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wegofaster

16-08-2005, 02:05

Our latest endeavor is to remodel our new home in austin, I did a quick sketchup model of it... let me know what you guys think.

1850 sq.ft.
.34 acre lot
built 1984

remodel commenced july 2005

wegofaster

16-08-2005, 02:07

plan view. there was a wall between the kitchen and dining which we removed.

wegofaster

16-08-2005, 02:09

corner lot, so this is what you see from the street...

wegofaster

16-08-2005, 02:10

topo

wegofaster

16-08-2005, 02:15

from street
i added a few trees

wegofaster

16-08-2005, 02:15

real photos to follow

wegofaster

16-08-2005, 02:17

front

wegofaster

16-08-2005, 02:51

wegofaster

16-08-2005, 02:54

dining before

wegofaster

16-08-2005, 02:55

wall removal and floors

wegofaster

16-08-2005, 03:06

not done, but were getting there...

wegofaster

16-08-2005, 03:08

dining

wegofaster

16-08-2005, 03:09

making progress on the kitchen
staining cabnets

wegofaster

16-08-2005, 03:12

not open to living / dining room

wegofaster

16-08-2005, 03:24

pre bathroom

wegofaster

16-08-2005, 03:26

new, not quite done
used some antiques to but wash basin on

wegofaster

16-08-2005, 03:27

storage below

wegofaster

16-08-2005, 03:28

main gallery to master

wegofaster

16-08-2005, 03:30

other direction

wegofaster

16-08-2005, 03:30

what do you think so far...

wegofaster

16-08-2005, 03:33

from entry

wegofaster

16-08-2005, 03:34

new from entry

wegofaster

16-08-2005, 03:34

more as we progress
any comments?

cacapis

16-08-2005, 08:00

The interiors look really good. I like the way you used that antique piece of furniture for the bathroom.
Are you going to make any changes on the outside? IMHO I would change the color of the house. That light yellow is one of the most hedious colors for a building. Actually almost any yellow sucks.
You can explore colors with sketchup to get an idea of what you can do. I cannot think of a color other than white though.

cacapis

16-08-2005, 08:01

Ah! and congratulations!!

Gummy_Void

16-08-2005, 09:17

wego,
My initial impressions are that you have achieved quite a dramatic refurb without too much structural work. I imagine that quite a bit of careful thought we into this work, and it shows.
Nice pad, I'm jealous.

chedda

16-08-2005, 11:56

I like what you have done you seem to have lost the clutter as well ! Everywhere seems bigger im really glad you lost those curtains in the dining area.It must be satisfying working on your own place (im jealous too) :clap:

wegofaster

16-08-2005, 16:38

Thanks everyone.

The changes on the exterior start in 2 weeks with a new wood garage door.

Any suggestions on exterior colors? We really want to change that nasty yellow. We thought of obsidian (dark brown) on all the siding, but we are not sure if if it will make too much of a contrast. We also thought of white caca, it allways looks great on plans, but mixed with the limestone?... i am not sure

I would be glad to send some of you the model if you think you know of a good color.

Let me know.

drichards

16-08-2005, 16:40

I am hoping the before pictures are from the previous residence. Looks like the late 70' or early 80's was stuck in a time warp. Definitely a big improvement to wards updating the interior. Really like that you went with a dark stain on the floor. Very dramatic. Just wondering if the light above the dining room is complete, looks interesting. How do you find it on the eyes though for brightness. Overall definitely a big and well tailored reno. Hope you enjoy it. :)

imasayer

16-08-2005, 16:55

Just amazing how a change in finishes can completely change the feel of a space. I think you guys made some great decisions. Love the black on the windows. Really makes those openings pop. This is good insperation for my own remodel project. Haven't gotten to far because, apparently, $$$ is hard to come by, but I will post when my wife and I finish the design.

wegofaster

16-08-2005, 17:21

ima, thanks... yeah the dark stain on the windows was a big decission... we went with that color on all the trim... we also changed the base trim to one of my own designs, a 1by2 with a 1by4 above... a square edge helps define the space. the trim carpenters were in shock when i asked them to install it.

wegofaster

16-08-2005, 17:26

richards,

yes, the before photos were of the previous owners.... :P

The dark floors are great, the space was large enough to make the floors nearly black... we love the contrast to the furniture.

