How Would You "Pretty Up" this House Front?
Suzieque
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Comments (3)don't stagger the lights on the pathway. It will look better if they're all on one side. Can't actually see the walk, but lights would likely look better on the landscape bed side, than on the lawn side. However, (and I agree with the low intensity downlighting suggestion) I'm thinking that with downlighting the front, you very likely would not need path lights. Less clutter and a cleaner look. I would focus on lighting the steps area very well. With that and downlighting on the house, it may be all you need. Take a shop light on a long extension cord out at night and explore the different effects of light shined on various things....See MoreRemodeling Front Of Home For Neighbor. What Would You Do?
Comments (12)I would see if I could change the roof line or put up some kind of facade immediately above the 1st floor left window to mimic the low-angled roofline on the second floor. On the second floor, I think I see a white exhaust vent. I'd paint it the same color as the rest of the house, to try and get it to blend in. Also on the second floor, immediately to the right of the vent, looks like some sort of small window or something. I can't tell what it is from the photo, but it looks like a dark hole. Perhaps this is a window or a window opening that has been boarded-up. I'd do something to draw this feature out, like installing a new window. I'd replace that 1st floor left window with something more attractive, perhaps a couple of double-hung windows with multiple window panes. I'd try to make the front door vestibule area pop by painting the rest of the house a darker color while painting the vestibule area a lighter color. I'd consider replacing the doow with a white door, or painting the old door white, or some similar color to make it pop. One alternative may be a nice 3/4 glass front door with an interior vestibule light. At least it would pop at night. Hope that makes sense....See MoreDo You Think a Portico Would Help the Front of My House
Comments (37)Don't give up, mahlgold! If you look at the boxed out lower windows, the trim on the sides and bottom of the windows is stepped back from the upper piece - there's a name for that piece and it escapes me at the moment - anyway, it creates a very nice shadow line. That's really key - shadow lines are wonderful at adding depth and interest. As for the shutters, if you have more substantial trim, properly placed shutters would sit so that they are at the window edge, basically covering most of the side trim - and I can hear you saying 'then why add the trim???' Because it will show a bit from certain angles and the look it creates is not something you can fudge. If it's not there the shutters would be sitting flat on the house (as they are now) not angled back a bit. In an ideal world the shutter size would be so that if they were closed, they would meet in the middle of the window. In the real world, we can't always do that, but we get as close as possible and let the eye imagery do the rest. If you get reasonably close to half window width, it will look fine. I think a black door would look wonderful with Fairview Taupe or any of the earthy historic colors. However.....with your recessed door you might lose some of the detail and it might look like a hole. I love your brass handset - maybe consider a larger, more important looking door knocker as another way to brighten a black door. And if your handset is the forever brass that doesn't tarnish, make sure your door knocker is the same....See MoreWhat would you do with this rock garden against front of house?
Comments (25)Okay, I have decided to dig the rocks out of the bed and then see what I am left with! Right now, because I am inpatient and the respective manual labor is therapeutic, I am chipping away at the edges of the bed with a pitchfork and raking off the top layers of rocks. What are my options for separating the rocks and clay soil? And if I get tired of chipping away at the edges of the bed, what are my other options for breaking up the bed?...See MoreSuzieque
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