I've heard and read much about Seabrook and have finally made it a point to take a look for myself during a family vacation at Pacific Beach. Seabrook...
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With the start of summer also comes the start of Hurricane Season. And like a carrot dangling in front of a rabbit, so is Key West. Builders far and wide come to Key West (and some should) to study its resilient architecture to learn how these homes have withstood hurricanes, termites, neglect and even the Great Depression. I too am learning about its style & architecture... Here's some of what I've found, along with some photos I captured from our recent anniversary trip to Key West... Love the painted underside of the portico... On Simonton gingerbread details and painted shutters More details on Duval Grand architecture of a conch house One of the most recognizable architecture styles of Key West homes are simple shotgun homes (aka cigar makers house) and which can also be found in New Orleans architecture. Simple shotgun style Key West architecture traces its origin to West Africa and the French Caribbean. These balloon-frame homes for cigar makers were small and simple, one story and one room wide — with three rooms end to end so a shot fired from the front door could exit the back door without resistance. Oh so coastal... One of the more famous cigar houses of Key West was actually converted into a historic cottage inn called Simonton Court, and is located on Hurricane Alley. Cigar houses were established by Englishman William Hall in 1831 and the Cubans. The cigar industry was one of the three main thriving economies at the start of Key West's history (wrecking industry*, sponge industry (from the Bahamians) and cigar industry (from the Cubans). I would have thought that with Key West having been so heavily populated with Cubans, the roof tops would have been finished with Cuban barrel tile (shaped on the leg of a woman), but because of fires, many roof tops were constructed of tin to deflect flying embers. Although many of the houses were constructed of wood, over time and devastation from havoc of not only hurricanes but fires, buildings were also constructed of concrete or brick. A portion of this brick can still be found at an old cigar house turned inn called Simonton Court. If you've picked up a Summer Catalog from Pottery Barn this year, you've already been introduced to Simonton Court, and if not, you can learn more about Pottery Barn's photo shoot in the Florida Keys here. "Simonton Court is a group of very unique rooms, created from an old cigar makers' factory - No two are alike, but each are charming." Simonton Court Resort "A brick walkway, once a lane, runs past sparkling pools and historic cottages built in 1880 as the homes of cigar factory workers." Pineapples - the symbol of "Welcome" are a prominent decor detail throughout Key West Simonton Court resides on Simonton Street, which is said to be also named Hurricane Alley. Simonton Street was named after the purchaser of the island, John W. Simonton. Although he purchased the island in January 1822, he was deemed the legal owner of the island (Key West aka Cayo Hueso) until May 1828. His story is actually a part Florida's first land scam. Learn more about the history of Key West here. Eyebrow House Another distinctive architecture style of Key West is Eyebrow House - the signature style of home to Key West. Eyebrow style is a Classic Revival derivative, with gables and porches and a series of 'eyebrow' windows tucked up under the second floor roof eaves. Its steep sloping roof line extends over the front porch and second floor windows. This design provides needed shade to reduce heat gain as well as direct rain runoff to water storage cisterns. Very green design for its time... Shotgun house Classic Revival Temple A more conglomerate style of Key West houses is the Conch House - a design reflective of its first settlers - New Englanders, Cubans, and Bahamian fisherman, back in the 1820's. It combines Victorian, Bahamian and New England styles together. At the time of their construction, no building stones or bricks were available, but an abundance of conch shells were. The settlers often utilized the shell itself in constructing their houses. Thus the term "conch" house was born. Learn more about Key West Conch Houses here. Queen Ann details and Victorian inspired... And although a new movement today is known as the New Urbanism to the US, it's actually been a part of Key West construction for 150 years. "The basic building block of a community is the neighborhood." So much like DeWitt Clinton did for the City planning of New York (the 'grid'), so to is Key West. Walk, bike, or now even scooter to where you need to be. (In New York - Robert Mosses wanted to destroy neighborhoods in favor of the automobile, but thanks to people like Jane Jacobs, they do still exist.) Learn more about New Urbanism here and about Jane Jacobs here. walk... bike... scoot... I can remember living in Key West (even if only for 4 months back in 1989) but it was a wonderful experience of walking to work, biking to shoot pool, and just even exploring the island itself... all without the need for a car (except for once a week trips to the laundry-mat and groceries). Ironically, the studio I rented was behind this house that is now for sale... and happened to be missing its deadbolt... so I peaked inside... But after reading the difference between a "One and a Half" and a "Shotgun", I may have lived in a one and a half, (half being the studio) because this is a shotgun... (and one story) peak through fence to the back If you're planning to visit Key West this summer, check out this site The Old Restoration Foundation Old House Museum & Garden. They have listed a self guided home tour of 50 historic homes & buildings of Key West. While you're there, take a walk down Duval, east to Whitehead to not only see America's Southern Most Guesthouse & Mansion, but also go to America's Southern Most Point. America's Southern Most Guest House (referred to by authors as a Conch Captain) America's Southern Most Mansion A stroll on over to America's Southern Most Point, will bring you to its lookout spot and famous Conch Republic buoy style monument, 90 miles to Cuba (although, I did read technically, this is 94 miles to Cuba - 90 is from Truman's Annex) My father is from Cuba... and coming to this point was one of the things we did when we first moved to Florida (WAY back in '78)... Southern Most Point, Key West 1978 Me at 10. I'm a little bigger now... and my dad is no longer with us... But I still think "It's just 90 miles, maybe I could see it" Me at 41. Even-though I couldn't see it, and the point has changed (new fence and no conch selling on the street) visiting America's Southern Most Point was still a wonderful place to check out while in Key West... Key West 2010 "Home of the Sunset" Have you ever been to America's Southern Most Point? All photos by Lynda Quintero-Davids *More to come about the wrecking industry* LINKING POST TO: Centsational Girl - Favorite Destinations
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I've been wanting to visit Seabrook, Washington for awhile now, so I was thrilled when my friend decided it was the perfect location for her destination wedding! The first thing Chris and I said to each other when we arrived, "This totally reminds me of Seaside!"...and that's not by accident: Seaside, Florida (where we went
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I've been wanting to visit Seabrook, Washington for awhile now, so I was thrilled when my friend decided it was the perfect location for her destination wedding! The first thing Chris and I said to each other when we arrived, "This totally reminds me of Seaside!"...and that's not by accident: Seaside, Florida (where we went
Last summer we stayed in the most amazing dream beach house in the town of Seabrook on the Washington Coast! Come take a video tour, you're going to love this!
If you have been following along you know that we are under contract on some land on Johns Island to build our dream home! So far, not a whole lot has been happening on the lot (pun intended)… We are awaiting a survey on the land to make sure we can put the house that we want where we want…
Sherwin Williams Sea Serpent review: Discover 82 handpicked real home interior & exterior photos, equivalents, coordinating colors, undertone and LRV.
I don't know if you've been following along with my last couple blog posts, but I have a problem and it goes by the name of "Gray." This should come as no surprise to anyone, as I've had plenty of experience with gray paint in our house. This decision feels a little more nerve-racking than usual though, since it involves painting the entire exterior of our house (and paying someone else to do it). The latest update in the saga is that I've tried out five samples of Sherwin-Williams colors: Dovetail Classic French Gray Peppercorn Gauntlet Gray Westchester Gray It's quite a range from light to dark and warm to cool. But we're going for a dramatic change from what we have now, which rules out Dovetail and Classic French Gray (although these are lovely colors which I would definitely consider for an interior room in the future). Top: Gauntlet Gray Bottom: Dovetail Top to bottom: Classic French Gray, Gauntlet Gray, and Westchester Gray Based on the samples I've painted on the side of our house, Gauntlet Gray has a lot of brown undertones, which probably makes it a safe choice. The lady at Sherwin-Williams said it's also pretty popular for exteriors. Westchester Gray is a nice, medium cool gray (but maybe too cool??). And Peppercorn is more of a dark charcoal-ish. I'm digging the Peppercorn but it's hard to tell whether it has any blue tones (which we want to avoid) when it's next to the brown-ish Gauntlet Gray. Peppercorn in the sample container. It looks like it has brown undertones here... Top to bottom: Peppercorn, Gauntlet Gray, and Westchester Gray Don't pay attention to the pile of orange bricks above. We do, however, have reddish brick on the front of our house which needs to be taken into consideration for this decision. So I painted a small section of the Peppercorn next to some of the brick. I think it works... If we did go with something as dark as Peppercorn for our siding, we're considering getting a white carriage garage door which would brighten things up and boost our curb appeal general. So much to think about! For reference, here's a photo of our house as it is now: And here are a couple inspiration photos I found on Pinterest that supposedly feature a Peppercorn exterior with brick and white trim: {via Pinterest} {via Pinterest} It's worth noting that I'm not necessarily tied to Sherwin-Williams colors, but haven't tried out any other brands for comparison at this point. The SW store is just really close and convenient, and I know they have a good color selection! So what are your thoughts on our direction so far? Are we getting too dark and dramatic with Peppercorn? Should we stick with the safer choice of Gauntlet Gray? Help!
I've been wanting to visit Seabrook, Washington for awhile now, so I was thrilled when my friend decided it was the perfect location for her destination wedding! The first thing Chris and I said to each other when we arrived, "This totally reminds me of Seaside!"...and that's not by accident: Seaside, Florida (where we went
Seabrook was the most charming town! I love looking at houses with character. I dream about going to Nantucket someday, but this was much closer to home.
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I've been wanting to visit Seabrook, Washington for awhile now, so I was thrilled when my friend decided it was the perfect location for her destination wedding! The first thing Chris and I said to each other when we arrived, "This totally reminds me of Seaside!"...and that's not by accident: Seaside, Florida (where we went
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I love what a small world it is! After my first post about Seabrook, Washington, I got an email from someone saying "You showed my house in your tour!". What made me even more excited though was I'd actually been inside her house too, she didn't even know it! My friend's mom (the mother-of-the-bride) rented
I love what a small world it is! After my first post about Seabrook, Washington, I got an email from someone saying "You showed my house in your tour!". What made me even more excited though was I'd actually been inside her house too, she didn't even know it! My friend's mom (the mother-of-the-bride) rented
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Come along for a Drive By of these Charming Seabrook Beach Cottage Exteriors!
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I've been wanting to visit Seabrook, Washington for awhile now, so I was thrilled when my friend decided it was the perfect location for her destination wedding! The first thing Chris and I said to each other when we arrived, "This totally reminds me of Seaside!"...and that's not by accident: Seaside, Florida (where we went
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I've been wanting to visit Seabrook, Washington for awhile now, so I was thrilled when my friend decided it was the perfect location for her destination wedding! The first thing Chris and I said to each other when we arrived, "This totally reminds me of Seaside!"...and that's not by accident: Seaside, Florida (where we went
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Seabrook was the most charming town! I love looking at houses with character. I dream about going to Nantucket someday, but this was much closer to home.
HORISONS is a Trained & Certified Installer of CertainTeed Roofing products and can review and discuss the best options for your roof. The most common colors of CertainTeed Landmark & Landmark PRO (Max Def) are below. Ask your HORISONS consultant which colors are available. CertainTeed has many shingle options for our area. Although Landmark & … Continue reading CertainTeed Shingle Contractor Near Me League City, Friendswood, Seabrook, La Porte, Webster, Clearlake and Greater Houston
