What architectural is my house and what will it be after remodel? Need direction on where to take interior
Attached is a photo of our home as well as the architect's rendering of changes we will make to exterior at some point in the future.
Right now, however, we are working on remodeling the interior and need to make decisions about window grid styles, door grid styles, interior doors, etc. and need to know what makes sense with the architectural style of the house.
I like certain things that would be considered "craftsman" or "bungalow" such as trimwork, wainscoting, and interior and exterior columns; however, I don't know if I want to be married to that particular style on everything and would like to know what acceptable combinations there are.
For instance, we are replacing all the windows and exterior doors and would like to go with 6 over 6 lite windows, but use 10 lite (full length glass) exterior patio doors and an 8 lite (3/4 length glass) front door. The window contractor also suggests using a 4 over 4 window grid style for our smaller windows (kitchen and bath) that will be similarly styled like the doors.
Do you think mixing these styles would be acceptable or will it look strange? Also, I've seen some windows that are 6 lite on top but gridless on the bottom...can those be mixed with any other styles?
Any help on classifying my design style would be great so that I have some direction....thanks!
Right now, however, we are working on remodeling the interior and need to make decisions about window grid styles, door grid styles, interior doors, etc. and need to know what makes sense with the architectural style of the house.
I like certain things that would be considered "craftsman" or "bungalow" such as trimwork, wainscoting, and interior and exterior columns; however, I don't know if I want to be married to that particular style on everything and would like to know what acceptable combinations there are.
For instance, we are replacing all the windows and exterior doors and would like to go with 6 over 6 lite windows, but use 10 lite (full length glass) exterior patio doors and an 8 lite (3/4 length glass) front door. The window contractor also suggests using a 4 over 4 window grid style for our smaller windows (kitchen and bath) that will be similarly styled like the doors.
Do you think mixing these styles would be acceptable or will it look strange? Also, I've seen some windows that are 6 lite on top but gridless on the bottom...can those be mixed with any other styles?
Any help on classifying my design style would be great so that I have some direction....thanks!
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Thanks!
Here are some ideas: http://www.cob.org/services/planning/historic/images/architectural-term-high-res.pdf
We would probably leave the house as it was, BUT we ran into issues with our local septic department in our county because we are adding an additional bedroom which, long story short, means we have to move the front door to the left.
Also, currently, our front door enters into the middle of a large cathedral ceiling living room. By moving the door, it will allow us to create a foyer and have better furniture placement.
We have decided to stay with our original decision to have the 6 over 6 lite windows and use 4 over 4 lite for the smaller windows on the side of the house. This will maintain the architect's renderings.
But, my question still remains about the interior work. Is it okay to have a mixture of craftsman and traditional elements on the interior and it not look hodge-podgey? I want a cohesive feel on the interior.
We plan to have interior doors like these:
Ava Road
Rear exterior patio doors like these:
Atlanta Cape
Kitchen cabinets like these:
Capital Hill Residence
Wainscoting like this:
Candlelight Homes' Custom Home
Columns like these:
Anthony Street House
My husband says I'm over-analyzing and it will all look great.
Would still love some encouragement/advice, though :)
Ironwood, plans are to paint the brick a light color (either cream/beige or a greige color), white columns, black iron railing, stone veneer skirting, and a stone steps. The trim will remain white and the windows will be white.
Thanks for the encouragement! I'm feeling much better about the direction we are headed. Yesterday, I was quite sure that our inability to replace all interior doors with solid wood two-panel doors (true craftsman doors) was going to doom our project....lol...since sadly, 18 of them at $400 a pop wasn't in the budget. We were hoping that the hollow core version of the ones shown above would be versatile enough to go with any style.
Personally, I hate Home Depot but that is a3068 solid core door for $100.00. Probably double that as a pre-hung unit in a jamb. Half of what you were talking about.
With the tasteful rooms you have picked already, I'm sure the exterior will look great too!