The Exterior Renovation of Peronneau Place

One of my favorite parts about a historic house is the exterior renovation. I love being able to bring these often times tired and worn out houses back to life and that was certainly the case for Peronneau Place. This house’s exterior has a combination of siding and cedar shake similar to My 1914 Bungalow so I knew it would be fun to pick out a new color scheme for this renovation. Today I’m going to walk you through the renovations we made before bringing new life to this historic home with color.

The Before

This house was a rental for years and it showed. It was in desperate need of some TLC, not to mention a dilapidated addition along the back that needed to go. Oh, and that front door. Well, it definitely was not original so I knew we would be changing that out.

The Repairs

The majority of the cedar shakes and wood siding were in good shape. Other than a few repairs here and there, we got pretty lucky here. The same goes for most of the trim around the doors and windows so all in all there wasn’t too much to repair. The focus on the wood siding and trim was to sand, prime, and paint and so the paint team got to work.

The Back Addition

The most noticeable change is along the back. If you’ve already read about the Master Suite, you know that we had to tear down the dilapidated addition and then rebuild. In doing so we made sure to match the original wood siding and cedar shake as closely as possible so that once painted, you couldn’t tell it was added.

The Color Scheme

With the repairs out of the way, it was time to pick out the paint colors. This is always fun for me and I love to try new and bright colors. I loved the green of the guest bathoom at the Queen Anne and had been waiting for just the right house to paint the exterior the same color. And this house was the perfect choice.

EXTERIOR PAINT COLORS:

Cedar Shake:: HGSW 3251 Coriander & Olive
Clapboard & Trim: SW Extra White in gloss
Door: SW6545 Majestic Purple in semi-gloss
Porch Floors: SW7046 Anonymous (50%)
Brick Foundation: SW7046 Anonymous

The Porches

Back Porch

Off of the back door was a small little porch which we kept the same for the most part. While we did have to replace the tongue and groove flooring, I was excited to keep the lattice for privacy.

Front Porch

Along the front of the house repairs were made to the front porch flooring and railing but my favorite part was to reinstall the new screened porch. This needed a lot of work to get it back in shape so after the house was painted, new screen and lattice was installed. Now this porch is perfect for porch sitting or a morning cup of coffee.

The New Vintage Front Door

And last but not least, let’s not forget about the new vintage front door. I found this door when I had the opportunity to go through the Carolina Cash Company when they were closing downtown. It was the perfect choice to replace the beat up door I assume a landlord installed. Once I stripped and sanded the door and had my carpenter install it, the door felt like it had always belonged there.

To compliment the dark green and bright white exterior, I painted it a deep purple, SW6545 Majestic Purple in semi-gloss.

The Vibrant After

Once the exterior was painted and we added a few finishing touches, this historic home is now one of the prettiest on the street. I love the color scheme and enjoy the chance to see it every time I drive by.

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