Ford, Powell & Carson Architects & Planners, Inc.

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Ford, Powell & Carson Architects & Planners, Inc.

The Blue House

Project Year: 2019
Country: United States
Zip Code: 78013
At the confluence of the Guadelupe River and Holiday Creek, two miles downstream from Comfort, TX, a farmhouse built in 1903 recently received a revitalizing renovation. Aptly and affectionately named the Blue House, referring to blue exterior maintained over several generations, the historic home...
The Blue House
The Blue House
Affectionately named the Blue House by the family, the historic home retained its pale cerulean exterior over several generations. Determined not to deviate from this tradition, the owner/architect upgraded the lap siding to board and batten while staying true to the characteristic blue hue.
The Blue House
The living room features a wrap-around sofa custom to fit the room width and windows and provides a comfortable place for napping grandchildren.
The Blue House
The kitchen opens to a farmhouse sink, custom shelves, under-counter refrigerator, and stone wall panels.
The Blue House
The shotgun flow through the living room, dining room, and kitchen showcases new Brazilian Cherry wide-plank flooring.
The Blue House
The dining room delivers classic lines of Mid-Century Modern tables and chairs with a door that opens onto the porch.
The Blue House
The original well house anchors the outdoor dining room, where a picnic table is shaded by a weathered steel trellis on a floor of Endicott bricks. The space provides gathering space from which to enjoy cooling breezes in the summer, fires in the winter, and stargazing year-round.
The Blue House
The original craftsman detailed porch oriented on axis with the southeast breezes allows rooms to open to the outside.
The Blue House
A stone fire pit of “ripple” river bottom limestone provides a focal point around which the house and outdoor spaces wrap. Carefully scaled elements of chop block limestone balance the patio. These elements, including planters brimming with cactus, pampas grass, and flowering garlic to deter deer,...
The Blue House
Stone panels are used as wainscotting in the bathroom which features painted wood slat siding and a glass door shower with a view of the landscape.
The Blue House
New insulated windows and doors remain true to scale, as here in the main bedroom.
The Blue House
In the guest bedroom, as throughout, gray painted beadboard walls and ceilings complement the original trim and repainted wood base.
The Blue House