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  • Top It Off: Roof Styles to Consider

    Designing custom homes in Fairfield County requires many different decisions to help you personalize your home and have it stand out from the crowd.  While different brick colors and facade designs are excellent ways to differentiate your home’s exterior, don’t overlook the roof as an option for customization.  There are a variety of roof styles that work well with traditional homes. Some of the most popular roof styles include:

    • Tudor: Gables, dormers, and architectural symmetry are classic features of the Tudor roof style. A Tudor roof can accommodate a variety of roofing materials, including asphalt shingles or a composite tiles.

    tudor style roofs
    Traditional Exterior by Hudson Home Builders Divine Custom Homes via Houzz

    • Mansard: This four sided hip roof extends about the house and is sloped on two sides. This style of roof is often elaborately designed with architectural details.

    mansard style roof design
    Traditional Exterior by West Chester Kitchen & Bath Designers Pine Street Carpenters & The Kitchen Studio via Houzz

    • Dutch Colonial: A Dutch colonial roof boasts deeply sloped sides that often cover most of the home’s exterior. Roofing material choice is crucial and homeowners often opt for wood shingles or shakes because of the roof’s visibility.

    Dutch Colonial style roofing
    Beach Style Exterior by Studio City Interior Designers & Decorators Kathryne Designs, Inc via Houzz

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  • Home Style of the Month: Shingle

    Making its mark between 1880-1900, particularly in New England coastal towns, the Shingle style of architecture is unmistakably American, with influences from Queen Anne and Colonial homes. Shingle style was never a mass building trend. The homes remained high style, architect driven projects, usually for wealthy families building a summer “cottage” home. The style has…

  • Solid Style: Ideas for a Stone Fireplace

    A natural in traditional and rustic homes, a stone fireplace is a solid focal point in any style interior, contributing warmth and character to a space. Multiple options for the size and shape of the fireplace, the type of stone used, and the earthy variations of the material make each stone fireplace truly distinct.  …

  • Fall in Love with Your Home: Romantic Ideas for Valentine’s Day

    We’re no experts on how to celebrate Valentine’s Day with your significant other but we do know something about how to show love to your home using these romantic ideas. February is a wonderful opportunity to create a spirit of joy in your environment by focusing on the senses romance inspires. Sight: If January didn’t…

  • A Bright Winter: Lighting Design for Your Home

    During the season of shorter days, the lighting design in your home more strongly influences mood. We all spend more time at home during the winter months and lighting can help us feel comfortable, warm and optimistic even on the coldest days. First, there’s natural light. Allowing as much natural light into your home as…