Old House Restoration Makeovers Restore Lost Curb Appeal
The following is a small sample of the over 1600 projects. Click on the image to make it larger. I do not have a listing of the colors used in the projects below so there is a research fee. If you are interested in obtaining the color name and code for any of the samples, please email me with the Project ID listed below the project name along with Before, After, Alternate 1,2 etc. Please understand that the color calibration of your monitor affects the colors you see on your screen. There is a $20 research fee for the first color and $10 for each additional color payable through Pay Pal.
Walter Winchell House
Before
After
with wood shingled roof.
Yes this is the famous Walter Winchell known for his newspaper and radio gossip columns. Walter moved into this 19th century house in 1937 or 1938. It now has a new owner who is restoring the house.
Scope of Work:
- Install both wood shingle and standing seam roof for comparison.
- Install copper, brown, and galvanized half round gutters.
- Install shutters.
1904 Italianate in South Dakota Gets Help
Before
Ugly deck removed and new colors.
Alternative color scheme.
This house has a deck which should never be there. You never ever have a deck in the front of the house. This house did not have a porch on the front either. The original porch was where the addition is on the right side not in the front as one may expect. Plantings are needed to soften up the front of the house. New steps were added but a stair rail was not part of the scope of work. Corrected color placement and new colors allow this house to shine in all its glory.
Scope of Work:
- Remove that deck.
- New historic colors and color placement corrected.
Early 1800’s Oakely Farmhouse Portico
Before
New portico, posts, and balustrade
This beautiful historic home is hidden under cheap fake siding and has fake windows. The owner plans to remove the siding and replace the new badly designed portico with one that reflects the style and period of the house.
1887 Workers Cottage Makeover
Before
New shutters, windows, and portico..
This is an old workers cottage with painted brick. This simple small house had its character destroyed over the years by homeowners bad updating. Here the large picture window was removed and replaced with two double-hung windows to match the window above. The original windows were located at each end of the picture window so when they installed this newer window the two double-hung windows were removed and the brick between them was then removed. The unsightly aluminum awning was removed and replaced with a portico. The brick was painted.
Scope of Work:
- Picture window removed and replaced with smaller original sized windows.
- New portico.
- New period paint colors.
1900 Dutch Colonial Restoration
Before
After: New roof, siding, windows, and casing.
Alternative color scheme.
A gambrel roof is a character defining feature of a Dutch Colonial house. This gambrel roof above the porch however was covered up partially with red aluminum siding making the roof look like something strange. I guess the aluminum siding installer got carried away and didn’t know when to stop. In this rendition, the aluminum siding was removed and replaced with cedar shingles and new roofing shingles were applied on the roof. The fake diamond pane windows were replaced with traditional 6 over one windows and the window casings were put back where they were removed on the 2nd floor.
Scope of Work:
- New roof shingles.
- New shingle siding.
- New 6/1 windows and curtains.
- New window casing.
- Remove front gate.