budget friendly update to split foyer exterior-ideas?
Hi There,
I've seen some great advice on this site for updating some split foyers, but none seemed to have started as plain as mine. 1976 split foyer. sides and rear of house is siding for upper section/orangy stucco on bottom section. Most of the inside was renovated as part of the purchase, but the exterior still bothers me. Thought about deleting shutters and giving wide white framing to windows (except maybe not the basement windows-camouflaging them instead?). Also thought about having the siding painted and either staining or painting the brick as well. The brick is wacky with a ton of different colors from creams/oranges/reds/blacks. I was mainly gravitating towards blues or grays with white trim. Door change also in consideration. Roofing may need to be redone soon, so I'm really not worried about pulling color from up there.
I live in a water access suburb near Annapolis. Large mature trees are abundant and are part of what I loved about the neighborhood. Almost all of the homes in my neighborhood are split foyers/side splits/ranchers and vinyl siding and shutters dominate. I like the industrial/midcentury modern looks people suggest for dealing with split foyers, and if the river community vibe could be incorporated, it would be even better. Just don't know what could be accomplished with around 5K in the budget.
Please throw some ideas my way!
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H D
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Help!! Split level home needs serious exterior updating & curb appeal
Comments (15)Budget and building codes permitting, you could recreate your entry. You might ... Remove the first floor roof from above the front stoop -- everything from the brick to the garage. Create a new forward facing gable roof over that area beginning at the ridge of the upstairs -- at least at that height or even above it -- and extending the roof of that forward facing gable to a point at least twelve feet in front of the downstairs exterior wall. About six feet of this will be your new front entry foyer with your front door moved to the new exterior wall facing the road. The rest will be your new front porch. Alternately, you could extend the forward facing gable roof only six or eight feet beyond the front exterior of your home to create your new entry foyer and then add a shed roof with two hip corners for your new front porch. You'll be enlarging the upstairs room on the left by extending the floor of that upstairs room into the vaulted ceiling space above your new porch; then you can move the original window to that new upstairs exterior wall of your forward facing gable. What front door and front porch post style you use will help define/redefine you home. You could also add an arbor across your garage that coordinates with the posts you use for your new porch....See More1960’s Split Level - exterior update
Comments (4)This suggestion is a little outside the box, but hopefully will sparks some more ideas for you. In my old neighborhood, there were homes called "side splits" where an entry next to the garage lead to a foyer type situation and you walked up a few steps to the side to enter the main living space. I'm thinking this may be a solution for you, especially living in NY you might appreciate a main entrance that doesn't just dump you right into the living room. An awning above the new front door on the driveway level helps define the entrance....See MoreDesigners! need help coming up with ideas to update Split level exter
Comments (13)Thank you to everyone's suggestions thus far! I really appreciate it. I agree with everyone that a good deal of landscaping in front is a must and would go a long way towards adding curb appeal to the front of the home. Beverly- what if I have the budget to change the entire level of the roof over the single story part of the home? I was thinking I could do a dramatic higher A-pitch style roof to add visual interest and also enable the addition of a long front porch? We just keep envisioning a french country exterior and we will do what we can (within reason- not going the entire value of the house) to get that look. Changing the roof line (to either an A pitch or a multiple "peak" look) would also give the appearance of a larger home and also allow us to raise the ceiling heights in the main living area of the home - i.e., opening up the entire kitchen and living room to each other as well). I did get an estimate to move the AC unit and it was around $1500 so not cost prohibitive for what we want to do....See MoreExterior update to split foyer house, feedback needed!
Comments (17)Awesome, thanks all! Yes, eventually we’ll need to get a new door on there, for now the black (used to be white, but we painted) place holder will have to stay. We’re leaning toward a single door with the side lites through. I appreciate the thoughts on the color blocking, I’m thinking we’ll go all one color now but accent the trim with the black too. Saving on that wood paneling may open up the possibility of a new door sooner, rather than later too! Ooh & zoom into the top left window to see the pups!...See More
decoenthusiaste
6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoJames Bardsley
6 years agoJames Bardsley
6 years ago
miss lindsey (She/Her)
6 years agoJames Bardsley
6 years ago
PROCelery. Visualization, Rendering images
5 years agoThe easiest and cheapest way to improve facade is to paint. I would remove shutters and paint the door.
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Celery. Visualization, Rendering images
5 years agoIf you still have budget after all paintings, then replace the front door,
James Bardsley
5 years agoJames Bardsley
5 years agoH D
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kootenaycapable