What would you call this old house???
sarahandbray
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What style of home would this be called?
Comments (2)Thanks! Yeah, that's what I was thinking too, but they're usually painted differently. I guess it was the San Diego twist on it to paint them in almost pastel colors....See Morewho do I call to install a fireplace on a 23 year old house?
Comments (2)Do you currently have a fireplace in the home? If not, what type of fireplace are you looking for? Wood or gas or electric? What room is the fireplace slated for? The answers to these questions will determine whether you start with a GC or a Fireplace company (Usually a fireplace retailer). Good luck!...See MoreWhat would you call this "style" house? A present from Pal
Comments (74)I think she got the framed wedding dress idea from Adrienne Malooff in Bravo's Housewives of Beverly Hills. It was in the entrance to their closets. Divorced now, so wonder what she did with it. When searching for her dress, I saw this one - "Michaels framed my wedding dress in a custom shadow box. I waited until they had 60% off plus an additional 25% off. It was only $700. And now it's always displayed on the wall walking downstairs. Better than rotting away in a box in the attic." I think she should have kept her $700. Most of the others on Pinterest are bad. Pinterest Dresses....See MoreWhat design style would you call this house??
Comments (6)The story book whimsy corner on the right of the entry suggests a beginning for a porch roof on the front and right side of the house if you are more inclined to view it as a contemporary ranch than a Tudor wannabe. Would move the two shrubs in front of the front stoop stone section of the house and use them to fill in the spaces in the shrubs on the left side -- trimming all of the shrubs to below window sill height. Generally wouldn't change out the windows for "looks" if they're in good shape but that left one does seem oddly out of place. Depending upon what room that window is in (such as over a kitchen sink or bathroom), you might consider a small bay /garden window rather than cutting the brick to install a longer one to try to have it "match" the other windows. https://www.pinterest.com/pin/30751209944822919/ If you're keeping the wide white front door trim as is, in lieu of adding charcoal shutters (as houssaon suggested), you might want white shutters or even adding white trim around the windows -- keeping white as your one trim color . Agree with houssaon that the front railing should be removed. If you're not adding a front porch, the front stoop/landing could probably use more attention -- perhaps enlarging and reshaping it to create an arc as is over the door. If you do add a front porch, bring the under floor vent forward, too, and see if you can match the existing brick to face the vertical edges of a concrete porch as well as to outline the walk path. Let us know how your project is going....See Moresombreuil_mongrel
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