Remodeled throughout, this home’s new flow is best exemplified beneath the exposed beams of the opened-up kitchen and family room. Similar structural surgery was required to create a more symmetrical layout in tune with the homeowner’s traditional tastes, resulting in a hybrid estate of French elegance and ranch-home comfort.

(Built by Giffin & Crane, with architecture by Anthony Spann and interiors by David Phoenix Interior Design. Photography by Jim Bartsch.)