This home is one of three remodels that I've designed in the historical district of McKinney. Those of you in the Dallas area you may be familiar with Lake Ray Roberts; this house on Tucker Street was his childhood home. Mr. Roberts was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas and was riding four cars behind JFK's in the motorcade when he was assassinated. There are some pretty interesting comments regarding that on Wikipedia.
At some point in the history of the house, which was built in the early 1900's, one of the owners installed vinyl siding which almost exactly matched the last color that the house was painted. During the vinyl installation many of the exterior trim features were ripped out such as the window head trim and sills to make way for the new siding. The new home owners couldn't wait to get the vinyl removed and start the process of restoring the original exterior. As you can see from the photos there's quite a bit of work to be done.
The interior is another story. My client wanted to completely gut and redesign the kitchen. She is one of these people who is gifted with the ability to walk into an antique shop, pick out many separate items, and visualize how they can all come together quite successfully. The couple had some specific pieces of furniture that we designed the kitchen around and I can't wait to see it when it's completed. Upstairs we are turning an over-sized bedroom into a master bath, closet, and home office. We're adding a laundry room to the upper level as well as enlarging one of the bedrooms to be a true master suite.
After I completed the design phase of the project the couple hired Ed Carel, owner of Integrity Custom, as the general contractor. If you live in McKinney or drive through the downtown area frequently you've undoubtedly seen his signs.