Exterior
Here’s another beautifully detailed home with a simple color palette that allows the quality materials and interesting shapes and textures to stand out. It’s also a nice example of how to play up the trim on a house without going with a high-contrast white hue, as is commonly done. This palette of warm grays, browns and reds is simply elegant, and perfect for this home.
Gray shades run the gamut from cool, silvery blue-grays to deep, dark charcoals to warm, brown-tinged hues. The best way to evaluate whether a gray falls on the cool or warm end of the spectrum is to gather up swatches of various grays and place them next to one another. In this context it’s much easier to identify warmth or coolness: Some of the grays will appear more green or blue (cooler) and others will have more yellow, orange or brown in them (warmer). I like using warm grays on the exterior of a home because the color plays well with most other colors in a natural landscape. It can also bridge any challenging hues in the palette, such as an existing brick or roof co
Benjamin Moore blue-grey called HC-154 "Hale Navy". They really woke the house up outside, colorwise. http://www.benjaminmoore.com/en-us/paint-color/halenavy Body of House: Benjamin Moore Wethersfield Moss HC-110 http://www.benjaminmoore.com/en-us/paint-color/wethersfieldmoss Trim: Benjamin Moore Manchester Tan HC-81 http://www.benjaminmoore.com/en-us/paint-color/manchestertan
Recycled composite shingles. These are similar to synthetic tiles except they’re constructed almost entirely from recycled materials. They can be pricier in some instances than standard asphalt-based alternatives. The roof shown here uses an Enviroshake product. EcoStar is another prominent manufacturer that uses a high percentage of recycled content. The extended lifetimes and environmentally friendly characteristics of these materials make the products a compelling selection for roofs.
Hang a lantern. Bring depth and definition to a flat facade with the right light fixture. A traditional gas lantern like the one shown here (also available in an electric version) looks right at home on a farmhouse (modern or not), colonial or other traditional-style home. Try nautical-style lanterns on a cottage or Cape Cod–style home. Paint: Wool Skein, Sherwin-Williams; lantern: Carolina Lanterns
Whenever possible, they used reclaimed objects and materials from around the farm to add rustic industrial-style details. The porch steps are made from a repurposed cattle grid, while potted plants hunker down in 44-gallon fuel drums cut in half. A cluster of barren gum tree branches stands near the entry as a kind of native totem pole installation. eclectic pool by Luci.D Interiors Luci.D Interiors The slatted-wood entry patio was an afterthought, designed to provide shelter and covered storage for boots, hats and jackets. The addition is now an outstanding feature of the front facade
Hot-Rolled Steel The process of hot rolling steel begins with larger raw materials and can be done more quickly (no need to wait for cooling) and efficiently. This process yields a less-expensive product than cold-rolled steel, but also one that has more size variability — shrinkage during cooling can be unpredictable. The surface appearance is often described as scaly. Used here in a more rustic and casual unfinished form, it's a fitting solution. contemporary exterior by sagemodern sagemodern The same raw material was used on this entry wall, but the architect specified a gun-oil finish to keep it from rusting and to preserve the mill-finished look. The bluish tint is complex and varied, and paired with exposed fasteners, it gives the surface a hand-wrought character.
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Hi, these cabinets were custom made by Olympic kitchens. http://www.olympickitchens.ca/ Scarborough
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