Here we go, it's renovation time again. What to do with this neglected cottage in Coloma Michigan a couple blocks from all sports 1,000 acre Paw Paw Lake. It is an average looking stick built home in need of a major face lift. I decided that we were going to give it a "woodsy-cottage" look. The cedar board and batten was in good shape, so lets just give that a coat of earth-tone paint. However the trim around the exterior windows is too narrow, so lets put some 4" Mira-Tech trim around them. To balance the roof-line out, we next put a 1 degree sloping dormer in the center of the house, with 3 16" square equally divided lite windows by Anderson. We then decided that a pergola would give the house an inviting and aesthetically pleasing appeal. So we anchored that with 3-24"x24" pillars finished in treated plywood, and trimmed out in Mira-Tech. Finally, we put a small metal roof/overhang over the garage door to dress that up a little. Throw in some dune grass, and cone flowers, and Ah Ha, you have a cozy "woodsy-cottage." Check out the before and after:
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