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from Inspired House Issue #12, September/October 2005

A House Transformed
Using seven key remodeling principles, architect Pi Smith turns a family keepsake into her new home
by Matthew Schoenherr with Debra Judge Silber

This story illustrates seven essential concepts that should not be overlooked when remodeling a home. See how architect Pi Smith used these key remodeling principles to renovate a 19th-century Vermont farmhouse into a home for the way she lives today, while preserving the house's original character. The article is adapted from Matthew Schoenherr's House Transformed: Getting the Home You Want with the House You Have (Taunton, 2005).


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