“The longer they lived in their 3,800-sq.-ft. house in Eagan, a suburb about eight miles south of St. Paul, Minn., the more Sandy and Tim began to feel that maintenance of the house and yard was more than they wanted to handle. So, after raising their children in the suburbs, they decided to move back to the city and downsize to a classic 1922 bungalow. The couple selected this house because they say it “had good bones.” They also liked its proximity to the Mississippi River, a local college campus, and great walking and biking opportunities.

The small, but attractive house they found in St. Paul had been stripped of its millwork, built-ins and much of its Arts and Crafts charm during the 1950s. Architect David Heide made it his mission to put the charm back into the bungalow while  creating the open living spaces desired for the couple’s more modern way of life. The challenge was to create these open spaces in a vintage house without compromising its historic structure.”