Best face forward
This Old House Magazine|Summer 2022
With an upgraded entry, revised rooflines, and a sophisticated tone-on-tone color scheme, architect Jeff Troyer smooths out the awkward angles on a Colonial Revival cottage
- JEREMY LANGE
Best face forward

It was the large kitchen and open floor plan that sold Meg Copley on her 1931 house in Norwalk, CT. But she's not a fan of the blue vinyl siding or the awkward office bump out in front, saying, “It just seems like an afterthought."

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