Lofty Cozy Den
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The addition occupies the same footprint as a former screen porch and houses a den with a brick and stone fireplace.
The addition occupies the same footprint as a former screen porch and houses a den with a brick and stone fireplace.
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The home's exterior has brick and stone, which carries through to the addition. As part of that continuity, the patio surface and den's floor are the same slate.
The home's exterior has brick and stone, which carries through to the addition. As part of that continuity, the patio surface and den's floor are the same slate.
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Because the addition is over a concrete slab with unknown structural capacity, Monarch Renovations raised the roof and installed ridge beams to keep as much load off of the south wall as possible.
Because the addition is over a concrete slab with unknown structural capacity, Monarch Renovations raised the roof and installed ridge beams to keep as much load off of the south wall as possible.
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Monarch Renovations completed the whole house remodel, including the interior design of the space.
Monarch Renovations completed the whole house remodel, including the interior design of the space.
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Remodeling is all about reimagining spaces. Often, a kitchen remains a kitchen, a bathroom remains a bathroom and so on. Sometimes, however, remodeling goes a step further beyond simply reimaging — entire rooms are repurposed and the flow of a house is altered. This was the case in a Des Moines, Iowa, house, which underwent a whole-house remodel led by Todd Hotchkiss, AIA, principal architect with Des Moines-based Monarch Renovations. One of the focal points of the project was the...
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