Home Sweet Home!
Simple design inspiration using color can dramatically change something old into something new and refreshing. We were fortunate to be able to turned our ho-hum, lowluster house appearance into a revitalized, classic home for generations to come.
Initially, our house was a Cape Cod Grey, vinyl siding. Over the years, the sun gradually faded the Grey to a light brown. Most characteristic of a builder’s grade box house and subtle hints of the 1970’s made our house seem outdated and invisible.
Builder Grade Attributes:
- Cape Cod Grey Vinyl Shake Siding
- Flat Panel Crosshead above windows
- Double hung windows with grilles
- Arch Top Window in the middle of the house.
- Basic Round Top Surfact Gable Vent
- Buidler’s Grade Fiberglass Oval Lite Single Front door with Sidelights
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How the simple use of color that transformed our Drab to FAB home!!!
Our showstoppers in which we incorporated:
- Mastic Cedar Discovery, Double 7″ Shingle in Newport Bay
- Round Gable Vent Louver with Keystones
- Black Narrow Shutters
- Anderson Double-Hung Window – no grilles
- Standing Seam Panels on front porch and 3rd floor bump out
- Hinged Glass-Fiber reinfored composite exterior French Doors
- Bermuda/Bahama style Fixed shutters
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With so many different choices, here is a short comprehensive checklist of things to consider.
1. Siding Textures.
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2. Siding Colors.
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3. Siding Options
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