Mt. Tabor Tudor Remodel
Remodel · Southeast Portland
The remodel included moving and expanding the kitchen, moving a main floor bathroom, and generally improving flow and connection throughout the main level.
The existing 1920s Mt. Tabor home had been variously remodeled over the years including a bedroom addition to the rear of the home that blocked light and access to the back yard. The original addition included a cramped bathroom and bedroom. The existing kitchen was a small galley style kitchen that also blocked the circulation and views from the front entry through the house.
Contractor: AKOS Construction
Photography: Cristin Norine Photography
The design for the remodel sought to bring light into the living and dining room, create a new connected kitchen for the family of four, and restore the original circulation of the house. The new kitchen takes over the existing addition which provided just the right amount of space. The wall between the addition and original house was partially removed restoring the original connection to the backyard. Three large casement windows and a new full-lite back door at the south wall of the kitchen bring light deep into the rest of the main floor living spaces. The former dining room becomes a family room, which could be used as a guest room with the new layout.
The location of the earlier kitchen was reconfigured to include a compact bathroom and space for a built-in storage while restoring the original circulation as you enter the front door. By limiting the scope of work to the existing addition and kitchen areas, the original details and windows of the rest of the house were preserved. The existing addition was re-sided with board and batten siding to better fit the character of the home.
The existing garage was insulated and finished as a detached home office. The design scope for the project included a phase II upstairs remodel to add a bedroom and basement remodel.
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