This is a beautiful little 1950's ranch house located in Denver's Crestmoor neighborhood - an area filled with large trees and big yards. Like many Denver neighborhoods, smaller, period homes co-exist here with super-sized homes that are either new builds or over-sized pop-tops. This project wasn't about doubling the home's size - but about maximizing the space that was already there. (I've posted a series of in-progress renovation stories about this under 2,000 square foot home if you want to catch up on the house: the First Renovation Story and the Second Renovation Story.) The latest blog post Before and After: Ranch House Love in Denver has some great Before photo's and more information on products used for this project. All of these photo's were taken by Denver's Sara Yoder.

The kitchen was enclosed by walls with a small doorway from the dining room.  Removing the wall dramatically changed the interaction between family members and made cooking a more enjoyable experience. — The kitchen was enclosed by walls with a small doorway from the dining room. Removing the wall dramatically changed the interaction between family members and made cooking a more enjoyable experience.

The custom cabinets are made in Colorado by Oak Tree Classic Woodworks.

We encased the beam in alder and stained it to match the newly refinished floor.

We added two new skylights to the family room and swapped spots with the sliding door and the window to give more room to the seating area.  The custom barn door is by Drew Allman of Board and Bolt. — We added two new skylights to the family room and swapped spots with the sliding door and the window to give more room to the seating area. The custom barn door is by Drew Allman of Board and Bolt.

We updated the tile and paint in this bathroom off of the family room.  Sometimes, that's all you need to do to update the look! — We updated the tile and paint in this bathroom off of the family room. Sometimes, that's all you need to do to update the look!