B7 - Sunday, March 6, 1983 - North Shore News

Story and Photos
by Ellsworth Dickson

Today’s Feature Home
Story is a little different. We
have not one, but two
homes, and the stories deal
primarily with interiors.

The first home belongs to
Bruce and Lisa Ingram and is
centrally located in the City
of North Vancouver. Blessed
with two children, they
needed more space in their
two bedroom house, and
over the past five years have
left no room_ untouched.
Armed with Lisa's good taste
and Bruce’s hammer, they
got imto some _ creative
renovating. ~

The major project was to
open up the attic into one
huge master bedroom.
There was no stairway, so
they built one in the front
entrance hall. Compact and
finely crafted, the stairway
blends well with the fifty
year old home.Three
skylights were installed in
the new attic/master
bedroom, which runs the
entire width of the house.
Plumbing has been installed
at one end for a future bath.

Back downstairs, the
living room now has fabric
wallpaper on the ceiling.
The floors were refinished
and the tiled fireplace was
painted Typical of hosue
design of its time, the living
room 1s a little smaller than
the dining room To gain
more space, the dining room
is now part of the living
room An onmginal stained
glass window 1s above the
built in buffet.

Needing a dining room,
the rear of the kitchen was

expanded and a beautiful Much effort and planning went into the renovations of Brace and Lisa Ingram's home.
glass and wood “solarium” Top, a view of the living room. Above, the old dining room fs now an extension of the
constructed The new dining living room. Above, right, Is the attic turned into the master bedroom. Below, ts the

room faces south with lots of
ight and oa view of the
Vancouver skyline

homey kitchen. Right, the kitchen nook with its skylights.
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changed by the addition of a F hg ee i a 7 i: Pat i :
tiled counter with counter
lop stove and as bar running

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along one side The old oe = 4 a
cupboard doors were “ a
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kitchen painted inoa cobour
which “disappears” called
Shibuns an very dark
chocolate brown The
onginal bre k chimney was
caposed adding cahractes
Vhe old oo bathroonn  faas
taken on new tite witha
unique idea The sink has
been installed ino an antique
dresser whach Ye omly
looks preat but ouffords
COUnLCE Space woe lots col

drawers Brass fittings mow

grace the old tut