Outside help on new home!!!!

5 years ago

I need some help! Just purchased this home want to add some landscaping and I am on a budget.... thinking about painting shutters and adding carriage doors to garage? Any idea what I can do to help spruce and update a little with not much cost?!

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Yardvaark
5 years ago
A basic arrangement....
Denita
5 years ago
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I would remove the shutters off of the triple window. I don't think the carriage door hardware for your garage is going to add curb appeal. Paint the garage door the same color as the siding so it recedes into the background visually. Accent the front door so it becomes the focal point rather than the garage door.

If I were in your shoes, I would pressure clean the driveway, add larger coach lamps (in a dark color) on each side of the garage door, remove the triple window shutters, paint the other two shutters a dark color, paint the front door an accent color (red or navy or some other accent), and most of all add colorful landscaping.

Build out your landscaping beds so they are deeper (more room from the house). Get a plan and implement over time as your budget allows. Yardvaark has a great idea for the start of a basic plan but the bushes lined up against a foundation wall really don't enhance your home much long term. The tree is great and perfectly placed in his plan. Also the groundcover is terrific idea for you in his plan, especially on a budget. Spend some time with a landscape designer at a local nursery so you have a long term goal for your landscaping.
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^Add colorful pots near the front door

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^I love this for different color greens and purples...check your plant hardiness zone to see where you are so others can make specific plant suggestions that do well in your area.
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5 years ago
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Congrats on your new home! :)

It’s hard to mock it up, the picture is small and I can’t see the sizes of the beds ... I did flowering shrubs, flowers, and ornamental grass (and a slightly curved bed to the right). If future budget allows, I’d do a path, and you could plant groundcover instead of grass between the path and driveway. Your local nurseries should be good resources regarding what will do best in your area.

I agree with everything Denita said about the shutters, lights, and garage door. Those would be great changes.
Emily Stratman
Original Author
5 years ago
Love the thought of redoing that walkway for sure! That’s what I was thinking for flowers/plants just not sure how to make the front door pop a little more! Would love a bigger front porch but not sure if that would be in the budget right now! Thank you for ideas keep them coming!!!!
Denita
5 years ago
last modified: 5 years ago
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^I love how the landscaping ties in with the trim colors and the front door in this insp pic.

Ultimately change your front door to get rid of the half circle window (if that is what is there). In the meantime, a nice accent color for the front door would work for your budget and the house :)

If you can, paint the door a color from your landscaping.

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