Tag: renovation vs remodel

Jefferson’s Le Barn Doors Open After Nine Years of Renovation, Challenges

The interior of Le Barn, in Jefferson, is spacious and bright, with lofty beams and rafters and some rustic decor. (Molly Rains photo)

The interior of Le Barn, in Jefferson, is spacious and bright, with lofty beams and rafters and some rustic decor. (Molly Rains photo)

The landmark Jefferson building and events venue Le Barn is fully operational and ready for the 2024 season, business owner Marie Lindsey, of Jefferson, said on Wednesday, March 13.

The news comes after continuous challenges and permitting struggles have kept the business from opening its doors fully for nearly a decade. Lindsey credited her determined mindset, encapsulated by the words on that paper sign, with getting her to this point after nine years of work.

Le Barn,

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The Owyang House – Global Design News

San Jose, California, USA

The Owyang House by Swatt Miers Architects
Category: Private Homes
Year: 2022
Architects: Swatt Miers Architects
Lead Architects: Robert Swatt
Design Team: Swatt Miers Architects; RobertSwatt FAIA, Angie Gormas
Client: King and Vivian Owyang
Contractor: Denis Matson General Contractor
Photographers: Tim Griffith, Tim Griffith Photography

The Owyang House is a new two-story 6,000 square foot home in Atherton, California, that replaces a 2,700 square foot, one-story 1950’s post and beam structure that suffered from low ceilings (7′- 3” at bottom of beams) and dark, claustrophobic interior spaces. The new home features exciting interior spaces, an abundance of natural light throughout, and strong indoor

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Oystercatchers | MCK Architecture & Interiors

From the architect:


For several years a Sydney based family had enjoyed their holidays in a tiny pre-fabricated house on the beachfront lot, but had finally outgrown it. They wanted to improve the accommodation and take better advantage of the opportunities of the location and aspect, while maintaining a relaxed, simple pattern of inhabiting the site.



The design response was to retain the open, exposed and windswept nature of the site, and to allow the envelope of the house to provide privacy, security and protection from the elements, literally the house as a

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Public Information Sessions on Lymes’ Senior Center Renovation Additional Funding to be Held March 25 in OL, March 27 in Lyme; Votes in Both Towns Scheduled April 15

The exterior of the Lymes’ Senior Center on Town Woods Rd. in Old Lyme. The Center is currently closed pending its renovation. File photo.

LYME/OLD LYME, CT – The Towns of Old Lyme and Lyme will host Public Information Sessions on Monday, March 25, and Wednesday, March 27. Both sessions will be presented by the Lymes’ Senior Center Building Committee and cover the status of the Lymes’ Senior Center renovation and a request for an additional appropriation of $880,000 in total—$660,000 from Old Lyme and $220,000 from Lyme—from the two towns.

The 3/25 session for Old Lyme residents will start

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