Craig O'Connell Architecture

Oct 13, 2024 | houzz.com | Elena Vega |Craig O'Connell Architecture |Koheid Design |M Prevost Design

When it’s time to make over a home’s exterior for whatever reason, a skilled designer can restore beauty and style lost over time or pull ideas fresh from the drawing board. Check out these four remarkable transformations that show both approaches, with results that fit both the times and the neighborhoods. Could any of the ideas inspire an exterior makeover of your own? “After” photos by David Patterson1.

Jan 26, 2024 | houzz.com | Elena Vega |Craig O'Connell Architecture |Koheid Design

What do landscape designers create when they can follow their own vision to the fullest? To find out, we searched for makeovers completed by the owners, all landscape pros, for themselves. These three yards are quite different, with each speaking to what the designer prioritized — including local history, sustainability, experimentation and family-friendliness. But all show the same high level of expertise that comes from getting your hands dirty time and again for others. Photos by Jimi Allen1.