My friend bought a new house down the street from us. His daughter is one of Heidi’s closest friends and there has been a lot of excitement at our house. I might be slightly more excited than anyone else, because I grew up with my 2 closest friends in walking distance. We went to school together, church together, and ended up at college together. It was a WONDERFUL way to grow up. I’ve wanted that for my kids and it’s finally starting to happen.
Our friends are moving from a 100+ year old charming house that he had restored room by room. It’s a gorgeous space with rich woodwork, coffered ceilings and wide original moldings. A house that old comes with a lot more maintenance than a newer home and they’ve come to a point in their lives where they need more space and a new beginning.
This new house is large and roomy on a quiet cul de sac in a neighborhood with friendly neighbors that spend lots of time outdoors and get to know each other. I played around a bit with the front of the house to see if I could add some of the cottage charm his previous home had.
I added cedar carriage house doors with large windows to add natural light in the garage. Then used the same cedar to replace his porch post and railing; add shutters and a cedar roof to the bay window. All in Photoshop, of course.
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It’s amazing — those garage doors alone completely change the look of the place, and your other changes look great too! Good luck with your offering your design services. You’ve got a great eye and certainly good “on a budget” experiences, so should be of great help to folks. (We just have no need at the moment or I’d definitely be thinking of hiring you myself!)
Thank you, Arden! I have a few new clients. It’s so much fun 🙂