Hello blog readers!

I want to introduce you to a couple friends of mine! This pair is extra special because they’re neighbors, too! Justin and Rachel live around the corner from us and have an awesome Queen Anne style home that they are painstakingly restoring.   They are both young architects with a passion for preservation and improving our neighborhood and downtown area.  As you can imagine, we have a lot in common.  😉

Recently, they entered a contest sponsored by Davinci Roofscapes to win $5K which they will use to paint the exterior of the home this summer.

“We love our historic home in the up and coming neighborhood of Williams Woodland Park. It was one of the first planned communities in Fort Wayne, IN at the turn of the 20th century, where many of the areas prominent citizens chose to locate. The homes were built with such character and charm, and have seen many changes over the past 110 years. Our half timbered Queen Anne is no exception. It has been plagued by white washing over all the details, and deterioration of many wood turnings and other architectural features. It has been slow going, and a lot of work trying to bring this beauty back from years of neglect. One of the major projects recently completed was replacing the original damaged slate roof (which had been overlaid with asphalt shingles) with the durable, long-lasting, and beautiful DaVinci Bellaforte Slate tiles in the “Villa’ color blend. The roof has set a great stage to bring this old home back to life with color, whereas it’s current white facade disappears into the background. As a young newlywed couple, we have hopes of our home honoring the amazing history of the people whom have lived here before us. However, at the same time, we want to ‘Shake it Up” by reflecting the modernity, liveliness, and creativity with which we live our lives! We are hoping our home will be yet another colorful asset to our beautiful neighborhood!”

– Justin + Rachel

Can you imagine how cool this house will look with a little color? The architectural details will just pop!  They are currently in 2nd place and deserve to win so much! Please help them out!

Step 1: Follow this link and “like” the Facebook page for Davinci Roofscapes

Step 2: Follow this link and vote for Justin and Rachel’s awesome home “White Washed in Williams Woodland”

Voting ends June 1st so let’s help them win this thing!

THANK YOU!!