how to create curb appeal with car port?
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Comments (19)Glad to see your replies to our ideas. Sparking ideas in you is the best thing that we could hope to happen. I was thinking too, you might put a short sort of picket fence with a low gate to the LEFT side of the garage, as a way to make a barrier to keep the kids from getting to the drive or to the street. It would mostly be a visual barrier, and a reminder to them. For guests or passersby, it would be a way to stop their eye, and the big concentration of playground equipment would mostly disappear for them. The fence itself would become the focus. It would also serve to make the end of the house wider and more substantial. I would make the gate if you put one sort of disappear and not confuse folks into wondering WHICH WAY is the front door. With the garage door closed, that sunburst design is even more beautiful. I'd definitely use that design in the first arbor/archway to indicate the way to the front door. If your wife is a gardener, she will know how to trick out the series of arches with plants. I wish I had the picture of such a series of arches all in a line, leading the eye and the feet onward to the end. It would be outstanding and a great architectural element to add to your home. I see that you have an option to make the path to the front door go up the closer set of steps (advantage: get out of the rain quicker) or lead them outside the skinny porch area to make a turn for the front door at the second set of steps. With the first set of steps, you might put timbers overhead to be attached to the eave if they are strong enough. And then have posts only on the outer side. That post could be the location for a climbing rose, or maybe a climbing hydrangea--both of which would look pretty good but not in the winter. Or some kind of tall skinny evergreen at each post, which WOULD look good in the winter if you did not pick a type that would turn into a monster to overwhelm your front area. Anyway, just another thought. We'll be here if you want to come visit again. :)...See MoreDesperate to create curb appeal *photos
Comments (32)I like #3 I think because it seems like it fits the rest of the house but still makes enough improvements that give it the curb appeal it so desperately needs. I can't put my finger on what style I would call #3 which is why I am not sure how to address the bump outs other then putting brackets under the right one (there is another matching bump out on the side of the house) and brining the left bump out down further towards the ground. I guess I could remove them but they add extra floor space in each room. They could be covered in shingles to match the body of the house- I'll have to try that. What do you think of adding stone just around the front door like #4 but keeping the metal slant roof on brackets to add shelter? Do you like the idea of a solid stain rustic shingle on the upper half of the house? I see the house as a color similar to what is shown in the mockups but should it be more of a taupe (not my favorite color) or grey (there are a lot of grey houses on my street)?...See MoreNeed help, what is the architecture style and how to add curb appeal?
Comments (25)I like the shutters. Id get a new door either black or a bright color with matching colored large pots or urns with TOPIARIES flanking the entry. Also, add a small hedge "Minimalist Landscaping. On par with stripped-down details in Colonial homes, landscapes lack conspicuous ornamentation. Many rely on geometric combinations of shrubs and trees as a restrained softscape accent." Source: https://www.bhg.com/home-improvement/exteriors/curb-appeal/colonial-style-home-ideas/...See MoreHow To Improve Curb Appeal?
Comments (40)I don't like what your contractor is proposing. That porch shed type roof is very heavy looking and it looks low. It doesn't enhance your home IMO. You are going to be spending a great deal of money if you go through these changes. Make sure you are getting a better result. Sometimes the small simple changes are much more effective than changing roof lines all over the place. I think you need to work with someone that can design the exterior changes (architect) and then have the contractor give you the cost for those changes. Most contractors aren't designers too....See More- 5 years ago
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