The project — which involved putting a combination boiler in the kitchen and a built-in bookcase in the new bedroom nook, and adding a lancet window — cost 10,000.

To its north a built-in bookcase spans the wall.

One can be installed into a deep wall in an old house, or into a shallow wall with built-in bookcases for about 2,000.

The sitting room features exposed beams, a grand stone fireplace with a woodburning stove and built-in bookcases.

The main house has three floors with a full attic, seven bedrooms, 4 full bathrooms, a large library with built-in bookcases and sunporch.