We also used grey slate in all the wet areas, kitchen bathroom decks etc... These dark colors brought a richness to the space previously unnoticed.

And actually the light fixture is very easy on the eyes, the bulbs are like 15watts each... probably looks brighter in the photo, than in real life

thanks for the comments.

blueprint

16-08-2005, 17:38

plan view. there was a wall between the kitchen and dining which we removed.

just wondering . . . .

how u make the floor rendering ( hatch ) like in your floor plan.
you made it in sketchUp ?

wegofaster

16-08-2005, 17:40

go to your textures in sketchup, they are under sketchy textures

cacapis

16-08-2005, 17:47

for the outside maybe a bright orange or an olive green.

wegofaster

16-08-2005, 22:12

olive green sounds good... dont know about the orange, will have to check hmmm..... never thought of that ;) :wondering

wegofaster

16-08-2005, 22:19

could you be so kind to post the olive green color you use on your models all the time... i would appreciate it. I cant seem to get the same color, and it looks so good.

cacapis

16-08-2005, 22:49

Well, a friend of mine had a house with the same finish as yours and it was all painted a bright orange and it looked really good. I never thought that such a color would look that good on a house. Also the setting was simmilar being sorrounded by green areas and trees. I don't remember the shingle color though.

jcruiz

19-08-2005, 08:11

I dont like much the colors palette in Sketch Up. So, when I want to explore new combinations of colors, I go to Photoshop and I look for Pantone colors chart. Draw in the screen three or four rectangles and I apply color to them until I find a range that I like. .Then I export them to Sketch Up and I apply them to the model. Also I use to export the selected palette to the sheet of conditions of the project.

wegofaster

23-08-2005, 17:37

lavardera

23-08-2005, 18:25

could you be so kind to post the olive green color you use on your models all the time... i would appreciate it. I cant seem to get the same color, and it looks so good.

Jan - there is no green that I use repeatedly - I tend to pick new colors each time I build a model. Point me to the image with the green and I'll extract it from the model and post it. Is it in any of these?

this is more of a pea green (http://www.lamidesign.com/plans/planscat/0367/0367_01.jpg)

the trim here is olive green (http://www.lamidesign.com/plans/planscat/0380/0380_01.jpg)

this is a very grey olive (http://www.lamidesign.com/plans/planscat/0357/0357sips_01.jpg)

is any of that what you were thinking of?

wegofaster

23-08-2005, 19:01

Greg

i was getting ready to reply to your PM, i like the later two of the colors you listed, not the pea green... But you can post all three, then i will post all treee renderings to take a poll on colors... also the tan you used with the olive green is a great color, i will use that for my stone...

Thanks so much for helping, i appreciate the previous attempts you made to contact me, shows your dedication to the forum, and to help others. :cheers: :rock on:

lavardera

23-08-2005, 20:45

Ok - here is the file I use for mocking up color trials when I build my house models. I've painted my test panel with the various siding and trim colors from those models.

Marr

24-08-2005, 00:10

Do you have a name for the green on the fourth box, the one in the front?. Thats the nicest of the greens IMO. Thinking about a color like that on one of the walls in my room. :wondering

lavardera

24-08-2005, 03:45

No, no official name - you are well come to name it if you wish: Marr Green perhaps?

I had put a label on that first test panel, but it does not seem to be there in your image - odd?

Richard

24-08-2005, 04:06

Jan

Mate nice job, must say although you have minimised the structural changes to the dwelling there is one I personally would propose. I would consider whether the opprotunity presents to open the garage door to the front (fitting two cars side by side may be the issue) this would allow the removal of that huge driveway area, more landscaping to the forecourt and an increase in privacy. As well as a more intimate entry sequence to the house.

Richard

Just a thought! Don't send me the bill. :wondering

wegofaster

24-08-2005, 05:29

thaks alot guys... we cant face our garage forward in this neighborhood, but i agree, it would make for a more private and usable enrty. I will post some colors in a bit.

Any other exterior model enhancements are welcome... please let me know.

I am changing the garage doors to rough cut cedar, and will change the light fixtures.

