The Engagement House

The Engagement House Before

Family room before

The Engagement House After

We opened up the wall and the staircase in the foyer to make the family room more open to the rest of the house.

Another view of the family room before

We tore down the wall between the family room and the kitchen.

We removed the closet and the bookshelf to the right of the fireplace and also knocked down the wall on the right.

Closet and bookshelf removed and wall knocked down.

Closet and bookshelf removed and wall knocked down.

Hallway removed and kitchen remodeled.

We removed the two walls nearest the refrigerator and opened up the kitchen.

New view after the walls were removed.

We removed the window on this wall.

After the window was removed and kitchen remodeled.

The door to the left is the basement door, so that had to stay put.

Kitchen opened up.

We removed the window on the right and replaced it with french doors.

French doors installed and kitchen remodeled.

Dining room before.

Dining room after

Dining room before. We made the opening to the kitchen on the right larger and moved it to the center of the wall.

Opening on the right made larger and centered on the wall.

Living Room before

Living Room before

Another view of the living room before.

Living room after.

Upstairs hallway before.

We opened up the staircase in the hallway upstairs.

Master bedroom before.

Master bedroom after.

Both of the master closets were very small. We removed the one on the left totally. We made the one on the right a huge walk-in closet by stealing space from the bedroom behind it.

Master bedroom after with new walk-in closet and bathroom.

Master bathroom before.

Master bathroom after. We removed the wall separating the room.

Another view of the master bathroom before. We removed the wall separating the spaces and the bulkhead.

Master bathroom after!

Toilet and shower before.

Toilet and shower after.

Bedroom #2 before.

Bedroom #2 after.

We stole space from this room for the new upstairs laundry by bringing out the wall left of the entry door.

You can see the new wall for the laundry room on the left.

Bedroom #3 before.

Bedroom #3 after.

Guest bathroom before.

Guest bathroom after.

Another view of the guest bathroom remodeled.

Guest bathroom before.

Guest bathroom after. This is before we installed the glass mirror over the vanity.

Guest bathroom toilet and shower before.

Guest bathroom toilet and shower before.

Bedroom #4 before. This is the bedroom we cut in half to use for the new master closet.

Bedroom #4 after we cut it in half. The entry door and window are in the same original location.

Bedroom #4 before. We kept the closet and entry door in the same location for this bedroom.

Bedroom #4 after we cut the room in half. The nook to the left of the closet was one of the closets for the master bedroom that we removed and gave to this room.

Basement before. We moved all of the utilities on the left of this picture to the side of the basement we left unfinished.

Basement after. We moved the basement utilties to the unfinished side of the basement.

Basement before.

Basement after. We installed a new wall with a door because we couldn't move the hot water heater. The door on the right goes to the unfinished side of the basement now.

Unfinished side of the basement before.

Unfinished side of the basement after.

Unfinished side before. We closed in the opening on the left.

Unfinished side after. You can see where we closed in a doorway on the left.

Basement before. We removed the dropped ceiling and the doorway on the left.

Basement after we remodeled.

Another view of the basement before.

We opened up the staircase in the basement too! We just love the way open stairs look.

Laundry Room before. We moved it upstairs and made this into a mud room.

New mudroom.

Rear exterior before. We closed in the patio door and a window, installed new french doors, new patio, new firepit, new pergola, new landscaping, repaved the driveway, painted the house, etc.!

Exterior after.

We buried the power lines and it made a huge difference in the aesthetic of the backyard.

Exterior after!