This Burr Ridge family needed more space near their breakfast room for entertaining, dining and spending time together. They wanted a sunroom addition, but felt strongly that the new space needed to look like an original part of the home. Normandy Designers Kathryn O’Donovan and Troy Pavelka were able to deliver this new, family-friendly space, all while preserving the home’s architectural integrity.

“It can be hard to visualize how an addition will blend with your existing home,” said Kathryn. “But you can certainly match the new with the old. It just takes careful consideration of materials and an eye for detail.”

“When it’s done right, the new addition looks like it’s always been there,” added Kathryn.

“We then patched everything back up with stucco, taking great care to match the rest of the home,” said Troy.

The hip roof not only works well for the home’s exterior. It also allowed for the interior to have a tray ceiling, so the space feels really open.