We LOVE old houses and bought the original house because it was a cute little Craftsman bungalow with a great history.
We loved the home, but when we found out we were expecting our 3rd child, we knew we needed more space, so decided to add a second story. Our intent was to preserve as much of the home as we possibly could, but when we got it down to the studs, we found the house just wasnt structurally sound enough. Sadly, we had to tear everything down to the foundation, but that meant we were able to add 3 stories above and gain even a lot more space. We love the feel of old houses with character, so we decided to go in the direction of an modern farmhouse installing wideplank wood floors, subway tile, trough sinks, and builtins where we could, but also updating with modern conveniences and trying as much as possible to make everything entertaining + group/ family friendly.