“There’s something I just love about older houses,” says designer Maggie Jewell, owner of MKS Designs. “Remodeling a house lets you work with quirky angles, previous renovations and less-open floor plans.”

So when it came time for her young family to move, remodeling a home just made sense. They chose a house originally built in the 1920s that not only boasts a horse pasture but also is located parallel to Jewell’s parents’ house. “I love that my kids can look out the windows in the morning and see their grandparents driving down the road. It’s amazing to me.”