Faux stucco is a building material, usually decorative in nature, used to help achieve the look of traditional stucco. Like traditional stucco, faux stucco is intended to look grainy and slightly uneven. Unlike its counterpart — a plaster made of Portland cement, sand, water and, sometimes, ...
(You can see my favorites in another blog post here.) This story is about a family who had a very prosperous chocolate factory in Damascus, Syria. When the factory was bombed and completely destroyed in 2012 in the Syrian Civil War, the family left Syria and became refugees in Lebanon. T...
Pueblo and Pueblo Revival (often used interchangeably) are architectural styles prominent in the American Southwest. Inspired by native Pueblo culture and early Spanish architecture, these simple homes have become a regional expression in places like New Mexico and Arizona. Earthy stucco exteriors, terra...
Conceived in England by architect Richard Norman Shaw, Queen Anne-style houses rose in popularity between 1880 and 1910. Consistently delicate and feminine, the Queen Anne home usually features two or three stories, three or more paint colors, gingerbread detailing, steep roofs with intersecting ...
Granada, Nicaragua F, $, 🥵 Very simple, stucco-lined town next to a huge lake with tons of islands in it. A couple of decent, large-ish supermarkets, *very* good chocolate, and an Irish pub were its strengths. Hot and super humid, with plenty of mosquitos, poor internet, and ver...
Spanish revival-style houses are known for their simplistic design that does away with unnecessary extravagance.The exterior is known for its smooth white surface, usually made of stucco or stone materials, and their stone tile roofs distinguish them. ...
Usually much cheaper than stucco Easier to install and requires a lot less skill This product is very durable and lasts a very long time in Calgary's harsh winters. Hundreds of colors and textures Almost maintenance free - you just need to hose it down a couple of times a year to get ...
A house once stood on this lot, one half of a duplex that burned down some number of decades ago, leaving the adjoined house intact, the black scars of the fire still visible on its broad stucco sidewall. The side-yard is the reason our house has light on three sides, a clearing in...
Answer 1 of 28: Edited From http://www.penang-traveltips.com and other sources. 227 things to see and do on Penang Island 1. 120 Armenian Street : House where Dr Sun Yat Sen had his base in Penang. 120 Armenian Street is a shophouse built in the
Mission Style –In the early 20th century Americans in the southwest, Florida, and Texas got a renewed interest in the Spanish style buildings and techniques that had preceded their presence in the land. Natural colors, bright red clay tile roofs and stucco walls brought together in a nod to...