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Help! The exterior of my home is something from the 80s!

6 years ago

Any ideas of how to update the exterior of my home would be greatly appreciated. I was thinking of painting the front door and garage door black and leaving the trim white. Any ideas about the brick??

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Lars/J. Robert Scott

6 years ago

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I would consider resurfacing the driveway - that is a huge amount of unfinished concrete in your front yard. Here's a sample of one option.

Better to replace the garage door than paint the one you have, and get one that has windows. You could get matching front doors at the same time or paint the existing ones to match, if you get a garage door with a painted finish.

I would be hesitant to change the brick.

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Claire Buoyant
6 years ago
Paint your garage door a color that matches your brick. Your garage door should fade away instead of being a focal point. Paint you front door a color that makes it the focal point. A deep cherry red could work well.
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shari13
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The roof already clashes with the bricks don't make it worse with black doors.
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Vicky Z
Original Author
6 years ago
Thank you all for your advice. I think I will go with a new garage door with windows, as suggested, put pavers in the front stoop and the walk away along with a border of pavers on each side of the drive way and paint the front door a deep red.
sujafr
6 years ago
Just another viewpoint on an aside mentioned above... Someone said your roof clashes with the brick, but on my monitor (and what I've seen in real life of what I suspect is your brick color), I think the roof color is great! It also picks up the exterior light fixtures and your lamp post colors. There's no reason that charcoal and beige can't look great together, and are often used. I agree with the changes you plan to implement. I think the spring growth will also help it look less bare and provide some needed color.
lovemrmewey
6 years ago
Replace the lantern and paint the pole! Get a lantern that has beveled glass that really glows! Consider updating the lights on the house. Your house will be so cute with the changes you are going to make.
arcy_gw
6 years ago
The dark roof really draws the attention to itself. LARGE roofs are a THING in the McMansion world we live in, but I think it is giving your home a squatty appearance. Lightening the color when the time is right would be something I would consider.

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