Street side

Arrival

From the street the house was already finished: black board-and-batten, cedar brackets, a two-story wall of windows. The office front is symmetric, with a painted-brick chimney about five and a half feet wide rising on the gable ridge, and a raised side deck under the Juliet balcony, with a black picket rail and a black board skirt. We left the outside alone.

The front of the house straight on across the lawn, black board-and-batten with a tall grid of windows under the center gable.

Inside the front doors, the stained plank ceiling became a smooth white one, the inside face of the doors went dark charcoal to answer the black outside, and a pair of travertine sconces now light the way in. Linen curtains on a black rod run the length of the hall.

What we did

Foyer ceiling smooth and white
Front doors dark charcoal on the inside
Travertine sconces at the entry
Floor-length linen curtains

Paint

Surface	Color
Walls	Alabaster SW 7008 likely
Ceiling	Alabaster SW 7008 likely
Front double doors, interior face	Urbane Bronze SW 7048 likely
Board-and-batten fiber-cement siding, all elevations including the addition	Dark charcoal / near-black; color not documented possible
Painted brick (porch walls, chimney, base)	Dark, painted to match the siding possible
Front double doors, exterior face	Black, unchanged since 2025 possible
Pool bath exterior door (six-lite)	Dark charcoal, matches the siding possible
Trim, fascia, soffits, gutters and downspouts	Dark charcoal / black, matching the siding possible
Timber brackets and corbels (porch, back entry, window awning)	Natural cedar, clear or stained likely

The foyer looking down the entry hall: dark arched double doors with leaded glass, travertine sconces, a woven runner and linen curtains on a black rod.

The front of the house from the lawn, the wall of windows and the chimney against a blue sky.

The house from the driveway in daylight, roses along the curb and arborvitae along the foundation.

Rendering from the record model, not a photograph: front, from the drive — Front, from the driveMorning sun from the east-north-east · 42 mm, level verticals. Near the camera of photo 01.Matched to photo 1

2026 photograph: Exterior Front, from driveway lawn, with black board-and-batten siding with black painted brick chimney, two-story front wall of windows with the great-room beaded chandelier visible through the glass, second-floor Juliet balcony with iron railing and orange timber brackets, front steps with black iron railings (right side) — Front, from the driveMorning sun from the east-north-east · 42 mm, level verticals. Near the camera of photo 01.Matched to photo 1

Rendering from the record model, not a photograph: entry approach — Entry approachMorning sun · 24 mm, level verticals. After photo 02.

All renderings

Before & after

What changed

2025 photograph (before): Foyer, with wood plank ceiling, double front doors, hardwood, black can lights — Foyer, down the entry
The wood-plank ceiling and natural-wood double doors gave way to a white ceiling, black doors, a sconce-lit console and a runner rug.

2025 photograph (before): Exterior Front, straight on in daylight, with board and batten, glass wall of windows, brick chimney, front steps — The front of the house
The outside was already right; we left it alone.

2025 photograph (before): Exterior Front, straight on at dusk, with board and batten, lit glass wall of windows, brick chimney, front steps — Front of the house, dusk to day
The same black board-and-batten front, seen at dusk with glowing windows before and in bright daylight after, now with a thick green lawn and leafy trees.

2025 photograph (before): Exterior Front, angled from driveway, garage side, with board and batten, wall of windows, balcony, garage doors — Garage side, daytime
Evergreens, shrub beds and a thick green lawn now surround the black board-and-batten house along the garage side.

The house at dusk from the curving driveway: black board-and-batten siding, a two-story wall of windows lit from within, cedar brackets under the eaves. — Garage side, day to dusk
The daytime view of the garage side became a dusk view with the tall front windows glowing and new plantings along the base.

P-E East elevation, the street front — Presentation elevationsEast elevation, the street front

Selections

Selection highlights

A few of the finishes and fixtures in this room, pictured from the photographs of the finished house.

Travertine slab sconces, up and downVakkerlight
Wood slat sconces, up and downCerno
Recessed LED wafer downlights
Foyer half-round consoleCrate & Barrel, CB2 or West Elm
Foyer benchCrate & Barrel, CB2 or West Elm
Foyer runner rugCrate & Barrel, CB2 or West Elm
Foyer arched mirror
Wide-plank white oak floorJeff Co. Flooring (materials supplier per the contractor; product not named)

Arrival

Foyer, down the entry

The front of the house

Front of the house, dusk to day

Garage side, daytime

Garage side, day to dusk