Home Remodeling Tips Ocean City NJ

Perched on a high hill in Greenwich, Conn., this beautiful property finally has a house worthy of its location.The original house was large but lacked presence. Though the architect's first thought at seeing the 1958 house was that it should be torn down, the owner liked the U-shaped floor plan that embraces an entry courtyard, and wanted to upgrade the original French style.

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Claudette Ballard-Martin, Inc
609-653-2193
1039 Asbury Avenue
Ocean City, NJ
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Shellter Fine Furnishing Interior Design
(609) 399-7033
1348A Asbury Ave
Ocean City, NJ
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120 Stagecoach Rd
Ocean City, NJ
Claudette Ballard-Martin Inc
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1039 Asbury Ave
Ocean City, NJ
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Ocean City, NJ
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(973) 744-4980
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Montclair, NJ
Palmer Designs
(856) 753-1758
6 Canyon Dr
Berlin, NJ
Mason Barrister Interiors
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1150 Town Center Way
Livingston, NJ
Surroundings
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1101 Central Ave
Ship Bottom, NJ


DEFINING THE FLOW

The interior of the house was completely gutted — including the removal of padded, pleated fabric walls. “The walls looked like a quilt,” VanderHorn says. “Almost every room had [fabric] on the walls and it was on some of the ceilings as well.”

Wright and his team upgraded the home's mechanical and plumbing systems. “And the deterioration of the existing electrical system was worse than we projected, so we ended up redoing all of it,” he says.

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The renovation included updating the kitchenette and changing room pavilions near the pool with roofs that echo the roof shape of the main house. The structures also have new French doors and transoms. A pergola and a fireplace provide a space for outdoor entertaining.

Photo Credit: Woodruff/Brown Architectural Photographers

His team also discovered mismatched floor structures in some areas of the main house and had to reinforce the exterior walls where they removed ceiling joists. “The additions were poorly done, about 40 years ago. The ceiling heights did not match — there were parts where it went up and they had put soffits over the area to conceal it,” Wright says. “In other areas there was a 2-inch step down for the addition.”

The gutted interior provided a blank slate. VanderHorn's design emphasis was on circulation. “The house had been added to and changed so much, it had no formal circulation left — one room led into another,” he says.

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Claudette Ballard-Martin, Inc

609-653-2193
1039 Asbury Avenue
Ocean City, NJ

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