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An original floating staircase leads to the bedrooms housed on the upper level.

Marble detail can also be found in the double-height kitchen, along with new appliances and custom sage cabinetry.

By moving the wall slightly to the right and making it only four inches thick, a small kitchen and adjacent master bedroom were turned into two same-sized bedrooms.

Barbara and her partner, Steve, in the home's living room.

The redesign lifted the roof plane to increase the height of what had been merely seven-foot-high ceilings.

The custom banquette has a slatted back so as to allow the window behind it to open and let in light. The table is a vintage piece from John and Kelly, made with reclaimed wood from a bowling alley. The overhead pendant is by Brendan Ravenhill.

The home’s exaggerated roof pitch allowed for a spacious attic bedroom and study that spans half the house. “It gives the owners a whole other element without having to go up a level,” says Nowlan.