No rails.
Shutters are full length door scale, adding 'height'. Screen door with long top panel, and a plain bottom panel, again adding height.
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Gravel to the house. Yes. Downspout is piped away, and round, very nice.
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To enlarge the space further, add step across entire front & side. More flow/movement. Cole Porter's, Don't Fence Me In.
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Wonder how the shutter color is being used inside, curious about the color on the ceiling.
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Ironically, everything is done with a sure hand except the pots. They seem like mere filler (or magazine staging at its pinnacle of pots/pillows) until the correct pots are chosen/planted.
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Historically designed, low maintenance. Unskilled labor could easily keep this in shape.
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Maria Killam had this pic recently & nailed it on the color. Made me laugh, all I could see was the 'entire' excellent garden design, color included. Of course I'm always happy seeing a front porch rail liberation. Would like an architect to do a post on this pic next !
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Hi Tara, I really prefer, as do you, not to have a railing on a front porch if at all possible. Unfortunately the building codes dictate when they are required. Although it is required that there be a railing when the floor of the porch is 30 inches or more above grade, many regional and local codes require a rail if the porch is 24, or even 15 inches. There are also specific handrail requirements, as well as strength requirements. Unfortunately I have run into this a few times when designing homes, and let me tell you, no matter the relationship with the inspector, they measure, and have never said to me…."close enough".
ReplyDeleteHaha, thanks for the mention! Funny, most homes are missing the railings but here it works because the posts are actually larger than 4" square :) x Maria
ReplyDeletecheers to no rails, love the look tara! and maria's color scheme
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Lovely link between my two favourite bloggers! Just home from Magic in the Moonlight. Tara, the gardens were magnificent. They seemed to hit all of your targets.
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