Santa Cruz, CA - This custom architectural garage door and gate project in the Northern California area was designed in a Spanish Colonial style and crafted by hand to capture that charming appeal of old world door craftsmanship found throughout Europe. The custom home was exquisitely built without sparing a single detail that would engulf the Spanish Colonial authentic architectural design. Beautiful, hand-selected terracotta roof tiles and white plastered walls just like in historical homes in Colonial Spain were used for this home construction, not to mention the wooden beam detailing particularly on the bay window above the garage. All these authentic Spanish Colonial architectural elements made this home the perfect backdrop for our custom Spanish Colonial Garage Doors and Gates.

Pizza oven, outdoor fireplace, outdoor living area

Recently renovated, parts of this in-town home in Rasteau, France are 800 years old. Photography by Geoffrey Hodgdon

This 1914 family farmhouse was passed down from the original owners to their grandson and his young family. The original goal was to restore the old home to its former glory. However, when we started planning the remodel, we discovered the foundation needed to be replaced, the roof framing didn’t meet code, all the electrical, plumbing and mechanical would have to be removed, siding replaced, and much more. We quickly realized that instead of restoring the home, it would be more cost effective to deconstruct the home, recycle the materials, and build a replica of the old house using as much of the salvaged materials as we could. The design of the new construction is greatly influenced by the old home with traditional craftsman design interiors. We worked with a deconstruction specialist to salvage the old-growth timber and reused or re-purposed many of the original materials. We moved the house back on the property, connecting it to the existing garage, and lowered the elevation of the home which made it more accessible to the existing grades. The new home includes 5-panel doors, columned archways, tall baseboards, reused wood for architectural highlights in the kitchen, a food-preservation room, exercise room, playful wallpaper in the guest bath and fun era-specific fixtures throughout.

Tony Giammarino

Photographer: Iain D. MacKenzie

It's all about texture.

Three garden courtyards embrace three 60-year-old trees. The courtyards afford privacy and enhance the well being of its occupants. (Photo: Erhard Pfeiffer)

Marco Ricca

Photo: Chris Snook © 2014 Houzz

Tom Bonner Photography

BEAUTIFUL!!!!! This door came off of a 100 year old home! The door itself isnt that old but the fact that it came off something that old is pretty neat. The door before was a very dirty faded white. I used my "Charcoal Knock off Chalk Paint" to paint the door then waxed it with Briwax for a smooth finish. The bedside tables were a dark walnut stain before. I painted them to match the headboard.