Artfully Done — Contemporary Craftsman
Haddon Heights, New Jersey
A family home, remade for art, gardening, memory, and aging in place.
Janice returned to her father’s home with the hope of making it her own — a place for art, gardening, daily comfort, and a future of aging in place.
The front screened porch became the project’s defining move — a private, filtered outdoor room where Janice could sit, garden, watch the neighborhood, and let the house open gently toward the street.
The rear of the house opens into a connected family room and kitchen — generous enough for gathering, but still scaled for the comfort of one person at home.
The kitchen sits at the center of daily life — connected to the side entry, family room, and garden, with enough openness for gathering and enough definition to feel calm and useful every day.
The family room opens directly to the rear patio and garden, creating a more active outdoor connection for gathering, planting, and everyday life.
The second-floor loft, guest bedroom, and studio keep the upper level connected to the life of the house below, using a glass railing to preserve light and views to the artwork on the walls.
At the rear, the house opens to a bluestone patio and garden — a more active outdoor space for planting, entertaining, and everyday connection to the yard.