After decades of neglect left its yard overgrown with weeds and wild flora, we have painstakingly restored the landscapes back to a simple and beautiful state where old growth is enhanced by new additions.

Photography by: Mark Lohman Styled by: Sunday Hendrickson
Mudroom - mid-sized country medium tone wood floor and brown floor mudroom idea in Little Rock with multicolored walls

After years of neglect, this house looked like a meteor had hit it. We bought what was left of it in 2017
Large transitional three-story exterior home idea in Cincinnati

Nicholas Doyle
Bedroom - transitional medium tone wood floor and brown floor bedroom idea in New York with white walls, a standard fireplace and a brick fireplace

Before shot of a home that was completed overgrown and neglected in Long Hill Township NJ.
Inspiration for a mid-sized traditional partial sun front yard brick landscaping in New York.

2013 CHRYSALIS AWARD SOUTH REGION WINNER, RESIDENTIAL EXTERIOR This 1970’s split-level single-family home in an upscale Arlington neighborhood had been neglected for years. With his surrounding neighbors all doing major exterior and interior remodeling, however, the owner decided it was time to renovate his property as well. After several consultation meetings with the design team at Michael Nash Design, Build & Homes, he settled on an exterior layout to create an Art & Craft design for the home. It all got started by excavating the front and left side of the house and attaching a wrap-around stone porch. Key design attributes include a black metal roof, large tapered columns, blue and grey random style flag stone, beaded stain ceiling paneling and an octagonal seating area on the left side of this porch. The front porch has a wide stairway and another set of stairs leads to the back yard. All exterior walls of homes were modified with new headers to allow much larger custom-made windows, new front doors garage doors, and French side and back doors. A custom-designed mahogany front door with leaded glass provides more light and offers a wider entrance into the home’s living area. Design challenges included removing the entire face of the home and then adding new insulation, Tyvek and Hardiplank siding. The use of high-efficiency low-e windows makes the home air tight. The Arts & Crafts design touches include the front gable over the front porch, the prairie-style grill pattern on the windows and doors, the use of tapered columns sitting over stone columns and the leaded glass front door. Decorative exterior lighting provides the finishing touches to this look.

After decades of neglect left its yard overgrown with weeds and wild flora, we have painstakingly restored the landscapes back to a simple and beautiful state where old growth is enhanced by new additions.

The entry to a home is a great place to make a first impression. It is an important area that is often neglected and only considered for mere function. In the entry we designed an eclectic gallery wall which reflects the clients personality. The tray on the console table functions as a catchall for the essentials.

The existing garden had been neglected for several years.
Inspiration for a mid-sized rustic drought-tolerant and full sun backyard gravel garden path in Sacramento for spring.

some simple structural changes made for a much more satisfying family living space, plus a new bank of functional glass panels added a whole new dimension of connection to the previously neglected side yard.

After decades of neglect left its yard overgrown with weeds and wild flora, we have painstakingly restored the landscapes back to a simple and beautiful state where old growth is enhanced by new additions.

After decades of neglect left its yard overgrown with weeds and wild flora, we have painstakingly restored the landscapes back to a simple and beautiful state where old growth is enhanced by new additions.

After decades of neglect left its yard overgrown with weeds and wild flora, we have painstakingly restored the landscapes back to a simple and beautiful state where old growth is enhanced by new additions.

After decades of neglect left its yard overgrown with weeds and wild flora, we have painstakingly restored the landscapes back to a simple and beautiful state where old growth is enhanced by new additions.

After decades of neglect left its yard overgrown with weeds and wild flora, we have painstakingly restored the landscapes back to a simple and beautiful state where old growth is enhanced by new additions.

After decades of neglect left its yard overgrown with weeds and wild flora, we have painstakingly restored the landscapes back to a simple and beautiful state where old growth is enhanced by new additions.

After decades of neglect left its yard overgrown with weeds and wild flora, we have painstakingly restored the landscapes back to a simple and beautiful state where old growth is enhanced by new additions.

This neglected 1925 Dutch Colonial near Lake Michigan was brought back to its former beauty inside and out.
Example of a mid-sized classic brown two-story wood exterior home design in Milwaukee

After decades of neglect left its yard overgrown with weeds and wild flora, we have painstakingly restored the landscapes back to a simple and beautiful state where old growth is enhanced by new additions.