Here are a couple of different ideas for the exterior

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I don't see the addition. Is it the left gabled area? Is that part of your house or is it on the right out of the pic?

Also, if you look at the insp pics I posted, they mix siding and stone and it is classic MCM. I don't think having two different materials impedes the design in this instance.

Are you keeping it a room? If you go through the links you will see that in each one siding is mixed with another material. I think you can do this so it flows even though it is siding and not brick.

I did that (expanded) and I think making it vertical siding like you mentioned before would work well in this application. You could also have horizontal siding. If you look at the first insp pic I posted, they actually used both vertical and horizontal siding in two different areas and in two different colors.

No I don't. If it were my house, I would have a 3D done of the proposed changes to the siding and the landscaping and exterior work done so you can see it before contracting for the changes. An architect can do that or a design/build type firm can do that for you. Personally, I'd probably go with an architect here on the board because they can see things I can't see and have the knowledge and contacts to save you from mistakes.

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Even when I click on the picture it doesn't expand it enough to see much. Is it all siding to the right of the tree, and brick to the left of the tree? If so, then I think it will look odd to have the right and left sides of the house very different.

Take a few more pictures with the sun shining on the house so we can see the color better, and a few pictures closer so we can see the brick color.

Does your picture show the whole house or is there something to the right?

I would not make the addition a light color. To do so will attract attention to that part of the house. Landscaping would help hide the fact that it had once been a car port.

You mention budget which I understand but maybe in the future you can re do the path to the door.

Darker paint around the windows would be nice too.

It looks like the brick on the far left is different than the brick in the center. Am I right?

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Consider adding cedar to an area on the left side, fence maybe, and then cladding the front right side in cedar.

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I was thinking that the cedar, or something else, might work with the brick you have now. If you don't want the house to look like brick on one side and wood on the other, bring a cedar element over to the left side. I said fence, but maybe cladding a small portion of the wall like the insp pic I posted would achieve the same effect. You have a real gem in your home and I do think you can bring it back to life. It just will take a little time and expertise with someone that knows MCM design. JMO

OK guys I need an opinion here...after some careful thought this is what I have come up with. I apologize for my crappy photoshop skills

Landscape will come later...

actually guys here is an updated version of the grey house

What does ANY of this have to do with landscaping? This forum is for LANDSCAPING. Resubmit when you want landscaping advice.

@Laceyvail, theOP posted correctly. Actually the categories for this dilemma were posted in "Exterior" , "Design Dilemma" and "Landscape Design". So the responses are appropriate to at least one of the three categories.

Is there a column of brick between the original house and addition (circled in red)?

I am still confused about what is brick and what is siding. Is the section with big windows directly to the right of the front door siding or brick?

If the sides and back of the house are also brick then I think it would be a big mistake to paint the brick. As the house is it does not have the big expense of needing new paint every fifteen years or whatever is average for your area.

I did not realize the section with the long window was also siding. Is it rotted? Why are you wanting to replace it?

Where is the house located?

If it is in good shape I suggest keeping it and making the addition match it.

Late to the party but I think the dinky windows on the right are distracting and irritating.....put in a large expanse of glass on this wall to break up all the horizontal lines.....you need more glazing to balance all the brick expanse.

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Placement and shape of the windows on the right was done without regard to the rest of the structure. New windows placed "in-line" with the others. Same distance from the roof edge...and the same height as the old ones. They can be as wide as you wish, just not taller. This alone will make a huge difference.

Because the former carport sits lower than the original house, the roof line isn't continuous and I don't think that the windows can be raised to the same height as the others.

Instead, I would consider a row of vertical windows (taller than they are wide) extending lower than the windows of the section to the left, with siding between them (not ganged together). I'd use the same horizontal siding as on the main section nearest it, letting the windows be the vertical element - with two outside wall materials already, it doesn't need a third.

Jess,

If you're interested in seeing some of the ideas more "fleshed out" check my web site, Creative Visual Concepts. I do virtual makeovers to show you how your house might look.

Jess, this will at least give you an idea of what I was thinking about the windows: