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Cozy Cottage Gets a Total Makeover Inside and Out

Built in 1925, this cozy cottage had great architectural bones but badly needed many basic upgrades and a total style refresh — both inside and outside. Bright energizing colors, a renovated bathroom and up-to-date fixtures and materials gave this home the revamp it desperately needed.

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Photo: Stacy Zarin Goldberg. From: WINN Design + Build.

Blue Bungalow With Yellow Front Door

In addition to an all-new feel to the rooms inside this 1925 bungalow, the designers revamped the outside as well, giving the home a cute Craftsman-style front porch, new walkway and steps and lovely landscaping.

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Before: White Cottage Exterior

This cottage, built in 1925, had great architectural bones but badly needed many basic upgrades and a total style refresh.

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Photo: Stacy Zarin Goldberg. From: WINN Design + Build.

Blue Bungalow Exterior and Yellow Front Door

To revitalize the bungalow's exterior, designers swapped out the existing porch for square porch columns with sloped sides as well as Craftsman-style railings and clapboard siding. A yellow front door winks out a cheery welcome.

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Before: Living Room With Fireplace

Designers had to shore up the structural frame of the house and replace all mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems.

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