Pretty Vintage Porches

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-8xKlrCm0t2E8JQf6H253ByzltqbU4rvodEJkKheqIPNjpNxKtcFCgGqkL7uSSSKICGq6Kb330b4lQg6GH90Uz3K5ntMzf0MOBXsHszitsw212MlJjObRXKIdQ179uZAqShchQDbtntJs/s1600/CA+1+Greenspan.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="578" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-8xKlrCm0t2E8JQf6H253ByzltqbU4rvodEJkKheqIPNjpNxKtcFCgGqkL7uSSSKICGq6Kb330b4lQg6GH90Uz3K5ntMzf0MOBXsHszitsw212MlJjObRXKIdQ179uZAqShchQDbtntJs/s640/CA+1+Greenspan.JPG" /></a></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center">I worked on the design of this cute, vintage home located in a historic area of Houston a few years ago.  It had been damaged by fire and water, the fire having been caused by old electrical wiring.  The home was over 100 years old, so lots of work had to be done to update it as well as correct problems like leveling the floors, new wiring and plumbing, etc.  Finally finished for a young family, it has a cheery facade and adds value to the neighborhood.</div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center">Part of the appeal of this home are the porches.  It was so much fun to work on an exterior, something I don't do every day, but as part of being the resident aesthetician (<a href="http://designinthewoods.blogspot.com/2011/08/branding-my-design-services.html">see previous post</a>), I became involved. </div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center">When the homeowners came to me about this project, they showed me their exterior paint color selections and said they were happy with them. They were basically much brighter versions of what we finally did.  Think school bus yellow and baby blue. We had so much to do and since painting the exterior was about the last thing in the process, I let that slide and we forged ahead to work on kitchen, bathrooms, etc. When we finally got to the exterior, I was excited to be able have input on mouldings, trim, railings, door and window selections, and paint!  </div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center">They wanted a yellow house and I thought it was very appropriate for this type of home and this neighborhood, but we had to tone down the schoolbus color.  Then we added some punctuation and seriousness with the dark blue/gray for the trim and lighter blue/gray for the porch.  It was quite an involved process placing just the right paint colors on just the right features or mouldings. </div><div align="center"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6_j-MvkMs9G29xSbEhvT4d4PtztU3Nfn8lMu7vZHi2PF_9bvA1ckB9_XBhrZBirGvBKF5Q2ng_GjLw5QgMXMEHy-g5vNGkeCRFc43g1M1_6n2bMzlfeFFSnAfguUi3Lh2QSgilZ93Q5gy/s1600/Front+Porch.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="489" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6_j-MvkMs9G29xSbEhvT4d4PtztU3Nfn8lMu7vZHi2PF_9bvA1ckB9_XBhrZBirGvBKF5Q2ng_GjLw5QgMXMEHy-g5vNGkeCRFc43g1M1_6n2bMzlfeFFSnAfguUi3Lh2QSgilZ93Q5gy/s640/Front+Porch.jpg" /></a></div><div align="center">The railings were designed, scaled, and detailed for the contractor.</div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggOUEC1nYIxhSpCfkgA048o4CU1ldTPrPRxkElOsJb-LlhoLu21BjqcATN8hs8pr4GEtILC46UQyXV_1kUHTkFO_-eVlUK7vlfvZM5l47wL5Ywz0AwbP7OlV2ai2t8Zzk5CeIiSVa_D4X1/s1600/S7300096.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggOUEC1nYIxhSpCfkgA048o4CU1ldTPrPRxkElOsJb-LlhoLu21BjqcATN8hs8pr4GEtILC46UQyXV_1kUHTkFO_-eVlUK7vlfvZM5l47wL5Ywz0AwbP7OlV2ai2t8Zzk5CeIiSVa_D4X1/s400/S7300096.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We made some decisions on site.  (See the paint samples on the wall?)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX0tG5KvZy4dnYJDaQmSFmz4fuqdQW3RT7umdKXB0XJSQeDA2BoQrO4ThuyahOfDbiiars3285lpYkHkcXTqxUbcRj05svjGvtowvXebmDmpd-L7WWR8pm0UhtgGO5BjRWWrrUQLCzBhHo/s1600/S7300389.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX0tG5KvZy4dnYJDaQmSFmz4fuqdQW3RT7umdKXB0XJSQeDA2BoQrO4ThuyahOfDbiiars3285lpYkHkcXTqxUbcRj05svjGvtowvXebmDmpd-L7WWR8pm0UhtgGO5BjRWWrrUQLCzBhHo/s400/S7300389.JPG" /></a></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center">Before photo of the back porch balcony.</div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4zAPG2HGOluwp7MW5QkBGLezTQG1_lSFIGI1Eq17WjbE-MLG3pmqfmSRuXOPu_we64q3ryucoubWVQH9qwdSWierLLixc_2JcQuSLNPcu5_COMh66HkIdoBo1QR3GdaYy1eP5fH8DO7Gh/s1600/S7300388.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4zAPG2HGOluwp7MW5QkBGLezTQG1_lSFIGI1Eq17WjbE-MLG3pmqfmSRuXOPu_we64q3ryucoubWVQH9qwdSWierLLixc_2JcQuSLNPcu5_COMh66HkIdoBo1QR3GdaYy1eP5fH8DO7Gh/s400/S7300388.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Back screened porch - Before</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM1m_QLbS8pvzzSf9l7FlPedFQWtxhGJCQt7T7Suvw2CxkxK2UhMHYQH-hmsNTp5BnCTR5jOO522Mfibr-VYmdZlCLlhNf_o5krqc_UZJHOyrHUvcg5vX0sFp9eHl6xCSCqswQtOjcVhNX/s1600/Back+porch.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="489" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM1m_QLbS8pvzzSf9l7FlPedFQWtxhGJCQt7T7Suvw2CxkxK2UhMHYQH-hmsNTp5BnCTR5jOO522Mfibr-VYmdZlCLlhNf_o5krqc_UZJHOyrHUvcg5vX0sFp9eHl6xCSCqswQtOjcVhNX/s640/Back+porch.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My details of the back screened porch.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhwJcKtN_82GLGIPzjBUwLdagRkrGv3wq-MP1F-HhdzbuiG4PabdOeiI4NwJug6DB5to-uUmvrw6f69y2FqjCipP4bGAFFVy-c9Jt9_dfcHRZZgw-npRz2FSABtorqbvWsF-5_T1HjCUFz/s1600/Detail.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhwJcKtN_82GLGIPzjBUwLdagRkrGv3wq-MP1F-HhdzbuiG4PabdOeiI4NwJug6DB5to-uUmvrw6f69y2FqjCipP4bGAFFVy-c9Jt9_dfcHRZZgw-npRz2FSABtorqbvWsF-5_T1HjCUFz/s400/Detail.jpg" /></a></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgntxImUoJbmYa20_0hz5S2CE1gVLLivNKv728yo8ehg2FXv3BjJFe_-y7Xx3Q0NnhRYeK5e09-N6tFaL-fRswwDJAJqIuQ2SQjMZL98pkTO2piegYPGS-9tJWzflAVfqtnmzmOUvbooveu/s1600/CA+2+Greenspan1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="598" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgntxImUoJbmYa20_0hz5S2CE1gVLLivNKv728yo8ehg2FXv3BjJFe_-y7Xx3Q0NnhRYeK5e09-N6tFaL-fRswwDJAJqIuQ2SQjMZL98pkTO2piegYPGS-9tJWzflAVfqtnmzmOUvbooveu/s640/CA+2+Greenspan1.jpg" /></a></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center">Back screened porch - After</div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center">It was a long process, (there was a hurricane in the middle of all this!) but I think it turned out to be a happy looking house with some nice vintage appeal.  I think we brought the house to the place it should be. It was really a unique project for my portfolio and one I am very proud to have been involved with.<br /><br />"After" photos by Miro Dvorscak.<br /><br /><br />Linking to:<br /><br /><em><a href="http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/2012/03/beautiful-curbside-transformations-on.html#more">Metamorphosis Monday at Between Naps on the Porch</a></em></div>

Pretty Vintage Porches

I worked on the design of this cute, vintage home located in a historic area of Houston a few years ago.  It had been damaged by fire and wa...

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