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.
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.
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.
Enlarge the two bedrooms as well as the closets. This enlargement will give more space to the foyer and to the stairs. Enlarge the dining room and add enough windows for a better view to the garden.
Expand the house to get a new and comfortable master bedroom with its own bathroom and a large walk-in closet. Improve the service entrance and provide more storage space. Make sure the exterior of the house retains an esthetic look, well integrated to the neighbourhood.
Add a two-car garage with a studio above linked to the house. Build a solarium at the rear side of the house for later use as a den or breakfast area. Expand the master bedroom and especially the bathroom on the second floor. Renovate the kitchen, add a laundry area and a boudoir in the entrance hall if possible. Remodel the exterior.
Expand the house significantly in order to provide more bedrooms for the needs of this large family. The main entrance must be relocated and more functional. Eliminate the log cabin look outside but not inside and aim for a "victorian" look overall.
Add a two car garage and a hallway. Change the windows and the exterior sheathing. Give the house a new look. Remodel the kitchen making it more comfortable and luminous.
Add an extension allowing to convert the house into a bi-generation dwelling without it being too obvious. Add a closed foyer to the main entrance. Solve a ventilation problem in the roof space.
Expand the house to provide a two-car garage and a family room with a wood stove in the right rear corner and an access to the natural landscape. Make the rooms above the garage larger and finally change the whole look of the house.
