House Update Ideas
Cody D
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Comments (6)If they'll grow well in your planting zone, you might add a pair of Camellia bushes -- one on each side of the double windows on the left side of the house, each centered in front of the white exterior wall and planted a few feet from the house to give them room to grow. Would want to move the large bush in front of the door or at least trim it back so its not reaching into the sidewalk space. Your planted area at the beginning of your sidewalk and in front of the large bush might look good once the plants mature but seems incomplete. My inclination would have been to create the planting area from the sidewalk to the left edge of the house (with any flowers planted in front of and between a pair of camellia bushes . Something you may be able to find at a modest price -- and that you could take with you if/when you ever decide to move -- is a plain concrete birdbath. Be sure to get one with sloped sides to the bowl and one that is wider at the top so you can keep water in it in winter as well ... if it freezes the ice can push upward without breaking the bowl. You could set it in the middle of the yard where it would be visible from a window and enjoy the birds. http://www.jeffconcrete.com/products/miscellaneous/bird-baths/ ....See More1941 cottage front house needs an update and ideas!
Comments (8)I agree with t eh others, remove the awning, get nice handrails made (can be fancy or simple really, this era took inspiration from everything) I also agree to ditch the white trim, it is too skinny to pick out, all black will be much more sophisticated. I would look at custom windows to fill in the arch- that T shape was just the cheapest option- three custom casements would be so much more elegant and complement the style of the home. This is very much your house sans the awning and all dark trim (I wouldn't use chocolate brown but you get the idea) Either of these options would be better on the sunporch...See MoreUpdating The Interior of a Log Home, Ideas and Inspiration
Comments (2)I'd clear out the space and have a professional painter do the work. SPRAY a high adhesive primer on Everything. Paint a color you will love to live with, and install a new floor. It sounds like a night mare....See MoreLooking for photoshop ideas on how to update the exterior of our home
Comments (20)The house wants to be a garrison colonial, but historic garrisons were set at ground level (no long entry stairs), had no portico, never had bay or double windows, always had a window over the front door, and rarely had shutters. The closer yours can come to these characteristics, the more authentic it will look--but changes have to be reasonable and affordable. So . . . What about building an iconic New England dry stone wall a little in front of the house and walk, to ground the house and visually cut the height of those stairs when viewed from the road? Next, is there any chance of adding a small window above the door? (I don't know what's inside that wall.) That would make a huge difference in how "right" the house feels. To me, the door also needs to be centered/symmetrical and the stairs would blend in more if they were darker (gray instead of white). Then there's the shutter question. I'm not a purist when it comes to shutters. No one closes them anymore (except in hurricane country). They're simply decorative now, so I judge them as I would any other decorative element: purely visually. Does the house look better with them or without them? Here are several views with the stone wall and the added window, with various shutter options. (I do think darker and wider would be better if they stay, so I've shown that.) Portico added, all shutters stay: Shutters removed from bays only: Shutters removed from all but single windows: No shutters: All shutters stay, no portico: No shutters, no portico Your call . . . :)...See MoreKW PNW Z8
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