House Exterior Design Ideas
Joseph B Lanza Design + Building
For this house overlooking a salt water pond, my clients wanted a cozy little cottage, but one with an open floor plan, large public rooms, a sizable eat-in kitchen, four bedrooms, three and a half baths, and a den. To create this big house in a small package, we drew upon the Cape Cod tradition with a series of volumes stepping back along the edge of the coastal bank. From the street the house appears as a classic half Cape, but what looks like the main house is only the master suite. The two “additions” that appear behind it contain most of the house.
The main entry is from the small farmer’s porch into a surprisingly spacious vaulted stair hall lit by a doghouse dormer and three small windows running up along the stair. The living room, dining room and kitchen are all open to each other, but defined by columns, ceiling beams and the substantial kitchen island. Large windows and glass doors at the back of the house provide views of the water.
Upstairs are three more bedrooms including a second master suite with its own fireplace. The extensive millwork, trim, interior doors, paneling, ceiling treatments, stairs, railings and cabinets were all built on site. The construction of the kitchen was the subject of an article in Fine Homebuilding magazine.
Gabriel Builders Inc.
Front and rear exterior of Lake Keowee home - Shingle style home with cedar roof, cedar siding, stone work overlooking pristine lake in SC
James David Custom Homes
·Custom built 2 ¼” x 42” paint grade Dutch door with a one light.
·Cedar wood shake
·Boxed eaves with 1” x 6” Windsor One
·Batten board detail in entry way and entry A frame
·Flagstone walkway
Photo by: Steve Deneberg
Gabriel Builders Inc.
Charming shingle style cottage on South Carolina's Lake Keowee. Cedar shakes with stone accents on this home blend into the natural lake environment. It is sitting on a peninsula lot with wonderful views surrounding.
Joseph B Lanza Design + Building
Traditional Cape Cod "Half house" entry at twilight.
Photo by Scott Gibson, courtesy Fine Homebuilding magazine
The renovation and expansion of this traditional half Cape cottage into a bright and spacious four bedroom vacation house was featured in Fine Homebuilding magazine and in the books Additions and Updating Classic America: Capes from Taunton Press.
Gabriel Builders Inc.
Charming shingle style cottage on South Carolina's Lake Keowee. Cedar shakes with stone accents on this home blend into the natural lake environment. It is sitting on a peninsula lot with wonderful views surrounding.
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