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Architect David Dowell and his wife, Kathy, took a decade to determine what they wanted to do with the historic 12-acre property they bought in eastern Kansas. The couple eventually opted to renovate and expand the modest limestone cottage that was already there. The resulting 1,250-square-foot getaway sits on the rolling plain amid elm, silver maple, and eastern red cedar trees. "You don’t have to choose between old and new," says David. "It’s a false construct in our brain to even think that way."
Architect David Dowell and his wife, Kathy, took a decade to determine what they wanted to do with the historic 12-acre property they bought in eastern Kansas. The couple eventually opted to renovate and expand the modest limestone cottage that was already there. The resulting 1,250-square-foot getaway sits on the rolling plain amid elm, silver maple, and eastern red cedar trees. "You don’t have to choose between old and new," says David. "It’s a false construct in our brain to even think that way."
In addition to the front porch, the concept of indoor-outdoor living also extended to the rear exterior. This home in Napa Valley, California, by Holder Design Associates has a large back porch and large doors that create a seamless flow between indoors and out.
The pros at Ecraft broke up this large Georgia home into pleasing volumes using farmhouse architecture — a barn-like wing, a breezeway, a front porch and a series of gables. The varied roofline, mix of board and batten, clapboard and brick, timber corbels, brick accents, stained wood door and the vent details in the peaks of the gables all add to its charm.
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