Our First Idea

Like I mentioned earlier, our idea all along was to create a slight addition downstairs (for a larger dining room), and a full second story for a family room, two bedrooms (one for each boy), and a shared bath.

Here are my inital drawings (click the thumbnail to see the full drawing):


the existing building


the proposed first floor (notice that the north wall [at the bottom of the image] now runs uninterrupted from west to east, expanding the dining room; also we've opened up the kitchen to the living room for a great room)


the proposed second floor (notice the blocky layout... I'm not a professional)

Pretty simple, and simplistic... and quite ugly (no wonder Lisa was never a big fan)...