Landscape will be changes as well... all the boxwoods... too many, will take a few out and add some horse tail "equisedum) ... i think thats how its spelled

i am a bad speller. :cool: :confused:

wegofaster

24-08-2005, 05:32

the lable on mine showed up, olive trim with tan siding

wegofaster

24-08-2005, 05:34

here

wegofaster

24-08-2005, 05:56

here is the olive

looks good, but need to do the stone, will take photo tomorrow, and update model.

wegofaster

24-08-2005, 05:57

olive

wegofaster

25-10-2005, 16:29

Pedro Barradas

25-10-2005, 17:22

Jan, are the outside lime stone painted...?
If they are, why not blast them up with sandblast/ waterblast... leaving the natural finnish...
probably this way you wont be affraid of adding some color to the hous, even if it is white...

wegofaster

25-10-2005, 18:50

no the limestone is the natural color, no paint... but if you look at the photos you can see there are some parts with tan color siding

Thanks Pedro

wegofaster

25-10-2005, 18:51

all the white on the house in the model above is limestone

Pedro Barradas

25-10-2005, 19:03

Ok..limestone have natural color...I liked Richard earth/ ocre colour pallet... post the skippy so we can play around...

wegofaster

25-10-2005, 21:12

skippy looks like this

wegofaster

25-10-2005, 21:13

big file, lets see if it loads

wegofaster

25-10-2005, 21:14

lets see what we can do with the colors on this! ;)

jake

25-10-2005, 21:54

Here is some inspiration from Joseph Eichler. There are some green ones sprinkled in there. Similar building type.

http://www.eichlersocal.com/tmbgallery.htm

http://www.eichlersocal.com/tmbgallery2.htm

His handbook suggested muted earthtones on the building and only a bright accent on the door.

wegofaster

26-10-2005, 03:12

thanks Jake, those eichlers look good

takesh h

26-10-2005, 04:13

I like my b/w models, therefor i am not so good with color.
I'm not good with colors either. This is what I am trying.
Isozaki said you can't think about colors, you just gotta feel them. There is no red, blue, or green. Put colors in front of you and think with eyes.
If memory serves me correct, that's what Matisse, Barragan, and Eichler did. They painted pieces of paper with colors they like and tried to find good combinations with those paper. Barragan was always carring a stuck of painted paper in his pocket, and looked at them, even felt them with his fingers! :eek:
I wonder if Richard does the same.... :wondering

arv

26-10-2005, 09:35

I am not so great with colors either , infact I am colour blind . In my student days I used to do a lot of watercolours with purple skies and blue trees . Now I colour by numbers :D .
Or else I ask my wife ;) . Sorry can't help.

Pedro Barradas

27-10-2005, 11:53

Sotero v1 - dark brown, as your interior windows frame.

Pedro Barradas

27-10-2005, 11:55

Dark Red version

Pedro Barradas

27-10-2005, 11:56

V3- Dark dry blue

wegofaster

27-10-2005, 15:51

Pedro,

I like the dark wood color, since i am planning on adding dark wood garage doors.
The blue is also intresting, because that is the exact color my neighbor has on his house :)
Thanks Again, Lets see if anyone else can give it a go.
VOTE FOR PEDRO! ;) :D

Pedro Barradas

27-10-2005, 16:09

Here is the SU file - brown

Pedro Barradas

27-10-2005, 16:25

Another model...grey.... Never put my fingers on a siding house...Out here all houses are plastered...

I'm happy to help...

mimilapin

31-10-2005, 01:03

Jan
my colours idea for Your Home

http://www.pushpullbar.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=2566&stc=1

natural wood (natural finnish), natural stones, threes, natural style of the garden...everything - colours of the earth :)

wegofaster

31-10-2005, 16:27

i think i like the brown best, its all natural colors, so i will try to model it that way. Let me know what you think

mimilapin

31-10-2005, 18:03

lavardera

31-10-2005, 19:19

I like my b/w models, therefor i am not so good with color. I like the colors you use for your stock plans...If you have a moment i will send you my model, just to see if you can come up with some colors for it.

