What style is this home? Many new adventures on the horizon!

6 years ago

I put an offer in on this home and hoping to hear soon that we got the house. I’m already dreaming of how to make it a place to call home for all our family and new friends. We are moving our family of nine over a 1000 miles to move back to my home state. First step was to find a place to call home and this just might be it! If it was you or your friends, what would you suggest for some improvements? Thanks for reading and the helpful suggestions. Looking forward to this adventure.

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Judy Mishkin

6 years ago

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its called a garrison colonial.... the second floor overhangs the first. otherwise it would be a straight front colonial. yes, they were built in the 1960s and 70s, not to 1680s specifications. but thats ok.... not everyone can live in paul revere's house.

if you want to verbally posh it up, you can say its a 'center hall garrison colonial' because the entrance is centered on the front.

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Rina
6 years ago
Congratulations. I can feel your excitement from here (other side of the Atlantic). Unfortunately I don't know what that style would be called.

Well, the turquoise is delightfully cheerful but perhaps not ideal, and does not work (for me) with what I'm seeing as navy blue shutters. So I can certainly see some colour changes in the future, but not until you've lived there for a while. Sometimes a house needs to tell you what colours it wants to be. In fact, I think the shutters should go.

Do you have a closer picture of the front door area? The stair railings look odd but I can't quite see what's going on there. I'm thinking a portico would be a good idea to give more shape to the facade.

One thing I would be doing is thinking about the landscaping. You have a blank slate there to make the front garden beautiful. Look around the neighbourhood to see what is working there and start a garden ideabook. I think you will want a professional designer for the job, but you need to know what look you would like to achieve.
jck910
6 years ago
I would move first and acclimate myself to the new neighborhood before I worried a house that looks perfectly fine. Are you sure this house is large enough for 9 people?
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Amy B
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6 years ago
Actually yes, I will definitely move in first. I guess posting this question was a way to take my mind off the wait. Thinking simple little diy projects for the front entrance and yard. It will be May when we move in so the outdoors is where I would like to start. We have been living in an area that has snow on the ground for almost six months out of the year so a beautiful garden yard is very exciting. Buy baby steps.The house is deceivingly large. Of course size is all about perspective. Many families live in much more home than is necessary, but it is about what works for them. With one leaving the nest this summer, we should be good. Total finished square feet is over 3500.
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Flo Mangan
6 years ago
The house looks like a 70 track home. Suppose it was intended to be Colonial. Obviously, front yard needs some landscaping. I would do some large curving beds around the house to break up the hones straight lines. I would add a area mid yard in a kidney shape with a signature tree, a few moss boulders for texture and interest and seasonal flowers. I would change turquoise to classic black and white. Then add a large black planter near front door area overflowing with colorful plants. Coleus gives loads of color fast. Good luck! Very exciting!
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Patricia Colwell Consulting
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I would remove the shutters right now since they are all the wrong size and the turquoise does nothing for the exterior and plan on an actual portico insted of an awning at the front door.
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KD Landscape
6 years ago
@ninigret....I like your spirit!!
l pinkmountain
6 years ago
Considering how flat the lawn is, and how little mess from the previous owners you have to compensate for, you really have a wonderful blank slate there. Start with your needs. You really are going to have a difficult time figuring what those might be 1000 miles from living there, which is why folks suggest waiting a bit. BUT, you can begin to at least fantasize about what your needs might be. Mine in a house in what appears to be a temperate zone would be protection from weather. Second on my list is something lovely to look at by the entrance of my home, for when I pull in the driveway.
miss lindsey (She/Her)
6 years ago
Not bad at all, congrats! It will come along as you focus on your needs. Settling your kids will take so much of your time you won't have a moment to spare for the outside of this perfectly acceptable house! Lol :)

To take your mind off the wait, purge! No sense in hauling almost out grown undies and see-through bath towels 1000 miles across country!

If your kids are old enough, let them trawl Houzz and save bedroom ideas to their very own ideabook (on your account of course). I did that with mine and they loved it.

If you were my friend or family member I would be much more excited to visit your adorable kids and eat some fantastic food than to look at your perfectly appointed home. The welcoming aura doesn't come from the trimmings, right??

Btw that house looks just right for a family of nine!
sheloveslayouts
6 years ago
This Old House Remodeled a Garrison Colonial not that long ago. If you want some before and after fun you could check it out. Here's the exterior after; they added a porch.

What style is this home? Many new adventures on the horizon!

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