This Dartmouth, MA home got an exterior makeover with Mastic Carvedwood Vinyl Siding in the color, Deep Granite. Mastic Carvedwood Vinyl Siding is a great low maintenance choice for any homeowner! Built to be fade and crack resistant as well as being able to withstand winds up to 200 mph, homeowners can have peace of mind. With its realistic wood texture and shadow lines, Carvedwood Vinyl Siding mimics the classic look of painted cedar clapboards without worrying about the upkeep. You can find the perfect shade for your home and style with Mastic’s wide range of colors! Included in those color choices are SolarDefense colors that have light-reflecting properties to keep your siding in tip-top shape! Additionally, with a VIP limited lifetime warranty and our 10-year workmanship guarantee homeowners can feel good that their home is protected. We also installed an energy-efficient Therma Tru Door System. Smooth Star doors are the perfect canvas to add a splash of color to your doorway. Homeowners can choose from primed and ready-to-paint doors or factory painted doors that provide immediate curb appeal! This homeowner also decided to add sidelights to their door so they will never have to fumble for their keys again with these bright lights you will be able to see it all.

Craftsman style kitchen with painted shaker cabinets, subway tile, marble counter tops, farmhouse sink, hard wood floors, accent wall and breakfast bar.

This bathroom remodel project was a full transformation of a small guest bathroom into a high-impact, thoughtfully designed retreat. The design centered around a bold, high-contrast aesthetic, achieved through the interplay of texture, black hues, and brass accents. Textural elements, including a mix of matte and glossy finishes, added depth and interest to the design. The use of rich black tones created a striking backdrop for the warm brass fixtures, which were carefully selected for their modern yet timeless appeal. The fixtures brought an element of understated luxury to the space. The overall design maximized functionality and created a visually dynamic environment that feels both inviting and elevated. This project exemplifies how small spaces can achieve significant impact through deliberate design choices.

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This bathroom remodel project was a full transformation of a small guest bathroom into a high-impact, thoughtfully designed retreat. The design centered around a bold, high-contrast aesthetic, achieved through the interplay of texture, black hues, and brass accents. Textural elements, including a mix of matte and glossy finishes, added depth and interest to the design. The use of rich black tones created a striking backdrop for the warm brass fixtures, which were carefully selected for their modern yet timeless appeal. The fixtures brought an element of understated luxury to the space. The overall design maximized functionality and created a visually dynamic environment that feels both inviting and elevated. This project exemplifies how small spaces can achieve significant impact through deliberate design choices.

Master Bath features open shower/tub with clerestory windows above. Counter top is Corian, color Blizzard. Photo by Whit Preston
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This pool gives you the feeling of swimming into the landscape. The broad, straight line of the horizon and the long, slender vertical lines of the pool underscore the expansiveness of the property, whose size unquestionably contributes to the impact of its natural beauty. The design is rather understated, creating the impression of having been copied directly from the pool’s natural setting. The landscape and the garden have retained their prominent role despite the addition of the natural pool. The pool blends in unassumingly with its surroundings and is sizeable enough to allow for the swimming of long laps. A natural pool is the obvious choice for locations such as this. Natural materials and plant filters are without a doubt the ideal option for gardens like these. The beautiful property certainly contributes a great deal to the overall visual impression, but the pool - as close to nature as possible and reduced to essentials - has the look and feel of a body of water that was created here quite naturally. The addition of the wooden planks and the long, slender shape of the pool are visually very appealing. The water’s edge of the regeneration area blends harmoniously into the landscape and appears as if it had grown there naturally over several years.

