Before & After: An Airy Loft Opens Up a 1920 Bungalow in Atlanta
A clever reconfiguration expands a Craftsman home by 780 square feet without changing its footprint.
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When Carie Davis, a former industrial designer and now investor in the circular economy, bought this 1920 bungalow in Atlanta’s Grant Park neighborhood, it had its share of problems. The foundation was in bad shape and needed to be shored up. At some point, the home had suffered both a fire and water damage, so the roof was wrecked.
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Melissa Dalton
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Melissa Dalton is a freelance writer in Portland, Oregon, who has been writing for Dwell since 2017. Read more of her work about design and architecture at melissadalton.net.
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