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"VIEW MORE PHOTOS     When I first saw the house, I felt it was something I&amp;#039;d love to work on and make into a home,&amp;quot; says Jim Blasi. His partner, Michael Tozzoli, had just the opposite reaction: &amp;quot;I felt overwhelmed\u2013it needed so much work.&amp;quot; But Blasi prevailed, and the two-story house became theirs. Luckily, the previous owner made few improvements since the 1980&amp;#039;s. &amp;quot;In some ways, that was a plus,&amp;quot; Michael believes. &amp;quot;She hadn&amp;#039;t put walls where they didn&amp;#039;t belong and mainly hadn&amp;#039;t wrecked it.&amp;quot; The house which dates back from the 1920s, is a classic bungalow. Aware of it&amp;#039;s origins, Jim did some research and found that bungalows of that vintage usually had covered front porches. Instead, this one had an enclosed sunroom. Removing the windows and glass door, the siding and interior panels revealed a fairly intact front porch that mainly needed a few coats of paint. But most of all, the house would need to grow. Sited at the front of a 50x150-foot lot, it could only be expanded to the rear, and since both floors would be involved, it was clear that professional help was needed. Enter Xiomara C. Paredes, AIA, and Glenn A. Grube, RA, of Paredes-Grube Architecture in Glen Rock, New Jersey. The architects went to work designing a 660-square-foot extension: On the main floor, they added a family room, expanded a bedroom and the kitchen to include a breakfast area; on the second floor, they created a spacious, new master bedroom. Also, Grube recalls, &amp;quot;They wanted to make the back entrance more pleasant and more practical.&amp;quot; So the architects notched out a gracious back porch, with railings that mimicked those at the front of the house. &amp;quot;The house has enough details to be categorized as an Arts and Crafts structure,&amp;quot; says Paredes, &amp;quot;so the clients&amp;#039; first goal was to emphasize those aspects.&amp;quot; In the kitchen and family room, wall and pendant fixtures reflecting the style were installed, and period wood trim throughout the house was repaired and freshened. As would have been done in Arts and Crafts\u2013style homes of the early 20th century, two square columns were installed in the new wing to make the breakfast area feel separate from the adjoining family room. &amp;quot;This was a typical way of defining space without adding walls,&amp;quot; says Grube. Jim and Michael, who like to cook and entertain, knew that even with a new addition, kitchen space would be limited, so they sought help from kitchen designer, Ned Spenadel, of Home Supply &amp;amp;amp; Lumber Center in Hawthorne, New Jersey. He designed the custom cherry cabinets and bilevel peninsula. A downstairs bedroom, once used as a den, became a guest room, and the powder room was torn out and doubled in size to become a full bath. Upstairs, one bedroom and part of the new addition morphed into a 12,534-foot master suite, with views overlooking the backyard garden and pond. New white oak flooring throughout, except for the tiled rooms, knit new and old spaces together in a virtually seamless style. &amp;quot;Everything looks as though it was always there,&amp;quot; says Grube. &amp;quot;And that&amp;#039;s just what the owners intended.&amp;quot;         FIRST FLOOR The house was expanded rearward to create a back porch and more attractive facade. Inside, a powder room was enlarged to become a full bath. SECOND FLOOR One small bedroom and part of the new addition became the master suite complete with sitting area.    What Was Done  Designed and built a two-story rear extension that included a back porch, family room, breakfast room, expanded kitchen and master bedroom Applied exterior stucco and siding plus new asphalt-tile roofing Expanded the first-floor bedroom and turned the powder room into a full bath Installed new hardwood flooring Repaired interior wood trim and added Arts and Crafts-style columns Uncovered the dining room fireplace and front porch that had been enclosed for more than 20 years Added new landscaping and a tiny backyard fish pond  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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