Remember Roger Hazard, long-time host of the A&E show “Sell This House“?
A few years ago I featured the modern farmhouse he shared with husband Chris Stout in Austin and just got this update from him: “Chris and I now live in a 160-year-old Italianate Victorian in a tiny village in upstate NY and had a blast restoring it.”
Take a look!
Roger Hazard’s House in Upstate New York
Known as “The Grey House,” it had been abandoned for a while and still needed a lot of work when they bought it.
Chris says, “When we bought the house, the exterior wasn’t in the best of condition.”
“The landscaping lacked structure, the porches were anything but welcoming, and the fussy paint scheme was overly busy and yet still boring.”
“Rather than continue with a multi-color paint scheme, we opted to paint the entire house in Sherwin-Williams Inkwell. Trimwork and corbel details were highlighted not with a different color but with a different, higher sheen.”
Painting the Siding “Inkwell”
The Grey House in Black:
They painted the front doors a bold, unapologetic pink:
The landscaping was a challenge, as you can see in this photo of Roger working on the giant hedge in front:
The new gardens they planted around the house are gorgeous:
The window boxes are filled with flowers (pink, of course!):
Their dog Buck strikes a pose in front of the new doors:
To give you an idea of how they transformed the interior, here’s the kitchen before:
Kitchen after:
To top it off, they have a pink Isetta out front:
Roger, Chris and Buck in the entry hall (photo credit Alec Hemer):
For more photos and information, visit Roger + Chris, dubbed “Home of the Unboring Home.”
Thanks to Roger and Chris for sharing their unboring home with us!
I read that Chris + Roger have used black + white ticking stripe fabric throughout their home. This has me inspired to do said–same (in navy!) in our Dutch colonial. Speaking of inspiration, I was wowed by the buffalo check wallpaper in the lake house of yesterday’s H.O.H. post. Why don’t we do the same in OUR bathroom? I ask! Yikes. I’m too scared, I fear. 🙁 Thanks for all the inspration!
Hello Julia, This is a handsome restoration, well done. I especially like the light fixture inside the front door.
–Jim
I certainly admire their lack of timidity, with regard to color. Wow, that is one pink door! While I like the black exterior, I think it might have been even more striking with a different color on the shutters, trim, etc. I love what they’ve done with the kitchen; best of all what they have left undone in the kitchen. It feels like an old house kitchen and that’s awesome! 🙂
i am so glad You are Hooked on houses! . . . it makes my own addiction easily fed!! Lol. Your site it the best. –wow, what a workout this transformation was. well done, men.
(i wonder what katherine hepburn paid as rent in her coldwater canyon rental, right?!)
I remember seeing this before and after. I love the drama of the black with the pink. What they did was remarkable and I love how much fun they had. Not everything is too my taste, but kudos to them.
I am in love with the pink door!
i love a “to hell what anyone else thinks” bold color statement! the black on black is classic, but modern looking and given a quirky personality with the pink door carried through with pink flowers and chartreuse filler plants. i would not be brave enough to do this, but would thoroughly enjoy being their neighbor and having the treat of seeing this house everyday!
and! would this not be the most fun house ever to decorate for halloween??:)
Very fun. Except for paint and decor, it looks like they haven’t drastically changed this beautiful old house, which is great. I wouldn’t do it, but it is pretty cool. I love the kitchen, and the little vehicle out front just makes it, doesn’t it?
The colours were a brave choice but they work! Would love to see more of the interior.
This is SO cute!!!
I especially love the pink (as a twist on the usual red) front door.
Roger Hazard is a very clever man – I love his style and talent.