Farmhouse greatroom addition

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Labor Day is upon us, which means that vacation homes will soon be at capacity as owners and their houseguests come by car, plane and ferry to celebrate the best of the extended, if bittersweet, weekend. To honor this more-the-merrier outlook, we showcase eight gorgeous great rooms.

We bought a farmhouse built in 1900 and have been slowly doing a DIY renovation on the entire house. After much thought, consideration and planning, we decided to tear off the old kitchen and back room addition and add a better structured space. Here are our old farmhouse addition during photos!

The standard calculation is typically $32,000 to $80,000 for a 20 X 20 room addition cost guide. Some variables increase this range.

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