Two years ago (almost to the day!), I took the before photos of the exterior of our home and today, I’m excited to share the very last reveal post of our Modern Cottage–the exterior. It was really finished sometime in the winter, but we wanted to wait for things to green up a bit.
This is a very photo heavy post, so I’m going to keep the words to a minimum here. The entire project took nearly a year and cost us about $250K (this doesn’t include the roofing or stone material that was sent to us in exchange for features.) It was a very expensive project and I wanted to be up front about the costs so that you could be prepared if you wanted to tackle something similar on your home! We’re so in love with how the house turned out and really feel like it works with the beautiful property so much better now. If you missed any part of the exterior, you can see the details below as well as the sources!
POSTS ABOUT THE EXTERIOR OF OUR HOME:
Studio McGee’s Design Plan
“What’s up with the mold?”
8 Options We’re Deciding Between
12 Dark Paint Colors We’re Loving
Siding
Roof
Stone
Exterior Video Tour
Backyard Firepit
Gas Lanterns
Garage
SOURCES:
Paint Color – Graphite by Benjamin Moore (matte on siding, satin on panel trim)
Windows – Pella Architect Series
Siding – LP SmartSide in smooth 6in
Roof – Brava Roof Tile in Weathered Cedar Shake
Stone – Creative Mines Craft Orchard Limestone in Timberwolf (white mortar)
Garage Doors – Cambek
Garage Copper Sconces
Bevolo Gas Lanterns (Wall Sconces, Hanging Lanterns)
Back Wall Lanterns
Patio Furniture
Adirondack Chairs
Faux Boxwoods
Absolutely gorgeous. For starters, your home was beautiful in the before pictures. However, your personal changes and the personal taste preferences that were incorporated into the home, made the before pictures look dated. Your home looks like a show home. Not the modest show home, but the one with all of the upgrades. Excellent choices.
It is nice work ad represents a great vision to modernize a very dated home.
That said, there is absolutely no way this (250K) is the actual cost. This type of misinformation is what misguides many homeowners into having some extremely unrealistic expectation about what things actually cost. Working as a builder, architect and designer we have the unfortunate job of serving as ‘dream wrecker’ to client’s who come in with such misinformation and expectation built on false information. Certainly costs have climbed since this job was done – but a realistic estimate of this job is more than 3X what you have listed. Posting a full-project finished cost (even that is subject to credibility) but it would be helpful for clients.
So much better!!!
Stunning job, Chris and Julia! It looks beautiful! I’m a little sad for you that you didn’t get to enjoy your balcony off your bedroom a little more! Safe travels to North Carolina and thanks for taking us along on the adventure!
Absolutely stunning — and you’ve proven that you two are really very, very talented designers. This was a massive step up from your previous (lovely!) homes. You had a vision with “Modern Cottage” and nailed it! Can’t wait to see you put your thumbprints on the house in Raleigh!