For those of us with front facing garage doors: can we accent them?
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Comments (5)Ally, your proposed new driveway layout, with the turnout, and curves looks very functional and a good use of space. Your walk to the front door should meet near this layout to direct guest to your front door. Your garage like millions of others faces the front, but don't worry about it. There are more extreme cases of "Welcome to my garage", like my house and other recent posts. From the photos the garage is very noticeable, only because of it's large white expanse in contrast to the rest of the house or the shadows of the porch. Your front door is hidden in the shadows of the porch overhang, which because of the post spacing doesn't call out the door either. If the driveway is a hard sell with DH, then consider changing the garage door color and style to blend it in with the arches and shadows of the front porch, and change the front door color to bring it out of the shadows. Also for the front step up into the house, don't forget about how much having some freeboard between the outside and inside protects against flooding....See Morehelp with front door, garage doors, etc
Comments (3)Thanks, teacats. If I go with a more casual style door, can I get away with only replacing the door and leaving the sidelights/transom as is? (except no storm door)? If its only the door, I can probably afford a nicer, heavier weight door, perhaps even with some wrough iron "hinges" and or clavos, etc. But will it look OK with the white trim sidelights? Or, would it be worth giving up the nicer quality door (but still more relaxed style than current)and replace the sidelights/transom to have the same wood look as the door? In other words, it would look more like one "unit" rather than door with sidelight/transom trim? If we go with the 2nd option we would have to put a fair amount of $ with the insurane money b/c the insurane company only pays enough to replace in the style we currently have, plus there was a deductible. I love the idea of window box on garage (and address numbers on house near front door), however, the house is dryvit and I really don't think there is a way for it to support the weight of a window box. Wah! And the main color is going to have to stay the light tan...no $$ to repaint all the dryvit and we just had all the wood parts (window trim, bay, soffits, etc painted white last year. My concern with painting the garage doors the same tan color, is that its going to be even more bland than what it is now and since its dryvit I don't have many option for jazzing it up with window box, etc. Any thoughts on painting the garage faux wood?? Big change, but with a new richer looking door and the brown of the copper roofs on the main part of the house, might this actually help the garage tie into the rest of the house...rather than something I try not to look at?! LOL example door, except this one has matching sidelights. If I go with a door this 'fancy" not sure I can affort to also replace the sidelights. Door itself might have to be downgraded...See More2018 Do you use 'artificial' lights? Why? Can we see pics of them?
Comments (21)I have never used lights, but for a few years now, those of you who do use lights have fascinated me, and often tempted me. And recently, especially starting my seeds, I’ve been hellbent on installing grow lights, either in my eat-in kitchen area or in my garage. Since seeds are merely a springtime 5-7 week activity for me, I couldn’t justify the cost since I only plant what we can cook with and share with friends and neighbors, but providing better and more consistent light to my succulents or cuttings/propagations when not growing seeds sounds enticing. So I know nothing about lights, but this is what I am considering (and it’s probably priced and marketed to someone just like me, haha): https://www.gardeners.com/buy/t5-grow-light-stand-three-shelves/39-357.html It’s a little overkill for me in terms of space if it’s just seedlings, where I’d really only need one shelf, but if it’s for the succulents, OK. I googled separate components first but by the time I have my boyfriend rig it to work in a similar fashion and putting holes in ceilings (and potentially bringing the house down), the cost won’t be all that different if I shoot for three tiers, it seems (or will it?). Besides,I should then be able to dedicate a whole level to microgreens, or temp-sensitive herbs like cilantro, etc. with no consideration for season and outside temperature, no? What I don’t know is whether the lights are strong/good enough for what I’m wanting, and whether, in your opinions, it’s a fair price for what it offers. If not, can you recommend what I should buy? There seem to be purplish disco light-like gadgets, bulb lights, fluorescent lights, etc. and each claim they’re great. Any guidance you can offer would be appreciated!...See MoreFront door doesn't show. How do we add accent color?
Comments (12)I also agree with removing the bushes in front of the porch. Add large colorful pots where the bushes are. Add a bench to the front porch. You could also add a window box to the window on the left. The easiest way to add color to a home in the summer is with flowers. Now the winter is a different story. Everything is brown, gray and white in the winter. Drab Pretty much all you can do is add texture in the pots. You can't add fake flowers in the winter because it looks tacky. I have a window box, several wrought iron wall planter, and pots. I add tall bamboo sticks and branches painted white to mine. Sometimes when my holly bush needs trimmed I trim it in Dec and stick them in also. They will stay green till spring. For added interest in the winter I have strings of white LED lights intertwined in the bamboo in the pots flanking the front door and an up light on my tree in the front yard. All on timers. It doesn't add color, but at least it adds some interest to the drab winter landscape....See MoreRelated Professionals
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