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It's a pleasant home, but the type of people who are attracted to Craftsmans (the ones who collect Mission furniture, revere William Morris, and subscribe to magazines about Arts & Crafts design, etc.) are going to HATE your renovations.

Looks like the heart of this place was thrown out with the old carpet. These interiors belong in a new house not a lovely old craftsman.

I have no reservations about remodeling an old Craftsman home into a modern sanctuary. In fact, I'd prefer doing that to buying a new home or condo.

I love the tile that was used in the shower!

The renovations are nice but absolutely heartbreaking. That's not remodeling, that's remuddling.

I recently saw a condo that had gone the opposite direction: it was in the Habitat 67 complex, an icon of modernist architecture. The owners had created a faux Louis XVI interior, with boiserie paneling, marble floors, and decorative moldings. The original Moshe Safdie kitchen had been gutted to make a "rustic" French kitchen. I couldn't understand what made these people move to Habitat 67 in the first place.

the bath rooms seem out of place

I have many friends and have been in quite a few Oak Park homes that have had similar updates in 4 squares, Gundersons, Art & Crafts and traditional bungalows and for the most part they look great and they live great...and they easily sell (even in this market) if priced right.

Well that reads funny..."I have many friends"...I guess I think highly of myself! Anyway I have many friends in Oak Park and have done a few projects there and we had no problems selling with similar updates...but it is true that the too modern look does turn some buyers off...