Provide an extra room with storage area and redo the kitchen which is a must. Take the opportunity to give the house more emphasis and solve a problem of accumulation of snow and water drainage on the roof.
With the arrival of a newborn, expand the house for more space on the first and second level. In addition, a foyer is rquested and also preserve the country style of the house.
Add a sun room to the rear to maximize the magnificent view. Add a foyer in the front and expand the two contiguous rooms. Increase the brightness in all the spaces in the front of the house. Add a closet to the service entrance, a fireplace in the living room and two additional rooms on a new story. Give the house a totally new style.
Add enough volume to the existing house to include a large family room, a living room and a separate den, a nice dining room, a large master bedroom with a comfortable bathroom and a nice workshop space. Demolish an inadequate extension in the back and provide a new manor style look to the house.
Improve the comfort inside, from the kitchen to the bedrooms. The master bedroom should be revamped and have its own bathroom. Give the outside a new look since the materials and the openings for the most part have to be replaced.
Increase the size of the house to relocate the master bedroom and a private bathroom on the main floor. Re-use the space from bedroom #1 on the second floor to make a bedroom, a bathroom and a paint workshop. A Victorian look is wanted.
Add to the house to include a sizeable sun room home office with a private entrance. Take the opportunity to remodel the exterior significantly and give it a country look.
Add a story with a large master bedroom with bathroom and closet, a large living area as well as a home office and if possible, a den in a turret and a terrace. Remodel the ground floor as to leave a single bedroom, a remodeled kitchen and an improved view on the river from the dining room , the luncheon nook and the new reading area.
Increase the volume of the roof. Add a turret to the living room. Make the garage door appear centered. Improve the exterior look in a consistent way with the rest of the neighbourhood by the use of fine construction materials.
Improve the general appearance of the property, in the country style, by adding a porch and a gazebo. Replace the exterior sheathing and change the windows if necessary.
Give a whole new look to the house, country or manor, if possible, using materials of higher quality. Lift the house to add a basement. Create a larger main entrance.
Add on two floors to provide a new living room on the ground floor and a bigger master suite upstairs. Remodel the ground floor with open areas. Rearrange a part of the upstairs to provide more storage and a den. Improve the exterior by adding a gallery and a screened shelter.