Building a Better Bungalow
A bungalow gets new landscaping, windows, paint and a lovely pickety fence.
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AfterAs transplants from urban Chicago, Jennifer and Duncan Wilk would like to create a home that reflects their new suburban lifestyle as they prepare for a family. They would like to polish the classic look of their 1900s raised bungalow home while adding new architectural detail and traditional suburban elements such as a white picket fence.
Projects
- Take out cinderblock wall
- Widen front staircase removing wrought iron and shingled walls
- Paint house
- Add trim to windows and doors
- Add wood railing to stairway
- Replace screen door
- Replace windows
- New garage door
- Adding lovely landscaping
- Add new lighting including a hanging front porch light
- Install white picket fence and gates across front of house
Resources
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Products
- Windows from Ocean Sash and Door
- Lighting from Rejuvination Hardware
- Trim from Kelleher Molding
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