A new bay window adds just enough space, and lots of interest, to a second floor master bedroom.
 

 Bay window- AFTER, with second floor bay and new roof at first floor.
 

 Bay Window- BEFORE, at first floor only

 

Construction by N. Sabella Inc., 2017

This renovation of a classic 1920’s bungalow features an open and spacious contemporary kitchen that provides room for cooking large meals and entertaining guests yet also functions as a comfortable and tranquil personal space for the owner.

The modern style and dark wood of the new kitchen cabinets echo the feel of the paneled wainscoting in the adjacent dining room. The new cabinets also provide equivalent storage space to the open shelving in the former pantries. Concrete countertops provide a durable work surface.

The existing wide bungalow roof overhangs allowed the creation of the new bay window with leather covered bench seat to expand the volume of the room without having to add any roof extension or new foundation walls.
 

Farm House Breakfast Bay adds ease and eat-in space to an existing kitchen and also relieved and enlivened a long straight facade facing the drive.

The clients had a relatively new kitchen that had worked well for them, but the only eat-in space was seating at an island which didn’t work as well for their young children. Adding the Breakfast Bay allowed space for a family table and increased the daylight and views for the kitchen. It also eased the circulation at the bottom of an adjacent stair to the second floor and increased the sense of connection from the kitchen to the family room beyond the stair. 

Farmhouse Breakfast Bay detail with bulkhead door at right
 

At the exterior the new Breakfast Bay is detailed with panel and pilaster trim suggesting an enclosed porch that might have evolved over the years. It sits comfortably between the house and drive replacing a covered stoop that had seemed too small for the expanse of the house and had created confusion about the actual side entry location. The basement bulkhead entrance with a custom wood door cover was reconfigured to tuck in at the end of new bay and blend into the landscaping.