As some of you may know, my mom and my step-dad have been renovating a beautiful, HUGE (it was nearly 12,000 square feet at one point), old carriage house near North Broadway. As of this August, it was finally completed, landscaping and all, so here’s a little taste of how the “Mother” carriage house (no pun intended) turned out- God Save the Queen!
(And I believe they did- hopefully this old gal will have many generations ahead of her, now that she has been fortified and restored.)
It was always a cool looking place- it just needed to be tamed a bit… made more civilized and home-like.
The “back” of the house. Although, technically this is the main entrance, since the driveway and garage are here, the front was designed to be accessed from the next street over.
This is the “front” of the house.
View toward State Street from the front of the house. This driveway has been a logistical nightmare, but it sure looks pretty! It reminds me of a stately country home’s drive, but miniature, since we’re on a city lot.
Another angle from the “front” drive, looking towards the “formal” entrance.
The back side. The arborvitae enclose a nice little courtyard off the kitchen, for grilling and eating.
The side entrance, near the back porch. All the doors were hand made by local craftsman, Chris Cuccio. He does beautiful woodwork.
The porch. Above is a sleeping porch. Originally, another wing of the structure stood here, but it was not original- it had been added on to the main structure later in it’s life. It was another couple thousand square feet that was meant to be a Phase 2 wing with a huge master suite with a “garden room” below. Alas, it was just going to cost too much money, plus by taking off this part of the house, it allowed for a nice yard space, which it lacked before. There is plenty of room at the other end of the house to do the future Master wing (it’s now storage), so no loss there. Less money and more outdoor space= win win!
My step- dad re-used the old siding from the wing that was torn down to build a privacy fence between them and the neighbors.
The new yard, made possible by sacrificing the old, run-down additional wing. Now the home is more family- friendly (and dog friendly, as my mom has three!).
– Chelsea and Char