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What Architectural Style is This House? Help with Exterior...

7 years ago

We are looking to update the exterior of our home and would like to search for pictures of a house like ours to get ideas but what style is this considered to be? Not quite colonial...not necessarily a raised ranch...hmmm...

Also any suggestions to update our exterior would be greatly appreciated. Am thinking of repainting the siding (besides the siding that can be viewed on the front, the rest of the house is stucco and brick). Need a paint color to go with the brick...perhaps black shutters?? Help!

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robo (z6a)

7 years ago

last modified: 7 years ago

It is a very handsome house. I'm not an architectural expert but to me it looks little bit like a prairie style. I would be tempted to remove the shutters. What colour is your roof?

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roarah
7 years ago
in Connecticut, our split levels have similar exteriors. Do you have half levels inside? Here they are treated like seventies colonial revivals. I think a pretty new garage door, removing the shutters and a darker color ontop will go far in freshening the look.
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7 years ago
Thank you for the suggestions, I didn't even consider removing the shutters! Anything is an option as I would really like to freshen things up... :)
Olychick
7 years ago
last modified: 7 years ago
I love this combo with the brick, which appears to be similar to yours, although it might look better with a dark roof:
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ratherbesewing
7 years ago
Side hall colonial?
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sas95
7 years ago
I was thinking side hall colonial, too.
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My3dogs ME zone 5A
7 years ago
You may want to post on the 'Building a Home' forum. There are some architects and builders there who could probably help you.

http://ths.gardenweb.com/forums/build
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