Provide an extra room with storage area and update the kitchen. Take the opportunity to give the house more emphasis and solve a problem of accumulation of snow and poor 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.
Enlarge the house to obtain a living room / sunroom at the rear, remodel kitchen and make service entry more convenient. Relocate the dining room where the living room was and improve the external appearance of the house.
Develop a seating area to fully enjoy the view of the lake. Add a screened turret to provide a space to have lunch or enjoy the enchanting scenery outside without being bothered by mosquitoes. Take this opportunity to give a new look at home.
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.