Do you have an extra building on your property that you aren't taking full advantage of? Cottages and waterfront properties are a place for fun! One family turned their extra space into a "game barn." The Boston Globe said, "Clad in cedar shingles with pale-green trim, it’s both rec room and guesthouse, with a kitchenette and an upstairs bedroom. Windows on either side of a long, flat cap on the roof admit abundant sunlight." When thinking of options for renovating a space - get creative! The possibilities are endless!
Family time is a priority for Amy and Jeff Glass. The couple and their three kids, who live in Brookline, enjoy jaunts to their home on Lake Winnipesaukee. As the kids moved into their teenage years, Amy and Jeff knew it would be important to make together time easy and appealing. Enter the game barn. “We imagined a place complementary to daytime lake activities that would create more opportunities for family connections,” says Amy Glass. Working within the footprint of the existing detached garage, architect Colin McGovern of Charles R. Myer & Partners in Cambridge designed a barn-like timber-framed structure....
Do you have an extra building on your property that you aren't taking full advantage of? Cottages and waterfront properties are a place for fun! One family turned their extra space into a "game barn." The Boston Globe said, "Clad in cedar shingles with pale-green trim, it’s both rec room and guesthouse, with a kitchenette and an upstairs bedroom. Windows on either side of a long, flat cap on the roof admit abundant sunlight." When thinking of options for renovating a space - get creative! The possibilities are endless!