First home! Brick Colonial/Georgian. Needs curb appeal.
New home. Need help bringing it to life and creating some curb appeal.
We’ll be replacing windows and can’t decide on color. Thinking brown windows and trim work? Is it too much with the brown shutters? I'd appreciate any ideas or suggestions.
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"She's a brick house..." Curb appeal advice needed!
Comments (16)If there is the thought of doing something major in a couple of years, what you PLAN now for the yard should take that into account. Without a doubt the stoop and sidewalk are killer for the landscape so that'd be something at the top of the list to redo. The stoop needs to be enlarged, the walk widened and pulled away from the house so that there is sufficient room for plantings. Rather than a hedge across a portion of the house, I'd settle for a dome-shaped shrub (you prune) that fits and coordinates with the window features. This is enough to give presence without smothering and leaves plenty of space for other plant interest .... flowering perennial & annuals and groundcover. Try to remove neglect and disfiguring of trees the best you can by pruning off lopsidedness and raising canopy bottoms so they permit your entire first floor to show without significant foliage obstruction. If there is an island around a tree, it should be reasonably proportionate to the spread of the canopy. Pretend that the island represents a container that the tree is growing in. Could a tree grow in a flower pot the size it is in the first picture? I think not! It needs to be enlarged substantially. Also, It would be better to have a clean looking trench edge, or a flush mowing strip rather than a raised edging (unless you're going to invest in perfect, professionally installed hardscape....See MoreNew brown brick colonial home needs curb appeal boost!
Comments (11)Beautiful home. Budget and building codes permitting, consider first changing what you can for actual wood with wood finish: first your front door; then shutters; and then your garage door. Wood with natural finish (rather than paint) can go a long way toward transforming the look of a home. IF you are going to repaint what is painted ... and this is a matter of personal opinion, of course -- putting off whites with white can make the off whites seem dingy by comparison. If you don't want true white (trim and fascia and shutters porches, etc.), you could choose a truly dark brown or, at the very least, if you choose an "off white" by any name, use the same off white color for all those painted parts of your home. Exception: Black shutters could also work with a brick home with a brown roof and white elsewhere. Just a note: If you're considering changing the landscaping, that usually has the potential to make a lot of difference toward curb appeal. One issue to consider is how much maintenance are you willing to do (or have done) and how much maintenance would any changes contemplated require....See MoreFirst home - Budget curb-appeal solutions
Comments (10)Hon, it sounds like you have this under control! I kind of like the blue on the porch trim. I think it gives the house charm and personality, but my favorite color might not be your favorite. The first thing I always recommend is a big notebook and a twenty five foot measuring tape. I go room by room, sketching all the features in each room-closet, window, cupboard, vanity.... Measure the height of the room also so when you and your notebook are at the paint store, you can accurately estimate how many gallons of paint you will need. I give each room two or three pages on my notebook for my ideas and give each item an estimated cost; $40 entrance rug, $135 lamp with black shade, $300 coffee table, etc. I find that keeps me on budget. I shop for furniture at consignment shops (Ethan Allen chair new $1400, I paid $400). I see you have started idea books, but they are empty. This is the fun part-finding pictures of things you like. After you have a good number of them, you will see a theme. I also use my pictures to show DH what I have in mind. It is so much easier to discus a picture in front of you than trying to describe how you want the finished room to be. I used this method almost daily when we built a house, showing my contractor exactly what I wanted. Back to my notebook, it is very satisfying to look back at the items with a check mark beside them-trim on bookcases, reading lamp, small table. I also note why one of my brilliant ideas was discarded because it wouldn’t work. Six months into this you will forget why you chose pink over red, but your notes will save regret! You are off on a grand adventure. Have fun!...See MoreExterior Paint for Brick Georgian Colonial. Help!
Comments (4)I don’t think you should be trying to make the house lighter and brighter. The pink brick is down that job. Maybe try to make it look more sophisticated instead? I wouldn’t paint the brick simply for upkeep reason.. I would paint all the trim, and the garage doors and the front door black. This black looks like B.M Iron Mountain. Odd that side of the house isn’t brick…actually it doesn’t look finished. Is it too different material…clapboard and cement? Finish it off....See More
wilson853
6 years ago
PRODiana Bier Interiors, LLC
6 years agoPaint the brick white, replacement windows in white, and raised panel black shutters. Trim around door white as well, and door and storm door in same color--red is a classic for a black and white Colonial house.
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Or a black door, which gives you lots of options for seasonal decor:
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Do not paint the brick. IMO the shutters you have do not suit the house so look for ones like mentioned above if you want them I would just beef up the trim around the windows. You need some sort of cover over theentry and then some landcscaping.I always like to see a walkway from the street instead of from the driveway so maybe find a way to have both if that is the entry you use
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PROBeverlyFLADeziner
6 years agoIf you stain the brick instead of painting it you will have no additional maintenance and IMO that mustard brick color needs to go.
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er612
6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoDefinitely remove the shutters. Also, consider a wood garage door.
Patrick Blackmon (8a)
6 years agoI appreciate the people who suggest keeping the brick its original orangey tan color, but this particular hue is a little too saturated for my taste. I also don't think it shows off how wonderful your house is.
I would paint the brick. Maybe BM Ballet White? Before I change my mind I'm gonna say take off the shutters and paint your windows something like BM Kittery Point Green, Weimaraner, French Press, or Black Ink. If you really wanted more decisions you could think about doing shutters on the upper three windows and leaving them off the lower two.
Some big green foundation plants, shrubs, and even maybe small trees would go a long way towards softening the front entry steps. If I were starting over I would have had the steps lead down the right side of the entry from a landing instead of straight out. I would also have traded out the angled gable for a softer, rounded one (not round, just softened that line).
I love your house, but I have a thing for square Georgian and Federal architecture.
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