Another nice one

Another terrific house. The narrow clapboard siding is great (as is that sage green color). The shingle siding on the second floor is great. The windows all go with the style of the house. The porch looks inviting and the railing is wonderful.

This is one of my favorite styles, and the owners have respected it. Well done!

Potential

This house has great potential. The arbor over the driveway is great, and so are the new stairs up to the front porch. The porch itself is terrific. All they have to do now is replace the siding with clapboards and replace the too-modern second story windows with ones more in keeping with the style of this house. Otherwise, it's a great house.

Oh. My. God.

Someone has beaten this house with an ugly stick. Good lord. That phoney French mansard roof - with shakes? And that fake stone facade on the front? I felt like gouging my eyes out after seeing this.

Another Cape Cod renovation surprise

A craftsman style front porch on a cape cod. The surprise is that although I'm usually a purist (i.e., don't mix and match styles), I like this.

I love these windows

I have no idea what it is about these four-pane windows, but I think they look great.

Cape Cod houses - an exception

In my original post on Cape Cod houses in the neighborhood, I posted this definition of the style:

"usually one-story. It has clapboard siding mostly (but not always). It has a low-pitched roof-line, with minimal fascia (roof overhang). The shape is usually square (but not always). The front door is usually in the center. There is seldom much in the way of ornamentation."

Here's one exception to the rule. A brick Cape Cod.  I can't tell you why, but I really like this little charmer.

Off-topic - automobile architecture

If you think the new Mini is small, compare it to the original Mini. Now that was really Mini!