December 12, 2018
One of the most incredible things about working in remodeling is being able to personalize a space for a homeowner. Often, when we think about this process, we think about decorating – putting up art, moving in furniture, bringing in a house plant or two. In this case, the house is a static canvas, but with a little bit of help from an experienced professional, making a space your own can be so much more. Recently, we finished a project for a wonderful client who called us in hopes of giving her home an updated look that matched her lovely personality. She had lots of great ideas, but only two very specific requests for us: she wanted new, black cabinets in her kitchen and bathrooms, and copper appliances. With these two things in mind, a fantastic new project took shape, and over the course of the next few months, we transformed her home into an exciting new space all her own! For this remodel, we updated both the interior and the exterior, so while the bones are still the same, the house itself looks brand new, especially from the outside! We replaced the old, outdated blue siding and cream trim with new Tru-Guard lap siding in a nice shade of green called “pine cone” accented with “smoke stone” shakes and “spiceberry” trim. Then we topped it off with brand new GAF Grand Canyon lifetime specialty shingles in a subtle neutral brown. The discolored wood of the front deck was replaced with composite decking in a color to accent and compliment the rest of the home, and new powder coated railings were installed to tie everything together and to enable the use of the new deck without having to spend the entire summer sanding and staining rails. In the back of the house, we constructed an entirely new deck with an overhang that not only provides excellent shade for summer afternoons, but connects with the roof of the garage to make a weather protected path to the garage door for those snowy winter days and spring rains. Additionally, all the vinyl windows were replaced with Pella wood, metal clad four-pane windows with integral blinds and sun defense glass. We also added a bay window to the front of the house for a little extra pop.