Chapman Farmhouse
House Renovation
Stephens, Georgia​

This renovation thoughtfully adapts a turn-of-the-century farmhouse with soaring ceilings and expansive windows to support modern living while preserving its historic character. The design reorganizes the interior around the home’s existing fireplaces, allowing new and old spaces to remain visually and spatially connected. Arrival is reimagined through a new entry that also serves as a music room, reinforcing the house as a place for gathering and creative life. An existing bedroom is converted into a flexible home office and guest room, while a revised primary suite introduces a walk-in closet and updated bathroom without disrupting the original proportions of the house. New service spaces—including a mudroom and laundry room—provide essential, out-of-sight work areas that support everyday routines. A screened porch, accessed through the scullery off the kitchen, extends the house into the landscape. The screened porch provides a place for processing vegetables from the garden. Throughout the renovation, new cased openings are carefully introduced into existing walls, allowing spaces to flow together without fully removing partitions. This approach preserves the character, scale, and integrity of the original house while making it feel renewed and inhabitable for contemporary life.



