Mid-sized 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.
Ron Brenner Architects
Summer days, ahhh...Modern Cottage In The Woods.
Photography: Phillip Mueller Photography
Home plan may be purchased at http://simplyeleganthomedesigns.com/deephaven_modern_unique_cottage_home_plan.html
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.
The Taunton Press, Inc
This beautiful border designates the main artery from the deck to the other parts of the property. The robust greens create a nice contrast with the orange parts of the house.
Photo by: Olson Photographic, Deck Ideas that Work, The Taunton Press
GIL WALSH INTERIORS
An accomplished potter and her husband own this Vineyard Haven summer house.
Gil Walsh worked with the couple to build the house’s décor around the wife’s artistic aesthetic and her pottery collection. (She has a pottery shed (studio) with a
kiln). They wanted their summer home to be a relaxing home for their family and friends.
The main entrance to this home leads directly to the living room, which spans the width of the house, from the small entry foyer to the oceanfront porch.
Opposite the living room behind the fireplace is a combined kitchen and dining space.
All the colors that were selected throughout the home are the organic colors she (the owner) uses in her pottery. (The architect was Patrick Ahearn).
TEA2 Architects
Contractor: Choice Wood Company
Interior Design: Billy Beson Company
Landscape Architect: Damon Farber
Project Size: 4000+ SF (First Floor + Second Floor)
Alan Mascord Design Associates Inc
Plan 2443 featured in the Street of Dreams, Portland, OR. Photos by Bob Greenspan
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
Erotas Custom Building
Quaint New England Style Lake Home
Architectural Designer: Peter MacDonald of Peter Stafford MacDonald and Company
Interior Designer: Jeremy Wunderlich (of Hanson Nobles Wunderlich)
Woodmeister Master Builders
Interior Design - Anthony Catalfano Interiors
General Construction and custom cabinetry - Woodmeister Master Builders
Photography - Gary Sloan Studios
Mid-sized Exterior Design Ideas
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