Finished out front
Friday, June 25, 2010 at 10:58AM Okay, just a quick one - I'm having a barmy week, and next week will be the same - but I did want to share this while I had a sec. Take a look below and you'll see the finished front of the house!!! You'll have to excuse all the exclamation marks, but compared to the way it looked when we bought the place (take a look here), it's a MASSIVE difference. Major thanks go to our stellar contractors, Cera Stone, who pulled it all off on very short notice (thanks John!), and thanks too to our next door neighbours who kindly allowed us to park the skids of interlock bricks on their driveway while all the prep work was happening. Oh, the bricks - We went with the Charcoal Cobble Lite Paving Stone from Home Depot, laid in a nice and chic herringbone pattern, which works fantastically well with the facade of the house that the contractors painted in Farrow & Ball's dark and lovely Railings. I popped in a couple of close-up shots below so you could get a better look. And finally, how fantastic (and eco-efficient) are the Jeld-Wen windows and front door? Gotta fly, but what do you think?
Reader Comments (21)
really really quite fantastic! Love the paving stones -- chic, simple.
Completely transformed. It looks fabulous. !!!!!
Wow I love it, it looks #&^$&@%! amazing!!
Wow! Amazing! (Was trying to think of something more original but those words sum it all up!)
Lovely!
Trs Chic!!! Merveilleuse!!
There are tons of this type of house design in my area. I usually overlooked them when we were house hunting. Never again!! I am just mesmerized by how you turned the facade and curb appeal from "ho-hum" to "va-va-va-voom" !!! You took a house that looked straight out of the 70's and made it look like it could compete with some of the trendiest designs in Toronto! Well done, Arren!! I am thoroughly impressed!!
I'm with Cameron. I may have sworn when I saw this! Looks great, Arren!
Incredible! I just recently found your website, and love what you've done with the place. Will you take us on a tour of the completed home? Exterior and interior shots would be most welcome! Congrats on the new place!
Wow!
What a change.
So nice. Way to make that wacky architecture shine. So dated before, so perfect now.
Thanks for all the kind comments, which put to rest one witty neighbour saying that the house looked like a funeral parlour! And yes, Mike, more pics to come of the completed interior of the house, which will also be featured in the August issue of Canadian House & Home.
Love the dark colour! Looks sharp. And I especially like the herringbone pattern.
....WOW!...now I will have to read your whole blog in the hopes the inside is there!
Gorgeous...so sophisticated and so very you!
Great news, Arren! Now I have to get off my butt and subscribe to the magazine. I don't have ready access sadly here in the states.
I love it! It looks amazing! Love the whole tour in House & Home too. I am so jealous of the amazing dresser you found!
Wow Arren.
Looks great. I think that's best before and after I've ever seen!
Arren,
Just saw the spread in H&H, Congratulations! You did a marvelous job on the place.
Thanks!
very smart. Looks lovely!
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Arren,
The finished exterior of your home is so beautiful!!! I really love how you were able to envision that just a change in the colour to the outside makes it looks super modern and futuristic. Wow!
Reading about your blog entries about the renovations through the last little while is such a treat!