautiful plans that we could turn in to the city office. The folks at the building inspector’s office were surprised and impressed by the plans. We were relieved as we were still trying to stay on their good side.