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The porch was rebuilt and screened in to accommodate the owners' pets. Photo by William Dohman.
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The U+B team designed a screening system that fits inside the original porch rails, creating a space where the couple can eat outside, "without being attacked by Minnesota mosquitoes," jokes Marlee. Photo by William Dohman. |
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The 180-degree swinging door linking the kitchen and the dining room is new, created from a five-panel door repurposed from elsewhere in the house and carefully inserted into the existing wainscoting. Photo by William Dohman. |
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The dining room's built-in, glass-topped original buffet became the inspiration for a new cabinet in the family room. Photo by William Dohman. |
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A custom, built-in TV cabinet was created to reclaim a space where a wall was long-ago removed. To channel the feel of the dining room's buffet, it's topped by a stained glass window featuring an abstract pattern of cats and dogs. The result complements the room's grand original Composite Order columns. Photo by William Dohman. |
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The kitchen is visible through a door off of the stairs. Photo by William Dohman. |
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Dual sinks in the master bathroom are simple in design and complemented by matching era-appropriate medicine cabinets and lighting. To economize, the couple selected plain white tiles, but splurged on custom glass mosaics and hand-painted tiles that bring a splash of color around the bathroom and reflect their love of animals. Photo by William Dohman. |
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Beadboard was a budget-minded compromise that places an era-appropriate material around the kitchen without the expense of tiling all the walls. Photo by William Dohman. |
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To bring light into the dark kitchen, U+B installed windows—chosen to match the originals as closely as possible from the outside-the-house view—behind the kitchen cabinets. Photo by William Dohman. |
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The back door vestibule was retooled into a mudroom, a necessary space for dog owners living in a city with harsh winter weather. Photo by William Dohman. |
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