Help with Exterior of our 1980 florida ranch
pelabell
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Help- exterior redesign 1980s ranch style home
Comments (3)Well then keep looking this will never be a craftsman or IMO traditional. My first change would be the front door .I find the covered porch next to the entry a bit dd . Is there no backyard space . Unless you are thinking of removing all the stacked stone or what appears to be stacked you will need a bucket of money. Could post pics that we can enlarge might help. Maybe some inspiration pics to give use some idea of what you think is English French traditonal...See MorePaint scheme for 1980s "rock" star ranch - Help!!!
Comments (5)is this florida? it actually fits the area if it is. so you want to tone down the blue? fist thing I'd do is replace that orange/red mulch w/either black mulch or white rock let me show you what changing that orange mulch to black does, plus giving you a new door that matches your windows. all you have to do is tone down that aqua. or go with more of a grayish tone I really like this combo too. Pale yellow for the door, chelsea on the body, and white trim. I also like any of these combos. dark door, Storm on the body you have black windows and gray roof, so no reds or browns or oranges....See More1980 ranch exterior
Comments (10)Your house is great. In my neck of the woods it would already have been purchased. Hope you don't think on it too long. So...paint the shutters a color to accent the brick. Then using the SAME color palette paint the door a darker color. The darker door will then be more visable. There is too much cream, at least for my taste. Then as most other posters have stated, do something different with the landscaping. What is there looks as though it had been over grown and then cut back to ready the house for sale. Over all this house is wonderful....See MoreFlorida Exterior Paint Color Help
Comments (1)I am not sure of color but that awning needs to go use solar shades for light and heat control, what are all those wires around that window? IMO gray and Florida do not work in my head . Why not just match the white from the new gables and then please do some landscaping to bring this house to life . I would use this for inspiration since the front of the home is very MCM frond oor and garage door would be abig improvement too.Similar to the pic....See Morepelabell
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