Thanks

I'm sorry Jan - I've not looked in this thread again till today. Can you tell me again what you are doing? The house is stucco and you are going to repaint it? The garage door is wood? Are there some areas with wood siding?

wegofaster

31-10-2005, 22:15

Greg,

Yes, if you look at the earlier photos you can see what has wood siding.
Also in the skippy i posted, everthing that is color is wood siding.

Thanks for your help.
I will post up a photo of the skp with the siding in color.

MICHEL

31-10-2005, 22:24

Jan

I'have present for YOU ;)

Look here ...
http://foto.onet.pl/upload/45/33/_547994_n.jpg

polish house.
I'love it - modern, natural, cordial...

wood -fir (natural)
doors, widows - pine (colour of teak )

and Kallos & Turin house Provence:
http://www.view.captureweb.co.uk/imindex.php4?cat=basic&basic=KALLOSTURIN%20HOUSE+PROVENCE&searchmode=1

Mimilapin (translated from french means 'cute bunny' :wondering :D ), I checked the link you gave and woaw, I like it! Maybe you could share some more with us? And what about that polish house? Is it from you? Please specify.

wegofaster

31-10-2005, 22:43

here it is

wegofaster

31-10-2005, 22:46

michel, cant get your site to open? what should i do to get it to work?

wegofaster

31-10-2005, 23:05

michel, it works on explorer :)

mimilapin

31-10-2005, 23:28

Michel, Jan
bon soir ;)
C'est mimilapin = It's mimilapin , hihihi

http://users.pandora.be/diddl_diddlina/Gif/pict%255Fmimihopps.gif

sorry but my english is terrible

wegofaster

31-10-2005, 23:37

mimi
any more information on your house?

mimilapin

31-10-2005, 23:59

Michel:
I like it!

moi aussi :)))))
C'est la maison de PDV Architekci :

http://www.republika.pl/pdv/realizacje.html

Jan's residense is very beauty, but d'ont have "caractere"... - the colour of siding is too sweet, "faint"...excuse me Jan :))

mimilapin

01-11-2005, 00:54

Jan
michel, it works on explorer :)

USA, Belgia, Polska - the world is small :)))

Jan, Michel - "na zdrowie" :))

http://www.bordeaux.com/img/art/vini006.jpg

mimi

mimilapin

01-11-2005, 01:36

Jan

http://www.pushpullbar.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=5770&stc=1

mimi-ispiracja for You - chocolat et creme ...

http://www.siematic.com/uploads/media/DPH750006.jpg

wegofaster

01-11-2005, 03:08

;) thanks mimi, I will post a photo of the complete guest bath when i get a chance, i think you will like the changes, we got rid of a few of the materials.

mimilapin

01-11-2005, 09:42

wegofaster
;) thanks mimi, I will post a photo of the complete guest bath when i get a chance, i think you will like the changes, we got rid of a few of the materials.

Jan, suuper!, i'm interesting :cool:

mimilapin

01-11-2005, 14:19

Jan

natural wood colour of siding - is this possible in Your house?

like here:
http://archrecord.construction.com/projects/residential/archives/images/0503b_lg.jpg

http://www.pushpullbar.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=5770&stc=1

natural is the best :) :) :)

dark brown make too much of the contrast, i'think :)

wegofaster

01-11-2005, 16:30

thats beautyfull, but i am afraid that is not possible as the wood is allrady painted, and the budget does not allow for new wood.
Beautyfull house!! :D

mimilapin

02-11-2005, 07:24

Jan, your residense is beutyfull :)
Gilde hause too :))))

mimilapin

04-11-2005, 11:35

wegofaster

thats beautyfull, but i am afraid that is not possible as the wood is allrady painted, and the budget does not allow for new wood.

last example for You:

:D
by by

wegofaster

04-11-2005, 17:11

thanks again mimi,

I cant keep up with you, i really appreciate your enthusiasm for my projects. :D
Keep up the good work

jparchitectus

04-11-2005, 17:43

MIMI-
When you post multiple images like this can you start a new thread.

I just split all the pools on the other thread. Use them as a general reference...and link them to this thread if you want.

Thanks

Please also do not link images from websites. As you see one of your images does not work allready :(

mimilapin

04-11-2005, 19:29

jparchitectus
Please also do not link images from websites. As you see one of your images does not work allready

it's ok now, sory :)