Exterior Dilemmas
I would be grateful for any feedback and suggestions on siding, trim, & garage door + colors and vertical vs. horizontal siding/lighting . We are leaning toward the modern farmhouse/white bat and border+hardie siding look but also like clean lines/transitional/industrial style but live near the beach and don't want the high maintenance of ipe/real wood. We will be replacing the front door with a dutch door, and probably replacing the French door on the deck and 1st and 2nd story windows with black framed Marvin, (and we'll need to paint the aluminum trim framing the windows on the 3rd story addition-does anybody know the best type of paint to use here?). Thanks so much for any advice!
the roof is staying. The awnings replaced with farmhouse type roofing extension ....not sure. Would like to fill in the right side stucco with siding or ...unsure. We are on a zero lot line. Would love to incorporate a darker color -love midnight blue grey, somehow. thx again
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housegal200
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acm
5 years agophuninthesun
5 years agolast modified: 5 years ago
White windows and siding, gray or blue accent on gables.
lvnlv
5 years agoThank you, all!
HAHA, Denita..I've never cared for those garage windows. We are replacing the garage door. I definitely like the clean lines of the windows above....thank you, Phuninthesun! I was hoping you would play with these pics! Is there a tool I can download to do the same? I love the denim color, just not in that spot. I really like arctic white vertical board and batten for the gables....we are contemplating metal sheeting on the right side.....
your pic, Housegal200, seems to resemble the style of new homes in the neighborhood...I like it. Yes - we are dramatically renovating the exterior - the wood is termite damaged and literally falling apart in certain areas. We'll install Marvin windows and French doors; black has become popular on farmhouse style homes at the beach-i hope its not too trendy-i like them.
here's a mock version we are thinking about but with a garage door that has windows
LOVE this Hardie ARTISAN Series siding - - perhaps installed along both sides of the house?
lvnlv
5 years ago
Denita