Winner of the Bucks-Mont NARI 2005 Award for Residential Interiors Over $100K

The homeowners moved from Richmond, VA into a newly purchased, but style-challenged home in the Elkins Park neighborhood.

They requested remodeling the three bathrooms and kitchen, refinishing the hardwood floors, painting the entire interior, pressure washing and sealing the deck, adding an awning, and a myriad of other minor conveniences upgraded like the mailbox, doorbell, storm doors, etc.

We were all surprised to find beautiful parquet floors under the carpeting. Since both are authors, they also desired a wall of built-in bookcases to house their extensive collection of books.

Finally, an unusual request was made to build an observatory into the roof to allow the homeowners to view the stars with their telescope.

A Steelway cellar door was converted into a roof hatch and placed on top of a curb to allow access to the heavens while keeping the weather out. Inside the attic, a light-void room was built under the roof hatch to house a telescope and desk/seating area.

The budget was less than $125,000 and took less than four months to complete.

To see photos from the accompanying, award-winning kitchen renovation please click here.