1928 Dutch Reformed Church Transformed in 2014 Modern Home

THE NEW YORK TIMES
By Nick Amies

Decomissioned church redesigned by architect and designer
with Christian themes throughout including the bathrooms

NETHERLANDS---When Ronald Olthof and his partner, Sofie Suiker, decided to buy a home, their first instinct was to find an old building they could renovate. An abandoned industrial space, maybe. They never dreamed they would end up in a church. Then they happened to see a vacant church, in Haarlo, a small town nearby. And they had a good feeling about it, he said. After a certain amount of back and forth, the couple bought the 1928 chapel, which had been used by the Dutch Reformed Church, in March of 2011 for 130,000 euros (about $177,000) and set about converting it into a home. He added: “We honor the holiness, but bring something innocent and mischievous to its modern form.” [link]