Located on farmland in McLean, Virginia, the American Farmhouse balances the expected comforts of a new home with the bucolic beauty of an old farmhouse. The final site plan still has evidence showing parallel courses of the barn’s destiny. The house mass is broken and lowered so that the home can remain secondary to the monolithic barn structure. Earthy and elemental materials are selected for the home that reference the barn without directly mimicking it. Wooden members found inside the barn and from other barns bridge ceilings and are used in floors along with rustic slate adding to a sense of simplicity to the farmhouse design. The age and patina of the barn is reflected in the house’s textural use of board and batten and field stone layered similar to stone foundations. The original development plan was to demolish the existing barn and construct three suburban homes. Part of an endangered breed, as one of the few remaining barns in the area, it was originally viewed as a challenge in a luxury home construction with several difficulties posed to the impending project: it would be expensive to renovate, vulnerable to demolition, and threatened by urban sprawl. However, instead of trying to alter or destroy the barn, the structure was fully embraced into the traditional architecture project as a centerpiece and was used as the inspiration for the home. The new house was sited parallel to the barn so that views to the barn gable were accessible.

Designed using Trex Transcend decking in Lava Rock – a rich reddish-black shade with subtle shading and natural shade variations creating distinctive hardwood-like streaking and intense tropical hues and Trex Transcend decking in Tiki Torch – a warm, earthy shade features rich, reddish-brown hardwood streaking, and is designed to off the look of real tropical hardwoods with slight variations of color and streaking. Additional Trex products featured include Trex Elevations, Trex Reveal railing, Trex Pergola, Trex Outdoor Furniture and Trex Outdoor Lighting – stair riser lights, post cap lights and recessed lights.

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Designed using Trex Transcend decking in Tree House – a warm, earthy brown tone that is complementary the exterior of any home, Trex Transcend decking in Vintage Lantern – a deep-burnished bronze with Old World elegance and Trex Transcend railing.

Trex composite deck with custom pergola.
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Trex composite deck with custome staircase and underdeck ceiling.
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Custom Trex deck with curved railing.

For gentler slopes like this you can use bender boards to separate different plantings & mulch or gravel to help hold water & prevent soil erosion.
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Custom Trex deck with curved railing, staircase and underdeck ceiling.
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Designed using Trex Transcend decking in Spiced Rum – a is a warm, earthy umber featuring subtle shading and natural shade variations creating distinctive hardwood-like streaking and intense, tropical hues that will retain its lush looks for decades, Trex Transcend Vintage Lantern – a deep-burnished bronze with Old World elegance and Trex Transcend railing.

Trex Transcend Porch is available in three colors – Gravel Path (pristine grey), Fire Pit (spicy red) and Spiced Rum (warm, earthy umber with the streaked look of tropical hardwoods), Transcend Porch features both floor boards and coordinated post and railing options. It’s also low maintenance – resisting fading, staining, scratching and mold, and will not rot, warp, crack or splinter. Upkeep is hassle free, so you’ll spend more time relaxing and less time maintaining. Trex Outdoor Furniture, such as swings and rockers are ideal finishing touches to your porch that add stunning curb appeal.

Trex deck with custom double level and staircase.
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Here we used Trex’s Rope Swing boards for the deck and designed its multi-levels around the clients’ new hot tub. Because it’s a good idea to take breaks from long stays in a hot tub, we added a bench and private screened seating area — also made from Trex boards, topped with an attractive lattice design. www.deckandpatio.com

Trex deck with custom pergola and railing.
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Custom Trex deck with staircase.
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A long curved small-sized gravel walkway with bender boards as a border. One one side a new sod installation. On the other are large flagstone slabs with drought-tolerant plants.

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