Riverfront Dazzler

Riverfront Home Becomes a Dazzling Showcase

This mid-century home had spent several years in an identity crisis. Previous homeowners covered the facade in vinyl and the home lost its character. The current homeowners loved the view and location, but really needed more space for their growing family. They also knew they needed help in bringing out the warmth and friendliness of their home, so they called on architect Emily Fisher of Rock Paper Hammer.

Project Highlights

• Emily took the homeowners concerns to the drawing board and created a more traditional look in the Craftsman style.
• The homeowners decided to replace all the windows in the home, many of which were inefficient, single pane, aluminum frame windows.
• Marvin Inswing French doors created an open and inviting view of the riverfront and a Simpson Craftsman Douglas Fir entry door with extra wide panels to match the garage door design provided a warm welcome to friends and family.
• The transition covered the interior too, with renovation in several areas of the home including all new interior doors to match the new Craftsman style.

Results

Derek and Emily complimented Don on the great job he did keeping everything straight throughout the remodeling process.

“Don helped us with a very complicated door and window order. Some of the framing was 2×6 and some was 2×4, sill conditions were different, we had different hardware in different locations, some natural and some painted finishes and other custom requests. Don handled everything gracefully and kept us on schedule,” says Emily.

Derek, a master carpenter, also notes, “The installation of all of the products The Door Store and Windows provided was easy. Some of the windows were factory mulled, but were still easy to handle.”

“Don helped us with a very complicated door and window order. Don handled everything gracefully and kept us on schedule.“

– Emily Fisher, Architect