SMALL SPACES

INSIDE JOB

An addition seemed the only answer for a crammed house, but then a thoughtful architect had a better idea.

By STACEY CHASE

October 22, 2006

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W hen Marty Layne and her partner, Patty Bird, decided to share their lives and commit to one home - Layne's - they jettisoned not only many possessions but also the 14-foot bearing wall that ran down the center of the house. Tearing out the wall was just the beginning of the first-floor remodeling project for their circa 1915 clapboard ... (Full article: 835 words)