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Mid-sized craftsman exterior home idea in Minneapolis

This cottage in the woods has a welcoming face in all directions. The second floor is tucked under the roof with shed dormers and gable walls that provide a surprising amount of usable floor area on the second floor while reducing the bulk of the house for a cottage ambiance. The bold red trim and windows provide the sparkle within the earth tones and natural materials.

Western Red Cedar Wood Paneling on walls and ceilings showcase the boat. Custom made by Spencer Boat Works in Saranac New York in 1987 and bought new in 1989. ********************************************************************* Buffalo Lumber specializes in Custom Milled, Factory Finished Wood Siding and Paneling. We ONLY do real wood.

This charming cape style home in New Bedford, MA looks fabulous with Mastic Cedar Discovery vinyl siding in Cape Cod Gray! The homeowner chose Mastic Cedar Discovery vinyl siding because she liked the look of real cedar shingles but wanted to go maintenance free. Random gaps, grooves, textures and deep shadow lines give Cedar Discovery shingles the appeal of real cedar shingles. Available styles include Hand-Split Shake, Perfection Shingle, and Half-Round to accommodate any homeowner’s style. The Cedar Discovery® collection is available in 32 colors and four styles. Mastic offers a V.I.P Limited Lifetime Warranty, has premium .090 thickness, and is rated for up to 230 MPH wind speeds! No more costly maintenance and upkeep for this homeowner because vinyl is final.

The entire exterior received new board and batten wood siding, with a seamed metal roof. The center gables on each side have new cedar shingle siding and brackets to accentuate its significance. Photo by: Daniel Contelmo Jr.

Primary Product: CertainTeed Cedar Impressions® Perfection Shingles Size: Double 7" Straight Edge Color: Seagrass
Mid-sized elegant gray two-story vinyl exterior home photo in Philadelphia

Reminiscent of a 1910 Shingle Style, this new stone and cedar shake home welcomes guests through a classic doorway framing a view of the Long Island Sound beyond. Paired Tuscan columns add formality to the graceful front porch.

The entire exterior received new board and batten wood siding, with a seamed metal roof. The center gables on each side have new cedar shingle siding and brackets to accentuate its significance. Photo by: Daniel Contelmo Jr.

Example of a beach style gray two-story wood gable roof design in Providence

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Mid-sized craftsman gray two-story wood exterior home idea in Minneapolis with a metal roof

Gambrel entrance on the front facade.
Mid-sized victorian gray two-story wood exterior home idea in Boston with a gambrel roof

Shingle Style Overlooking the Beach The site is a prominent one, on a corner lot overlooking the popular Pear Tree Point beach, so privacy was key to designing a comfortable residence for this young family: a home that provided private yard-spaces while retaining lovely water views. A Shingle-Style house with front, side and upper porches and interior spaces that invite leisure was a natural choice for this beachside site. By designing a series of outbuildings – a pool house with guest quarters, a garage and shed – that parallel the road, the pool and backyard entertaining spaces are nicely secluded. Separating the spaces transforms this 5,900 square-foot residence into an intimate and informal home. The buildings are of varying visual textures; the main house is clad in cedar shingle while the vertical board-and-batten of the 900 square-foot garage evokes a barn. The 730 square-foot pool/guest house, constructed of thin ashlar stone layup, matches the stone used throughout the project. ChiChi Ubina Photo

Large cottage black two-story wood exterior home idea in San Francisco

This house is discreetly tucked into its wooded site in the Mad River Valley near the Sugarbush Resort in Vermont. The soaring roof lines complement the slope of the land and open up views though large windows to a meadow planted with native wildflowers. The house was built with natural materials of cedar shingles, fir beams and native stone walls. These materials are complemented with innovative touches including concrete floors, composite exterior wall panels and exposed steel beams. The home is passively heated by the sun, aided by triple pane windows and super-insulated walls. Photo by: Nat Rea Photography

Street view of the house, Rob Spring Photography
Example of a mountain style gray two-story wood exterior home design in New York

Inspiration for a large craftsman blue three-story wood gable roof remodel in DC Metro

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Example of a mountain style two-car garage design in Other

This post-war, plain bungalow was transformed into a charming cottage with this new exterior detail, which includes a new roof, red shutters, energy-efficient windows, and a beautiful new front porch that matched the roof line. Window boxes with matching corbels were also added to the exterior, along with pleated copper roofing on the large window and side door. Photo courtesy of Kate Benjamin Photography

This bungalow features a two-tier roof line to give more dimension to the front face of the home. Columns were added to the new covered front porch, and the stone below the bay window was replaced with new flagstone. A pergola was added at the breezeway area, and a new window was added to the front gable on the garage, with dark green shutters, which was finished in cedar shake siding. Photo courtesy of Kate Benjamin Photography