![Moreau and the owners set out to achieve a light-filled, open-concept home that makes family time effortless. “To achieve this open layout, we had to demolish bearing walls on the ground floor, transfer loads, and work with a complex steel structure [to support the second floor],” Moreau says. White oak was installed in a playful chevron design throughout the ground floor. Photo 4 of 8 in This House Looks Great After 107 Years by Kelly Dawson](https://images2.dwell.com/photos/6063391372700811264/6133438124077727744/original.jpg?auto=format&q=35&w=160)
This House Looks Great After 107 Years
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Moreau and the owners set out to achieve a light-filled, open-concept home that makes family time effortless. “To achieve this open layout, we had to demolish bearing walls on the ground floor, transfer loads, and work with a complex steel structure [to support the second floor],” Moreau says. White oak was installed in a playful chevron design throughout the ground floor.