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4 WHOLE HOUSE RENOVATION 309 Hudson Street, Raleigh 27608 renovationspecs.com [email protected] 919-821-4525 after The owners of this one-and-a-half story 1939 bungalow loved the style of their home but needed more room and a more accessible second story. We contacted Shelly Johnson of Designs & Dwellings to redesign the house, keeping the historic look of the neighborhood. The project entailed demolishing the house down to the first floor, leaving a couple of exterior walls and the front fireplace. The expanded front porch includes tongue- and-groove flooring and double columns with lattice work. The exposed rafters and beadboard roof decking add to the historic appearance. The old structure was 1,400 sq. ft. (1,000 sq. ft. downstairs and 400 barely accessible sq. ft. upstairs). The new home is a little over 2,900 sq. ft., with 1,850 sq. ft. downstairs and about 1,050 upstairs. The downstairs includes a master suite, a guest bedroom and an attractive kitchen with adjoining family room. The family room has a gas fireplace with bookcases and vaulted ceilings. The upstairs has two bedrooms with a shared bath and a large playroom. Reclaimed heart pine floors give the area a nostalgic old home look. The home also has a whole house vacuum system. DIRECTIONS Take Exit 10 off I-440 to Wake Forest Road toward downtown. Continue 1.2 miles to right on E. Whitaker Mill. In .7 mile turn right on Pine Drive. Take the next left on Hudson Street. House is the sixth on the right. OR, take Exit 7 off I-440 to Glenwood Ave. toward downtown. Continue 2.6 miles to left on E. Whita- ker Mill. In 1/2 mile turn left on Reaves Road. Take next right on Hudson. House is the fourth on the left. before SPECIAL FEATURES •Historic exposed rafter exterior •Oak floors downstairs, reclaimed heart pine floors upstairs •Spray foam attic insulation for added energy efficiency •Large front porch with T&G flooring and beaded board ceiling •Vintage door and window casings •Mortice lock on interior and exterior doors •Andersen windows •Semicustom cabinets with granite countertops HIGHLIGHTED VENDORS •Kitchen & Bath Galleries •BMC Building Supply •Window Works Co. •American Cedar and Millwork •Evergreen Foam & Insulation •Ferguson Enterprises Inc. 12 Remodelers Home Tour 2017 remodelershometour.com