Wine Country Modern — style reimagining

Style

Wine Country Modern

Inspired by Howard Backen / Backen & Backen· no affiliation

Hand-troweled stucco, weathered shake, white oak — wine-country quiet.

• Restraint as the operating principle — maximum 3 materials visible: stucco walls, cedar shake roof, oak door.
• Smooth integral-color hand-troweled stucco showing visible trowel-mark variation.
• Weathered silver-grey natural cedar shake roof.
• Slim Crittall-tradition blackened steel window mullions.

Scope

Light remodel

New paint, siding, roof, and finishes — the structure stays put.

Replace the exterior materials in the chosen style while keeping every structural element exactly. Best for solid bones with dated finishes. This is what most renovations call 'a refresh.'

Typical cost

$150K–400K

Timeline

3–5 months