Sometimes its amazing what a tiny tweak to a design can do, isn’t it?

A month ago some former clients {oldies but goodies!} that I’d worked with last Spring emailed for a bit of help. They had bought a beautiful piece of land in North Vancouver and were working with a builder to create their dream house.

The builder whom they are working with is known for more contemporary architecture, but my clients tend to lean towards the more classic when it comes to design.

Their builder had put together three options for the exterior design of the house, but none of them were quite hitting the mark for my clients, which is why they called for a little help!

Option 1 – Contemporary

Option 2 – Transitional

Option 3 – Traditional

I decided I liked the basic idea of the “Transitional” version best for my clients, and set about making some subtle tweaks which gave it a touch of elegance.

Here’s the “Kerrisdale” version of Option 2:

Oval Windows, Panelled Front Doors, Straight Columns…. clean and classic touches! Picture a great lantern-style hanging fixture at the front entry and coordinating wall-mounted ones on either side of the garage to add to the look.

Just a few simple details, but the end result was a design that perfectly fit my classic clients! Their email response to the changes made me smile:

“I love it Karla! I just couldn’t figure out what it needed and you hit the nail on the head! ”

Happy clients….is there anything better?