Smokin' Hot Exterior makeover!!!!

8 years ago

I took the worst house in the neighborhood and made it the hottest!!!!!! I took off the crappy stucco and nasty shingles added decretive chimneys and dormers, put stone and limestone precast to give my client a mini French Castle!!

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Kathy Skilton

8 years ago

I actually thought the before was pretty good (although not my style) But, the after is Smokin Hot (still not my style) but beautiful!

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8 years ago
Almost ready for Grass!!!
claude12
8 years ago
Love it!!!
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aries61
8 years ago
Can't believe the before was the worse house in the neighborhood. The after is very nice, but hate to see what was spent on it with all the new elements. Was anything done to the inside?
wwmdrm
8 years ago
You should have left the "before." There is too much going on and too much frou frou.
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8 years ago
No Frou Frou here just history!!
Corrine Hale
8 years ago
In the small, rural town in Canada where I live, the original house would be a mansion with no changes needed! I guess it all depends on your perspective about what is ugly and what isn't. You would cringe if you came to this part of the world!
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8 years ago
Inside and out a completely new dwelling!!! I added 5500 SQ FT to an already 4300 SQ FT home, the back of the house looks like a hotel !! No basic paint on any surface. All custom plastered walls and aged lacquer finishes on trim and cabinetry..........
sabra900
8 years ago
Why so tiny a cook top or range in such a massively overdone home? If catering staff came in or a cook was brought in for a large home party this small range would be a challenge to work with. On the upside the room with the dome has beautiful woodwork.
tooky58
8 years ago
I'd be thrilled with the before home. Beautiful job, but not my style.
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Raegan Ford Interior Design
8 years ago
the new exterior is beautiful!
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Addition Building & Design, Inc.
8 years ago
Nice fountain. Good job.
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Hamilton Klow Architects
8 years ago
Good construction job. Good looking exterior.
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Design Builders, Inc.
8 years ago
Excellent job!
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andesign, inc
8 years ago
Congratulations! LOVE the texture the stone creates. Well done.
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8 years ago
Tiny cook top?? Six burners and a huge grill on top, two convection ovens and two broilers!! 48" not so tiny in my book!!
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Pacific Coast Custom Design
8 years ago
Absolutely spectacular!
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Broadway Botanicals
8 years ago
Wow, beautiful!
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btydrvn
8 years ago
Different strokes for different folks...
jck910
8 years ago
what history? it's all new.
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House Arte
8 years ago
Gorgeous!
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8 years ago
jck910, every designer that is traditional in taste barrows from history!! Every molding used. In this home has been recreated from the 17 and 1800's. New yes, but we reproduced history.
Rebecca Hicks
8 years ago
Too over the top for me.
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Stecki Construction
8 years ago
Absolutely gorgeous!
Jennifer Owen
8 years ago
Beautiful! Absolutely stunning! Great transformation
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OTM Designs & Remodeling Inc.
8 years ago
Wow looks amazing!
btydrvn
8 years ago
Very interesting the commenters fall so heavily in the pro column..also all pro comments positive ..others not so much..hmmmm
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8 years ago
ritasj, I understand that only the top 1 percent in the world can even live like this, I completely understand that pros only can truly get it. I do this every day for a living but never take it for granted . I will always love what I do!!!!!!
btydrvn
8 years ago
Good answer,Doni..
nmh92
8 years ago
I can't believe how rude some people are on here. Why would you tell someone something is nice, but not your taste? Why do you find it necessary to add that on? If someone remodeled a very modest house and posted on here, would you say that to them? Sounds like a little jealousy and self-righteousness. Love to see what you people would do if you had millions to spend on a home. I'm sure you would seriously upgrade :) This place was beautiful before and the remodel is even better. Congratulations to the lucky people who get to live here!
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Morrone Interiors
8 years ago
Amazing job! Beautiful inside and out!
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7 Sisters Interiors
8 years ago
Wow, impressive!
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off_task_again
8 years ago
I gave a thumbs up earlier, but had to come back and comment. It is such a stunning renovation. It is really beautiful. You were able to give old world charm and character to a boring builder grade house. You have elevated it to a new level. I love it!
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Valerie Moren
8 years ago
Love the ceiling treatments you did! Could you add more pictures of that?
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TBS Construction Inc.
8 years ago
Very impressive house! Great job!
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Kemora Landscapes
8 years ago
Absolutely stunning. Gorgeous stonework on the exterior. Also, very glad you decided to scrap the old landscaping because it looks like it was overpowering the front of the home. The simple evergreens work great with this house. Wonderful work!
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Morrone Interiors
8 years ago
Great job again, really impressed with the new roof lines!
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Fratantoni Design / Residential Architects
8 years ago
Great job!
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ERT Architects, Inc
8 years ago
wow, the transformation is impeccable!

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8 years ago
Here's another Ceiling shot!!!!
sswisecup
8 years ago
Gorgeous, ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS!!! Any chance you can give a rough idea of what an exterior transformation like that would cost? Even a range is fine.
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8 years ago
The limestone precast was about 65K in materials and the stone was around 120K in materials, keep in mind that this is a 10,000 square-foot home. The labor of courses extra but my team was responsible for installing the precast balustrades and the stone work. So I was able to save the homeowner quite a bit in labor. Hope that helps !!
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Mountain MT Homes LLC
8 years ago
WOW!! is low saying.....That is amazing of the change, my I ask what state this beautiful home is built. Great work.

Ken
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8 years ago
I don't think anyone is jealous. It's just that the house looks beautiful from the outside, I love it, it's gorgeous but the inside doesn't look like its a house to be lived in...looks like a house to be showcased but not lived in.

And everyone is entitled to their opinion.
Norma
8 years ago
That was pretty,nut now gorgeous!
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8 years ago
Ken this is a Cincinnati Ohio master piece!! And Shalena I don't have any art hung yet, no accessories are in place, no rugs yet, this one in the great room is an exterior rug just to show scale. But please come to Cincinnati in April and I'll walk you through the home around 7PM and I promise you won't want to leave!!!!