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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

    Contact us today at Country Club Homes to learn more about our home design and construction process. Our team of trained professionals is ready to help answer any questions you may have.

  • Home Style of the Month: Second Empire

    The Second Empire style was most popular in the United States in the 1860s and 1870s, particularly in the Northeast and Midwest. In its time, the style was considered modern and fashionable, simultaneously favored in France and the United States by affluent homeowners.   The style originated in France, where some French architects used the…

  • New Canaan Residence Receives Home Makeover

    Long known as a premier address in New Canaan, CT, this home on Oenoke Ridge Road combines classic shingle-style, detailed workmanship and modern amenities. Modest in size from the exterior, yet 10,000 square feet, the home is characterized by high ceilings, substantial moldings and columned entry ways.   The wide front porch and custom distressed…

  • Cool Neutral: Charcoal Gray Interiors

    Gray has become an interesting and sophisticated alternative to beige as a reliable neutral in recent years. Gray is a chameleon-like color that can look modern or traditional depending on the layout, lighting and overall design of a space. Darker grays in particular convey a cool elegance that is the perfect backdrop for experimenting with…

  • Unique Opportunity for Business Collaboration

    Are you looking for office space? Country Club Homes, Inc. has a unique business collaboration opportunity for a local architect, interior designer or trade contractor. We would like to rent space at our office, 462 Danbury Road, Wilton, CT, to a company in the residential home building industry. The space available is approximately 685 sf to 1,200 sf….