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NEW ADDITIONS (Top) The kitchen, which had been relocated several
times within the house, was upgraded with modern appliances. (Middle)
The breezeway was extended as a walkway to the newest addition.
(Bottom) The family room addition has cherry wood flooring.
Holland’s windmills frame the fireplace in honor of the
original homeowners. An antique cradle and Windsor
chairs add embellishment to the style of the rooms and
complement original wood flooring.
A carved staircase leads up to the loft, which was
originally undivided and used for storage and sleeping.
Older bedrooms are above the Lafayette room. The
original kitchen was made into a library, where Pecky
Cypress wood covers the walls. The Tiefenbachers
extended the breezeway along the exterior of the house
as a walkway into the new addition.
A new master bedroom with double doors to the
outside boasts a traditional four-poster bed covered with
a traditional hand-sewn quilt. Cherry flooring is installed
throughout the new section of the house. Upstairs,
there’s a brightly lit playroom and bedroom with partial
dormer.
The kitchen had been relocated several times.
“Originally, it was in the back of the house, then it was
moved to the front. Now, it’s an interior kitchen with
modern appliances,” says Bates. The ceiling beams are
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WAYNE MAGAZINE MAY 2015