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Designer: Allen Construction General Contractor: Allen Construction Photographer: Jim Bartsch Photography
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  Free ebook, Creating the Ideal Kitchen. DOWNLOAD NOW   The Klimala’s and their three kids are no strangers to moving, this being their fifth house in the same town over the 20-year period they have lived there. “It must be the 7-year itch, because every seven years, we seem to find ourselves antsy for a new project or a new environment. I think part of it is being a designer, I see my own taste evolve and I want my environment to reflect that. Having easy access to wonderful tradesmen and a knowledge of the process makes it that much easier”. This time, Klimala’s fell in love with a somewhat unlikely candidate. The 1950’s ranch turned cape cod was a bit of a mutt, but it’s location 5 minutes from their design studio and backing up to the high school where their kids can roll out of bed and walk to school, coupled with the charm of its location on a private road and lush landscaping made it an appealing choice for them. “The bones of the house were really charming. It was typical 1,500 square foot ranch that at some point someone added a second floor to. Its sloped roofline and dormered bedrooms gave it some charm.” With the help of architect Maureen McHugh, Klimala’s gutted and reworked the layout to make the house work for them. An open concept kitchen and dining room allows for more frequent casual family dinners and dinner parties that linger. A dingy 3-season room off the back of the original house was insulated, given a vaulted ceiling with skylights and now opens up to the kitchen. This room now houses an 8’ raw edge white oak dining table and functions as an informal dining room. “One of the challenges with these mid-century homes is the 8’ ceilings. I had to have at least one room that had a higher ceiling so that’s how we did it” states Klimala. The kitchen features a 10’ island which houses a 5’0” Galley Sink. The Galley features two faucets, and double tiered rail system to which accessories such as cutting boards and stainless steel bowls can be added for ease of cooking. Across from the large sink is an induction cooktop. “My two teen daughters and I enjoy cooking, and the Galley and induction cooktop make it so easy.” A wall of tall cabinets features a full size refrigerator, freezer, double oven and built in coffeemaker. The area on the opposite end of the kitchen features a pantry with mirrored glass doors and a beverage center below. The rest of the first floor features an entry way, a living room with views to the front yard’s lush landscaping, a family room where the family hangs out to watch TV, a back entry from the garage with a laundry room and mudroom area, one of the home’s four bedrooms and a full bath. There is a double sided fireplace between the family room and living room. The home features pops of color from the living room’s peach grass cloth to purple painted wall in the family room. “I’m definitely a traditionalist at heart but because of the home’s Midcentury roots, I wanted to incorporate some of those elements into the furniture, lighting and accessories which also ended up being really fun. We are not formal people so I wanted a house that my kids would enjoy, have their friends over and feel comfortable.” The second floor houses the master bedroom suite, two of the kids’ bedrooms and a back room nicknamed “the library” because it has turned into a quiet get away area where the girls can study or take a break from the rest of the family. The area was originally unfinished attic, and because the home was short on closet space, this Jack and Jill area off the girls’ bedrooms houses two large walk-in closets and a small sitting area with a makeup vanity. “The girls really wanted to keep the exposed brick of the fireplace that runs up the through the space, so that’s what we did, and I think they feel like they are in their own little loft space in the city when they are up there” says Klimala. Designed by: Susan Klimala, CKD, CBD Photography by: Carlos Vergara For more information on kitchen and bath design ideas go to: www.kitchenstudio-ge.com

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Nothing says comfort like a chaise sectional. Photo by Laura Oglethorpe
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A TimberTech AZEK Farmers Porch brings maintenance free curb appeal to this Somerset, MA home. The homeowner chose the color Driftwood from the TimberTech AZEK Reserve Collection. This composite decking is rot, fade, stain, scratch, and insect resistant which explains why AZEK has become such a popular choice among homeowners. Its unrivaled beauty and high performance make it perfect for all climates. With many different options for color, style, and texture there is a large number of combinations to suit anyone’s style! Lastly, this homeowner can have peace of mind since their porch is backed by TimberTech’s Lifetime Limited Product Warranty along with our 10 year workmanship warranty!

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Building a new deck for your yard can be a great addition to your property. Not only does wooden decking improve your home’s appearance and its curb appeal, but a wooden decking company Durban of your choice can help you to increase space for relaxing and entertaining. For wooden decking to be done properly, you must first pick the best service for wooden decking in Durban. Any timber decking Durban project should be completed properly using solid footings and the proper structural support. Before you hire any wooden decking company,Durban:

Photo Credits: ©️ Maxwell MacKenzie This custom home is situated on a typical, tight Arlington lot, but we were still able to fit a spacious house along with a pool, outdoor kitchen, and trampoline area in the backyard. The main floor consists of an in-law/guest suite, the kitchen, great room, dining room, and bi-fold sliding doors and pocket sliding doors that allow the main floor to be completely open and seamlessly transition to the outdoors. The floor to ceiling windows in the owner’s suite is another signature design choice for AV. With smart home features and all-around home speakers as well as many other small details, the home is deceptively simple and incredibly easy to use and maintain. Solar power fits right in because the system lasts for decades, and it requires almost no maintenance, consistent with our standard choices of low-hassle, high-quality exterior building materials.

This gem of a house was built in the 1950s, when its neighborhood undoubtedly felt remote. The university footprint has expanded in the 70 years since, however, and today this home sits on prime real estate—easy biking and reasonable walking distance to campus. When it went up for sale in 2017, it was largely unaltered. Our clients purchased it to renovate and resell, and while we all knew we'd need to add square footage to make it profitable, we also wanted to respect the neighborhood and the house’s own history. Swedes have a word that means “just the right amount”: lagom. It is a guiding philosophy for us at SYH, and especially applied in this renovation. Part of the soul of this house was about living in just the right amount of space. Super sizing wasn’t a thing in 1950s America. So, the solution emerged: keep the original rectangle, but add an L off the back. With no owner to design with and for, SYH created a layout to appeal to the masses. All public spaces are the back of the home--the new addition that extends into the property’s expansive backyard. A den and four smallish bedrooms are atypically located in the front of the house, in the original 1500 square feet. Lagom is behind that choice: conserve space in the rooms where you spend most of your time with your eyes shut. Put money and square footage toward the spaces in which you mostly have your eyes open. In the studio, we started calling this project the Mullet Ranch—business up front, party in the back. The front has a sleek but quiet effect, mimicking its original low-profile architecture street-side. It’s very Hoosier of us to keep appearances modest, we think. But get around to the back, and surprise! lofted ceilings and walls of windows. Gorgeous.