Renovation, Orleans, MA

This Orleans house was renovated by Cape Associates with architect Patrick Ahearn. The result has the look of a traditional Colonial, with details that reward a closer look.

The front is cedar shingle and clapboard, with three dormers in a dark gray roof, black shutters and a gabled entry portico with columns. Tall paned windows line the facade, and a stone wall edges the lawn.

At the back, a long deck holds outdoor seating and a grill, and a wing with a roof terrace and white railing gives upstairs views. A brick chimney rises against the shingled gable.

Inside, a kitchen with white cabinets and a stone counter looks through a triple window toward the water. Other rooms have white-painted vertical paneling, a bench with storage, a wood handrail on the stair and a bath with a glass shower and mosaic floor.