When a young family with four children bought a picturesque property in Ipswich, the setting stunned from all angles. Situated at the cusp of the Crane Estate’s vast conservation acreage, the lot charms with rolling lawn meandering between stands of trees. Farther afield, marshland and sky dominate the horizon in painterly strokes of green and blue.
The c. 1917 house, however, did not measure up to the land’s aesthetic. It was sizable but awkwardly arranged inside and lacking discernible style outside.
