Updating an 80's Contemporary Home
Kim Stephens
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Comments (2)Posting a picture will help. Ron...See MoreUpdating an 80s contemporary home
Comments (32)I love the 80's Shed roof style home! We are in the middle of our own 80's modern renovation! One of the first things we did was to replace the tired asphalt shingle roof with a fresh black metal roof, painted the exterior in Sherwin-Williams Urban Bronze with Black trim, Replaced the existing garage door with a Cloplay Frosted glass panel door, added a Sapele wood courtyard entry fence and replaced the entire front entry opening with a massive glass panel and an asian inspired 48' wide front door. We have made a positive impact on our neighbors... they are amazed at the transformation!...See MoreExterior dark sky compliant lighting to update 80s rustic contemporary
Comments (6)Dark sky compliance is much appreciated by professional and amateur astronomers as well as local wildlife. I suggest picking a compliant contemporary style fixture you love for the front door area, then other fixtures from the same manufacturer's line for the rest. You can search " dark sky lighting site:houzz.com " in google. This article may be of interest: https://www.houzz.com/magazine/landscape-lighting-that-doesnt-wake-the-birds-stsetivw-vs~76419325...See MoreHow to update an 80's contemporary house
Comments (36)FYI - gold and gray (what I see in your pics) is a very up to the minute color scheme If it aint broke.... However taking it more in a "lodge" direction would be good - take darker brown-greige-grays from the rocks for siding and/or trim only. When you say "charcoal" roof - be careful there. Get some samples of shingles and look at them very closely to see what colors are in the grain. What's called charcoal often has blue undertones that would clash, try to find something with brown in it. What's called "weathered wood" might be more harmonious with the natural brown-greiges of the stone but while still giving you a more grayed look than what is currently there. Agree that is a very appealing house, part of its appeal is the stone and how it fits so well in the natural setting....See Morehousegal200
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