A curved walkway with simple paver system connects the home's asphalt driveway to the front porch. A side entry to the home off the driveway, part of a new addition, offers easy access to a mudroom, laundry room and powder room inside.

The front porch addition, an attractive but simple landscaping layout and the home's rich dark-gray board-and-batten exterior helped transform this charming traditional home into a bold maritime retreat.