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homes
Renovation Revives
Roanoke Ranch Home
written by Christy Rippel photographed by Bob Sowder
A local couple falls in love with a fixer upper and makes
it work for their retired lifestyle.
E
mpty nesters Pam and Tom Kirchner were already settled in
Roanoke County when a ranch that needed some love went up
for sale. " We weren't really in the market, but looked at it and
made an offer the next day, " says Pam. " We knew it needed
work, but it had good bones. "
While the brick rancher sat near the end of a quiet street and had a new
HVAC and windows, the floor plan was choppy. The Kirchners were used
to high ceilings, and the low ceilings made Tom, who stands at 6'2 " , feel
claustrophobic and cramped. As soon as they moved in, they began searching
for a design firm to help them create the open and airy floor plan they craved,
and they hired Circle Design of Roanoke to partner with them on the project.
" The house, as it was, was pretty dark and dated and the kitchen was
really small, " notes Emily Borg, a designer with Circle who worked with
the Kirchners on the renovation. " They had this idea of wanting to vault
the ceilings, which is fairly expensive, but they had a budget in mind so we
presented them with two options. "
Circle drew up a plan that met all the other needs while hitting the budget
the Kirchners wanted but left the ceiling as it was, and a second option that
incorporated the vaulted ceiling.
" They really fell in love with the vaulted ceiling layout, and said they'd
increase the budget in order to make it happen, " notes Borg.
The result is stunning, and makes the home live larger than its square
footage. The ceiling is lined with wood tongue and groove paneling and
topped with faux wood beams for texture and warmth. Borg explains that
the faux beams were more economical, and because of the distance, appear
nearly identical to real wood.
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