Tuesday, 5 July 2016

An exterior reno!

The client would like to transform this exterior in something more appealing and contemporary. What to do? The client would like to use some cedar....

The Exterior: starting point



First of all we need to change the vinyl sidings. We also need to remove the old fashion windows canopies and replace the dated striped window. Now we can start to thing about an accent for the door and the entrance!

Here my suggestions:



Soffit and stairs in cedar with a finish in white brick for the bottom part of the house. The railing at the bottom could be reproduced at the entrance to provide the contemporary style, privacy and continuity of material.

Here is a detail of the floor to ceiling railing at the entrance:


Here is the final result...






For the door I would also suggest a passionate Benjamin Moore "Rhubarb"!!

Below is an example with a close contrast of color of the vinyl siding and the white of the frame!


TIP: with the red colors, to obtain the exact shade, you need two or even three coat with a primer as base!!