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"            When Jennifer and Joe Shanahan first climbed the attic stairs of the Victorian Shingle-style, they weren&amp;#039;t sure this was the house of their dreams. Located in a 12-block historic district of Andersonville, a north Chicago neighborhood, the two-story featured charming Ionic porch columns and a swooping roofline, but the siding was shot and many of the window screens were missing. The first- and second-story interiors had been stripped of their early-20th-century wainscoting and chandeliers. And white laminate kitchen cabinetry and a peach-and-gray color scheme had frozen the decor in the 1980s.  The third-level attic space, however, could have been a time capsule from 1904, the year of the home&amp;#039;s construction. Clad in its original dark-stained beadboard and oak flooring, the area embodied precisely the Arts &amp;amp;amp; Crafts style the couple adored. &amp;quot;We looked at each other after seeing the attic and said, &amp;#039;This is our house,&amp;#039; &amp;quot; Jennifer recalls. The couple bought the 1,860-square-foot residence in 1998 and lived in it for two and a half years before local architect Thom Greene and interior designer Rick Proppe, specialists in historic renovations, stepped in to meet the remodeling goals the owners had refined since they made their purchase. Beyond making exterior repairs and imbuing all the rooms with a cohesive Arts &amp;amp;amp; Crafts flavor, the couple wanted a spalike master bath with a walk-in shower and more counters and storage in the kitchen. And to foster togetherness (the family now includes both daughter Tara, age 9, and son Michael, age 6), the owners felt the kitchen and family room should function as one large area.  By eliminating a rear screened porch and moving the home&amp;#039;s back wall out 7 feet, Greene added 336 square feet of living space. The newfound square footage, when added to the existing area, made possible an open-plan kitchen and family room on the first floor, and a large master bath on the second. The new kitchen is the same size as the old one, but it has a walk-in pantry and more work surface--thanks in part to an 8-foot-by-3-foot custom island with counter seating. A half-wall divides the kitchen from the family room, which is one step below it--an ideal arrangement that allows Jennifer to supervise kids in either area. Proppe linked the adjoining spaces by means of a shared, nature-inspired color of golds, greens, and browns, appropriate to the age of the house. New quartersawn oak cabinets and moldings, like those in the attic, also hew to the home&amp;#039;s historic character. On the second floor, existing maple floors dictated a lighter palette in the master bath. Cherry vanities and molding, along with a 6-foot-long freestanding tub and marble mosaic tiles in the walk-in shower, were adapted from hotel baths the couple admired while traveling. As for the attic, it&amp;#039;s now a quiet sitting room that has a fireplace and the pretty architectural details that inspired the Shanahans&amp;#039; home purchase and renovation. &amp;quot;It&amp;#039;s a real compliment when friends come in and ask what&amp;#039;s old and what&amp;#039;s new,&amp;quot; says Jennifer. &amp;quot;The transition is seamless. That was just what this house needed.&amp;quot; The new kitchen draws its Arts &amp;amp;amp; Crafts vibe from oak cabinetry, hammered-bronze hardware, and mica shades on pendant lights.   A 1980s kitchen lacked storage and detracted from the home&amp;#039;s historic charm. The old washup area became a walk-in pantry   A half-wall divides the kitchen from the family room. To the left of a built-in desk, convenient coat hooks near the back door are hung at child height. Beadboard painted a sage green echoes tones in the kitchen&amp;#039;s ceramic-tile backsplash.   A custom storage unit is the focal point of the family room. A trio of fixed casement windows above its 31-inch-deep top shelf--as well as walls painted a pale yellow--lightens the effect of the dark-stained oak woodwork.     The master bath gains a sense of spaciousness from a 13-foot-high pyramid ceiling. Below it, a hand-screened wall- paper frieze with a 16-inch-high pendant design fills the area between the upper cherry moldings. The flooring and countertops are Jerusalem stone, a limestone, in a matte natural finish     Style to Go: Wallpaper Borders          Although shorter than the wallpaper frieze in the Shanahans&amp;#039; bath, borders are a quick, inexpensive way to add decorative detail. These three offer Arts &amp;amp;amp; Crafts flair. For a delicate look similar to that shown above, trim around the bottom edge of a pendant pattern (like #2) before applying it to your walls.     1. Sanderson border #WR7882/1 Original William Morris design. 7&amp;quot; high. $80 for an 11-yard roll. Design Professionals; 212-759-6894, ddbuilding.com.       2. Accomack border Historic Homes Vol VI collection. 91/2&amp;quot; high. $37 for a 5-yard roll. Thibaut; 800-223-0704, thibautdesign.com.     3. Arbor Green border #681413 Nature&amp;#039;s Orchard Collection. 7&amp;quot; high. $28 for a 5-yard roll. Gramercy, 800-332-3384.     The new walk-in shower replaced the old jetted tub and has tumbled, broken-joint Rosso Verona marble mosaics on its walls. An enclosed toilet area and pocket door offer privacy in this shared bath.   The old master bath was decked out in peach and gray tile.     Back to Mission Accomplished "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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